Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) To celebrate the historical event of Mother Teresa’s canonisation, the Archdiocese of Calcutta and the Missionaries of Charity will be organising a big thanksgiving mass, it was announced on Tuesday. The…
Islamabad, March 15 (IANS) The Pakistan National Assembly on Tuesday passed a resolution to take steps to declare Holi, Diwali and Easter as holidays for minorities in the country. “This house is of the opinion…
Vatican city, March 15 (IANS) The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa’s canonisation, the media reported. After months of anticipation, the date for Mother Teresa’s…
Vatican city, March 15 (IANS) The Pope during consistory of cardinals on Tuesday announced September 4 as the date for Mother Teresa’s canonization, the media reported. After months of anticipation, the date for Mother Teresa’s…
Patna, March 15 (IANS) More than 300 lower caste Hindus embraced Buddhism at Bodh Gaya, the holiest shrine of Buddhism in Bihar, officials said. All those who took to Buddhism were from Bihar’s Aurangabad and…
(Photo: IANS) By Prashant Kumar New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) Indian-Americans’ political preferences seem to be shifting in favour of the Republican Party, particularly Donald Trump, its front-runner for the White House. According to social…
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged the central government to direct the ASI to send its best experts for repairing the hall facing the sanctum sanctorum of Shri Jagannath…
By M.R. Narayan Swamy Title: Applied Spirituality; Author: Swami Agnivesh; Publisher: Harper Element; Pages: 156; Price: Rs.350 In this small yet punchy book, Swami Agnivesh unveils all that has gone wrong with organised religions. Agnivesh,…
Thiruvananthapuram, March 13 (IANS) A Kerala Women’s Commission member on Sunday welcomed the RSS’ stand favouring entry of women into temples. Lissy Jose, in a release issued here, said she welcomes the stand of the…
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Showers lashed the Art of Living’s World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here for the second consecutive day while union ministers Rajnath Singh and Sushma Swaraj lauded Sri…
New Delhi: World Culture Festival organised by the Spiritual Leader and Founder of the “Art of Living Foundation“ Sri Sri Ravi Shankar underway on the banks of Yamuna in New Delhi on March 12, 2016….
New Delhi: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing at the inaugural ceremony of the World Culture Festival in New Delhi on March 11, 2016. (Photo: (IANS/PIB) New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Union Home Minister Rajnath…
Tehran, March 12 (IANS) Iranian President Hassan Rouhani reiterated on Saturday that his country will counter any threat to the holy Shiite shrines in Iraq, Tasnim news agency reported. Iran has made it clear that…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The seven-acre stage created by the Art of Living Foundation for its World Culture Festival on the Yamuna flood plain here caused a bit of public inconvenience as most of…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) The Congress on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of “blatant political and constitutional impropriety” by supporting and participating in the World Culture Festival….
New Delhi: The stage for Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s World Culture Festival being decorated in New Delhi on March 10, 2016. (Photo: IANS) New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Heavy rain played spoilsport at Sri Sri…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Friday raised the issue of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living’s World Culture Festival being allowed on the Yamuna floodplains…
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) Opposition members in the Rajya Sabha on Friday raised the issue of spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar-led Art of Living’s World Culture Festival being allowed on the Yamuna floodplains…
Vatican City, March 11 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has introduced new financial oversight of the Catholic Church’s costly saint-making machine after two tell-all books revealed major abuses in the process. The new regulations require external auditing…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: Kuntal Chakrabarty/IANS) New Delhi, March 10 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday will attend inaugural function of the three-day World Culture Festival being organised by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar’s…