Sikh protestors block rail tracks in Punjab
byLudhiana, May 5 (IANS) Train services on the Amritsar-New Delhi railway line were hit Sunday when Sikh protestors squatted on tracks. They were agitating…
Religion
Pauri Wala, a gateway to heaven Ravana built
byPauri Wala considered as Swarg Ki Seedhi (steps to heaven) by the devotees is a much revered holy place in Sirmaur district but hard…
Intemperate media hysteria
byI was in Lucknow when Sarabjit Singh died in Lahore. My purpose in visiting the city of my childhood was to address a much…
Sikhs in Malaysia angry at tonsuring act
bySingapore, May 4 (IANS) Sikhs in Malaysia are angry at members of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) for shaving their heads ahead of the…
Sikhs burn Sajjan Kumar’s effigy
byShimla, May 3 (IANS) Various Sikh groups Friday staged protests and burnt effigies of Congress leader Sajjan Kumar here over his acquittal in a…
A broader ‘Shariah’ index for compliant Indian stocks
byMumbai, May 3 (IANS) The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has become the first in the country to launch a unique index for equities that…
Why Muslims should negotiate with BJP
byIndian Muslims’ antipathy towards the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is known. The party hasn’t thought much about Muslims in term of being equal citizens….
Security being tightened ahead of Ajmer Urs
byJaipur, May 2 (IANS) After the death of Sarabjit Singh in a Pakistan jail, security is being tightened in and around Ajmer, where a…
Hindu temple in Singapore re-consecrated
bySingapore, May 2 (IANS) An over-a-century-old Hindu temple here was re-consecrated in an event that was attended by 12,000 Hindus. The Darma Muneeswaran temple…
Nun’s religious board game is a big hit in Spain
byCuenca (Spain), May 2 (IANS/EFE) A board game created by a nun in Cuenca that tests players’ knowledge about Jesus is hitting it big…