Bihar to have CCTV cameras at Mahabodhi, Vishnupad temples
byPatna, June 3 (IANS) CCTVs will be set up at Bodh Gaya’s 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism’s holiest shrine, and at the famous Hindu temple…
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Khalifa Mosque inaugurated in Kazakhstan
byShymkent (Kazakhstan), June 3 (IANS/WAM) The UAE Minister of Justice Hadef Bin Jouan Al Dhaheri inaugurated the new Sheikh Khalifa Mosque here in Shymkent…
Srinivasan came to venue hours in advance
byChennai, June 2 (IANS) Even though the crucial meeting of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) here was slated for 2.30…
Bangladesh court approves blasphemy trial against bloggers
byDhaka, June 2 (IANS) A court in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka Sunday gave the go-ahead for the trial of four bloggers in two cases filed…
Rudraksh trees to be planted in Vrindavan
byVrindavan, June 2 (IANS) Rukraksh trees are to be planted in a big way this monsoon in Vrindavan, the land of Lord Krishna. Jagan…
Thai king in hospital, PM sends ‘Maha Bodhi’ sapling
byBangkok, May 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh could not meet Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej Thursday as the monarch is indisposed and hospitalised. The…
Security reviewed for Amarnath pilgrimage
byJammu: Senior police officers met here today to review security arrangements for the forthcoming annual Hindu pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave shrine in Himalayan heights…
100,000 Christians killed every year, says Vatican official
byLondon, May 29 (IANS) Around 100,000 Christians are killed every year around the world because of their faith, a top Vatican official has said….
UP files petition against Varun Gandhi’s acquittal
byLucknow, May 29 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government Wednesday filed a petition in a court challenging the acquittal of BJP general secretary Varun Gandhi…
Church counting on youngsters, says Pope
byRome, May 29 (IANS/AKI) The Catholic Church has high hopes from young people, who should be generous and should not be afraid to aim…