Shillong, March 27 (IANS) Candlelight processions, baptism of newborns, and coloured Easter eggs and buns were the hallmark of the day as Christians in Meghalaya on Sunday joined their brethren the world over in celebrating…
Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh), March 27 (IANS) Mahakaleshwar temple here, one of the 12 most venerated shrines of Lord Shiva in India, has ramped up by four to five times its production of sweets used as…
Lagos, March 27 (IANS) Mass killings of innocent citizens, abductions and other criminal atrocities would soon become history in Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari has said. The president made the pledge in his Easter message to…
Helsinki, March 27 (IANS) A large Lutheran church in Ylivieska, northern Finland, was destroyed in a fire lit apparently on purpose. Police detained a local man born in the 1980s, who has initially confessed, Xinhua…
Imphal, March 26 (IANS) Two people have died and over 100 injured, including 20 critically, in the five-day Holi revelries in Manipur that would last till Sunday night, police said on Saturday. Over 100 injured…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Easter which falls on Sunday. “I convey my warm greetings and good wishes to the people of…
Rome, March 25 (IANS/AKI) Arms producers and traffickers lie behind the deadly assault on Brussels, Pope Francis said, describing the attacks as an “act of war”. “Three days ago an act of war and destruction…
Ujjain, March 25 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has made special arrangements for making available adequate quantities of fruit, vegetables and flowers for the Simhasth Kumbh pilgrimage here, including a targeted supply of 97 lakh…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 (IANS) The one thing all Christians in Kerala eagerly wait for on Good Friday is ‘kanji’ — the steaming hot gruel made of rice and served immediately after the end of mass….
New Delhi, March 25 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that Good Friday was a day to remember the noble thoughts of Jesus Christ which touched many lives. “Good Friday is a day of prayer…
Edinburgh, March 25 (IANS) A religious leader at Scotland’s biggest mosque has praised an extremist who was executed for murdering the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, the BBC reported on Friday. Imam Maulana Habib Ur…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan Peoples Party chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has said his party in Sindh will soon pass a bill against forced conversion of Hindus so that the community becomes stronger. Bilawal Bhutto…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) The Imam of the al-Haram Masjid of the holy Kaaba Shareef in Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Saleh bin Muhammed bin Ibrahim aal Talib, will be in India next week to attend a…
Islamabad, March 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s non-Muslim members of the National Assembly have suggested that days be shaved off the Eid holidays so that national holidays could be observed on Hindu festivals as well. Pakistan People’s…
Lucknow, March 25 (IANS) Despite heavy security and precautions taken by the administration, more than two dozen people were killed in Uttar Pradesh on Holi, police said on Friday. While five people were killed in…
Ramallah, March 25 (IANS) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas reiterated on Thursday the Palestinian approval to Jordan’s arrangements to install cameras at al-Aqsa mosque compound in east Jerusalem, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported. Following…
Panjim: Parish priest of the Immaculate Conception Church in Panjim Fr Cleto Pereira washes the feet of a parishioner during a Maundy Thursday service on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Thiruvananthapuram, March 24 (IANS) In…
Mumbai Children celebrate Holi in Mumbai, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India burst with colours and frenzied street dances by thousands of revellers on Thursday as the nation celebrated…
Kolkata: People celebrate holi during “Rangotsav 2016” in Kolkata, on March 24, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Kolkata, March 24 (IANS) Holi was celebrated with verve and fervour across West Bengal on Thursday as revellers splashed colour…
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday celebrated Holi with auto-rickshaw drivers, his family members and others at his official residence here. “Played holi with my family, volunteers, ministers, MLAs,…