Six killed in Baghdad mosque attack
Baghdad, April 22 (IANS) At least six people were killed and 31 injured on Friday in a suicide bomb attack at a mosque here, a police source said. A suicide bomber detonated his explosive vest…
Religion
Lord Hanuman is ‘property tax defaulter’ in Bihar!
Patna, April 22 (IANS) Lord Hanuman has defaulted on payment property tax of Rs.4.33 lakh in a Bihar town and authorities have decided to issue notice to him to make the payment at the earliest,…
Hundreds gather in Kathmandu for holy bath on full moon
Kathmandu, April 22 (IANS) Hundreds of Nepalese celebrated the annual Hindu festival of the full moon on Friday by bathing under holy water spouts on the outskirts of Kathmandu in a ritual believed to bring…
Faith and fire light up Kashmir hillock on Sufi saint’s Urs
By Sheikh Qayoom Aishmuqam (Anantnag), April 22 (IANS) It is a rare spectacle of faith and fire that lit the hillock leading to the shrine of 15th century Kashmiri Sufi saint Zainuddin Wali, in this…
Modi, Shah extend greetings on Hanuman Jayanti
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah on Friday extended their greetings on Hanuman Jayanti, which marks the birth anniversary of Lord Hanuman. “Hanuman Jayanti greetings to everyone,”…
Islamic face veil to be banned in Latavia
Riga, April 22 (IANS) Latvia has banned women from wearing the Islamic full-face veil in public, despite only three people being known to wear them in the entire country. Authorities say the new legislation was…
IS rebuffs Ravi Shankar
Agartala, April 21 (IANS) Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar said on Thursday that he tried to open a dialogue with the Islamic State group but it rebuffed him by sending him a photograph of…
Women allowed to pray at Trimbakeshwar temple
Nashik, April 21 (IANS) Heralding a major change, three women were on Thursday allowed to enter the Trimbakeshwar temple, one of the 12 ‘Jyotirlingas’ in the country, here even as locals observed a protest shutdown….
Jagannath temple selling land to raise Rs.1,000 crore maintenance corpus
By Chinmaya Dehury Bhubaneswar, April 21 (IANS) At 60,654 acres, Lord Jagannath could be the richest landlord among India’s deities. About 395 acres of it is now being sold to create a Rs.1,000 crore maintenance…
Women allowed to enter Maharashtra’s Trimbakeshwar temple
Nashik (Maharashtra), April 21 (IANS) Signalling a major social change, women on Thursday morning were permitted entry to the Trimbakeshwar temple here, one of the 12 ‘Jyotirlingas’ (a devotional object representing Lord Shiva) in the…
Allow women into Haji Ali dargah: Rights group
Mumbai, April 20 (IANS) The Bhumata Ranragini Brigade on Wednesday said it will launch an agitation so that women entry to the famed Haji Ali Dargah in Mumbai. ‘Haji Ali For All’ forum was launched…
Curfew relaxed for two hours in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh
Ranchi, April 19 (IANS) Curfew was relaxed for two hours on Tuesday in the communal violence-hit Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, police said. The curfew was relaxed from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. The curfew will…
Baisakhi celebrated at Ontario assembly in Canada
By Gurmukh Singh Toronto, April 19 (IANS) Top leaders in Canada’s Ontario province led by Premier Kathleen Wynne joined the Sikh community in celebrating Baisakhi at the Ontario legislative assembly. For the first time, the…
‘Walk of Hope’ reaches Jammu
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) A 7,500-km Kanyakumari-to-Kashmir “Walk of Hope” led by spiritual guru Sri M reached here on Tuesday. Sri M and his followers offered prayers at the shrine of Peer Baba Kanju Sahib…
Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold in bank
Chennai, April 19 (IANS) The Tirupati Balaji temple management said it has deposited 1,311 kg of gold with a public sector bank under the Gold Monetisation Scheme and is negotiating for better terms for…
Petition seeks probe into death of ex-US soldier
Panaji, April 19 (IANS) US-based ISKCON devotees have started an online petition demanding a probe into the death of a former US airman and Hare Krishna devotee Caitanya Holt, who died in mysterious circumstances in…
President, Vice President, PM greet the nation on Mahavir Jayanti
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Vice President Hamid Ansari and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday greeted the nation on Mahavir Jayanti. The President in his message asked the people to spread…
Sonia greets people on Mahavir Jayanti
New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday greeted people on the occasion of Mahavir Jayanti. “Lord Mahavira’s life and teachings exemplified compassion, coexistence and simplicity, which show us the path to…
Sabrimala can’t ban women under right to manage religious affairs: SC
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court in Monday said that gender equality is a constitutional message and Sabarimala temple management cannot say that banning entry of women of a particular age group comes…
Dozens pray at reconstruction site of Kathmandu temple
Kathmandu, April 18 (IANS) Almost a year after a devastating 7.8 magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal, scores of people gathered at the Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu on Monday to pray for the success of ongoing rebuilding…