Russian church head sends Easter greetings to astronauts
byMoscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Patriarch Kirill, head of the Russian Orthodox Church, has wished astronauts on board the International Space Station (ISS) a…
Religion
Sikhs detained for bid to march towards PM’s house
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Around 50 Sikh protesters were Sunday detained here for a bid to break barricades and march towards the official…
Hindutva leaders can guarantee Muslim security: Uma Bharti
byNew Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Only right-wing Hindutva leaders can guarantee the security of Muslims in India, BJP leader Uma Bharti said Sunday, as…
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…
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….