Buddhist violence against Muslims in Myanmar ‘wrong’: Dalai Lama
byLondon, April 24 (IANS) Amid damning reports showing official Myanmar complicity in ethnically cleansing entire Muslim towns and villages, the world’s foremost Buddhist leader,…
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Akhilesh heads for Harvard to share Kumbh success mantra
byLucknow, April 24 (IANS) Accompanied by a battery of officials and two ministers, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday left for the US…
Pope Francis has six mn followers on Twitter
byVatican City, April 24 (IANS/AKI) Six million people are now tracking Pope Francis on his Twitter account @pontifex. The Spanish version is reported to…
President, PM, vice president greet nation on Mahavir Jayanti
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Vice President Hamid Ansari Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve…
Mumbai guru creates e-chant world record
byMumbai: In a first of its kind record, Indian spiritual guru Shri Rajendra Maharaj has found a mention in Guinness World Records for getting…
President greets nation on Mahavir Jayanti
byNew Delhi, April 23 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Tuesday greeted the nation on the eve of Mahavir Jayanti. “On the auspicious occasion of Mahavir…
Man to get 40 lashes for drinking alcohol in Qatar
byDoha, April 23 (IANS/AKI) A court in Qatar has sentenced an Asian Muslim migrant to 40 lashes for consuming alcohol. The Al-Sharq daily said…
Muslim parents appeal hijab ban in Russian court
byMoscow, April 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Muslim parents whose children have not been allowed to wear headscarves or hijab to school in a southern Russian…
Mahavir’s teachings still relevant
byNew Delhi, April 22 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the world is experiencing multiple challenges and at such the teachings enunciated by Jain…
Kriyananda: An American yoga guru who loved India (Tribute)
byHe was a white American born in Romania to a Christian family. He was a callow 22-year-old when he picked Paramhansa Yogananda’s ‘Autobiography of…