Kashmir ‘preacher’ arrested for sexual exploitation
bySrinagar: A self-styled “religious preacher” was arrested from Jammu and Kashmir’s Badgam district for repeated sexual exploitation of four minor girls at an institute he…
Religion
Governments failing to protect minorities, says US
byWashington, May 21 (IANS) US Secretary of State John Kerry has expressed concern at global problems of discrimination and violence against religious groups, including…
Facebook booked over group exhorting cow slaughter
byLucknow, May 20 (IANS) An FIR was Monday registered here against social networking site Facebook on a complaint that claimed a group on the…
Kerala church says no to Chinese coffins
byThiruvananthapuram, May 20 (IANS) A Kerala church has asked its followers not to use Chinese made coffins, saying they are not environment friendly. “Swarga…
Muslims in Maharashtra start 300-km march for job quota
byNashik, May 19 (IANS) People here trooped out Sunday on the streets to welcome and offer chilled soft drinks to over 1,000 Muslims who…
Hilltop temple in Himachal opens
byShimla: Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh Sunday inaugurated a hilltop temple in upper Shimla, reconstructed and restored at a cost of Rs.1.25 crore….
Ramakrishna Mission gets Sister Nivedita’s Darjeelig house
byDarjeeling, May 17 (IANS) The house where Swami Vivekananada’s favourite disciple, Sister Nivedita breathed her last over a century ago, in this northern West…
Andhra Pradesh reconstitutes minority commission
byHyderabad, May 16 (IANS) After a gap of four years, Andhra Pradesh has reconstituted the state’s minority commission, officials said here Thursday. Ruling Congress…
Rohtak administration gets disputed ashram vacated
byRohtak: Scores of followers of controversial godman Rampal were today moved out of the Satlok Ashram at Karontha village near this Haryana town by the…
Descendants of Goans to revisit state under youth programme
byPanaji, May 15 (IANS) Descendants of Goans, who fled their villages centuries ago to escape religious inquisition during the Portuguese regime, will be brought…