Maharashtra Muslims demand job quota
byMumbai, May 27 (IANS) Over 10,000 Muslims from all over Maharashtra Monday vowed to continue their struggle for getting 20 percent job and academic…
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Hindu seers, scholars break bread with widows
byVaranasi, May 27 (IANS) In a rare experience for the city, a large number of high caste Hindu seers and Sanskrit scholars Monday shared…
Two injured in transformer blast on Vaishno Devi trek
byJammu, May 27 (IANS) Two people were seriously injured when a power transformer exploded at Sanjhi-chhat area on the Katra-Vaishno Devi trek Monday afternoon….
Mumbai police cancel permit for Muslim rally
byMumbai, May 25 (IANS) In a surprise move, Mumbai police has refused to allow a 300-km long Muslim reservation march from entering Azad Maidan…
Preparations on for Sikh festival in Malaysia
bySingapore: Preparations are on for the four-day festival of Barsi, said to be the largest Sikh event outside of the Punjab state in India, in…
President, prime minister greet people on Buddha Purnima
byNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari Friday greeted the countrymen on the eve…
President greets people on Buddha Purnima
byNew Delhi, May 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee and Vice President Hamid Ansari Friday greeted people on the eve of Buddha Purnima, saying Lord…
Khalid Mujahid: War on terror continues to terrorize
byGood luck to the UPA as it attempts to put a positive spin on its nine years in power. But let me insert here…
Pope hopes China’s Catholics can pray without fear
byVatican City, May 24 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis hopes Chinese Catholics would be able to practise their faith freely and without fear, inviting them to…
Belarus dismisses US report on religious freedom
byMinsk, May 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The Belarusian foreign ministry has dismissed part of the Religious Freedom Report published by the US State Department about…