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…
Religion
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…
Sikh group offers a million dollars for Sajjan Kumar’s conviction
byNew York, May 2 (IANS) A US based Sikh rights group has announced a million-dollar reward for those individuals whose testimony and evidence may…
US Sikhs dismayed at Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal
byWashington, May 1 (IANS) Sikh leaders in the US have expressed their “dismay and shock” at Congress leader Sajjan Kumar’s acquittal by a Delhi…
Two Delhi Metro stations reopen after Sikhs’ protests
byNew Delhi, May 1 (IANS) Two Delhi Metro stations reopened after being shut for a few hours when Sikh protestors came on to the…
Kerala church gives cemetery land for road
byThiruvananthapuram, May 1 (IANS) A Kerala church here has agreed to remove a part of its cemetery to enable the widening of a road,…