President wishes nation on Ram Navami
byNew Delhi, April 18 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee Thursday extended warm greetings to the nation on the eve of Hindu festival Ram Navami, the…
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Pope Francis receives signed jersey from Messi
byVatican City, April 18 (IANS/EFE) Pope Francis was presented with a jersey signed by Argentine soccer star Messi by a group of priests during…
Muslim parties in India (Lead, To go with: Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India)
by— Indian Union Muslim League (based in Kerala) — Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Andhra Pradesh) — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) (Assam) — People’s Democratic…
Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India (Lead, Special Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Six decades after India’s partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause…
‘Muslim’ parties in India (To go with: Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India)
by— Indian Union Muslim League (based in Kerala) — Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (Andhra Pradesh) — All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) (Assam) — People’s Democratic…
Muslim parties echo minority aspirations in secular India (Special Feature)
byNew Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Six decades after India’s partition made Muslim politics a dirty word, parties founded by Muslims to espouse the cause…
Shiva’s people
byIt was the year 2009. After a couple of years of postponing it, in the month of march the two of us decided to…
Mother of Kerala festivals Thrissur Pooram begins
byThrissur, April 15 (IANS) Thrissur Pooram, billed as the “mother of all festivals” in Kerala, begins Monday. The grand finale, however, will be days…
Venezuela’s president is a Sai Baba devotee
byNew Delhi, April 15 (IANS) Nicolas Maduro, declared winner of the presidential election in Venezuela, is an ardent devotee of Sathya Sai Baba and…
Catholics hail Mumbai cardinal as Pope’s advisor
byMumbai, April 14 (IANS) The Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) Sunday hailed the appointment of Mumbai’s Cardinal Oswald Gracias by Pope Francis as one of…