Muslims must stop playing loathsome politics with Vande Mataram
byAs a law abiding Muslim of India, my head hung deep down in shame as I had read the news of Shafique-ur-Rehman Barq, BSP…
Religion
Mexican death saint ‘blasphemous’, says Vatican
byLondon, May 10 (IANS) The cult of Santa Muerte or “Holy Death” in Mexico is “blasphemous” and worshipping it was a “degeneration of religion”,…
Sahdus willing for Bhu-Samadhi for clean Ganga
byDehra Dun : In what is being seen as a major step taken by the community of sadhus and sants for the cleanliness of…
Kolkata’s famed Kalighat Temple set for makeover
byKolkata, May 10 (IANS) The over 200-year-old Kalighat Kali temple, one of the city’s landmarks visited by tens of thousands of devotees and tourists…
Endure pain joyfully: Pope urges Christians
byVatican City, May 9 (IANS/AKI) Good Christians never complain but joyfully tolerate pain, like their saviour Jesus Christ did during his crucifixion, Pope Francis…
Kumbh pots to parade through Britain
byLondon, May 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Hindus carrying ornate pots known as ‘kumbhs’ will parade through London, Manchester, Leicester and Dudley over the next…
You are mothers, not spinsters: Pope tells nuns
byVatican City, May 9 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has praised the “motherly” role played in the society by nuns, and said they should not feel…
Hindus, Sikhs a small percentage of Canada’s population
byToronto, May 9 (IANS) Hindus comprise 1.5 percent, Sikhs 1.4 percent and Muslims 3.2 percent of Canada’s population of around 35 million, according to…
Dalai Lama associate is chancellor
byassociate of the Dalai Lama, has been named chancellor of the Sanchi University of Buddhist-Indic Studies in Madhya Pradesh, the Central Tibetan Administration (CTA)…
Buzz over Tendulkar’s first match in Himachal
byDharamsala: God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar’s imminent knock in the land of gods has sent the excitement quotient soaring across the boundary. His fans…