Scotland’s largest gurdwara set to open Sunday
byLondon, April 25 (IANS) Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland’s largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow….
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President Mukherjee begins Odisha visit
byBhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Wednesday arrived here on his first visit to Odisha after assuming the nation’s highest post, a state…
Hindu seers helped India progress: Modi
byThiruvananthapuram, April 24 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday said that it was the teachings of Hindu seers had kept the country going…
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,…
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…