Ujjain, May 6 (IANS) It took only a few minutes for a severe weather outbreak to turn parts of this boisterous Madhya Pradesh city into a heap of death and destruction with a vast crowd…
Ujjain, May 6 (IANS) More rain and high velocity winds were expected in Ujjain, the weather office here said Friday, a day after seven people were killed at the Ardh Kumbh Mela when some temporary…
Mumbai, May 6 (IANS) The Bombay High Court on Friday upheld the Maharashtra government’s decision to ban slaughter of bulls/bullocks in the state but ruled that possession of beef slaughtered outside the state will not…
Ujjain: Ascetics during Simhastha Kumbh Mela, the largest congregation of Hindus in Ujjain on April 22, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) At least seven people were killed and nearly 50 injured at the…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said he was anguished over the “loss of lives” at the Kumbh Mela in Ujjain following heavy…
Copenhagen, May 5 (IANS) An adult education centre in a Copenhagen suburb has told Muslim students that they can no longer attend classes unless they remove the niqab face veil. The controversial move was an…
Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) A woman was killed when winds and heavy rains destroyed temporary structures built here at the Ardh Kumbh Mela visited by tens of thousands, an official said. The official said 20…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The draw of lots for selecting pilgrims for this year’s Kailash Mansarovar Yatra will held on Friday. Announcing this at his weekly media briefing here on Thursday, external affairs ministry…
Ujjain, May 5 (IANS) At least one person was killed when wind and heavy rains destroyed temporary structures here during the Ardh Kumbh Mela, an official said. The official also said that many people were…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) BJP’s Rajya Sabha member Subramanian Swamy on Thursday demanded a decision on the vexed issue of the Ram temple at Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh and urged the government to make…
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appreciated the use of modern technology and focus on cleanliness at the Ujjain Simhasth religious gathering. Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had…
London, May 5 (IANS) With Pakistani-origin Sadiq Khan likely to become London’s new mayor, his Conservative foe Zac Goldsmith is using Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s name to woo Hindu and Sikh votes. Balloting is…
Ujjain, May 4 (IANS) Religious leaders at the ongoing Simhasth Kumbh here have given a call to construct toilets and ensure a cleanliness revolution in the country. Sharing the stage during a Sadbhavana Sankalp programme,…
Islamabad, May 4 (IANS) A Pakistani court has granted bail to the five accused who were arrested on blasphemy charges on the complaint of a Sikh youth for publicly disgracing his turban. Mahinder Pall Singh…
Mumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra (Arshad Madni group) on Tuesday demanded action against officials of the state Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) for “falsely implicating” innocent Muslim youths in various terror cases. JUeM legal…
Washington/New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) Religious freedom has been on a “negative trajectory” in India where faith-based minority groups were being subjected to growing violent threats, according to a US Congress-mandated watchdog report. The annual…
Srinagar, May 3 (IANS) It has been a sinister conspiracy to confine poet Iqbal’s secular glory within the four walls of religion, Jammu and Kashmir Education Minister Naeem Akhtar said here on Tuesday. Speaking at…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj during the inauguration of International Roma Conference at New Delhi on Feb. 12, 2016. The conference was organised by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), in collaboration with…
Vatican City, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis took to Twitter on Monday to lament the high level of youth unemployment, calling it a “grave” social problem. “There is the grave problem of labour, because of…
Vatican City, May 2 (IANS/AKI) Petty gossip and criticism are forms of persecution, Pope Francis said on Monday as he celebrated mass at the Vatican hotel where he lives. The Christian who bears witness to…