Emirates to fly 60 extra flights during Ramadan
byDubai, June 18 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates will operate nearly 60 extra flights to assist pilgrims travelling to the Saudi Arabia during the holy month…
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Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits attend Khirbhawani Mela
bySrinagar: Scores of Kashmiri Pandits Monday kept their tryst with the deity at the north Kashmir Khirbhawani Temple, arriving in large numbers from different parts…
Saudi Arabia urges people to postpone Haj plans
byRiyadh, June 17 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has called upon foreign pilgrims to postpone their Haj plans this year due to ongoing expansion work at…
Muslim NGO awards scholarships to 15 Hindu students
byMumbai, June 16 (IANS) Fifteen Hindu students were among 350 awarded academic scholarships by a Muslim NGO, Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra (Arshad Madani) here Sunday. Awarding…
Rains disrupt chaar dhaam yatra in Uttarakhand
byDehradun : Uttarakhand governor Dr Aziz Qureshi had expressed his reservations on the arrangements of the ‘char dhaam’ yatra even before it had started….
Dalit Muslims support Nitish Kumar
byPatna, June 16 (IANS) Dalit Muslims marched here Sunday in support of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s likely decision to end his party’s alliance with…
Dalai Lama to have audience with Australia’s homeless
byDharamsala, June 16 (IANS) Globe-trotting exiled Tibetan leader the Dalai Lama, who is revered as a spiritual guru in the Orient and the West…
Syrian kids honoured for memorising Quran
byAmman, June 16 (IANS/WAM) The UAE-Jordan camp for Syrian refugees organised a ceremony to honour Syrian children who memorised parts of the Holy Quran….
Sri Sri voices concern over Ganga pollution
byBangalore, June 15 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar Saturday voiced concern over the pollution in the Ganga when Uttar Pradesh…
Pakistan to declare Panja Sahib a holy city
byChandigarh: The Pakistan government has decided to declare Panja Sahib, a place of religious significance for the Sikh community, as a holy city, a visiting…