Three priests self-immolate in Karnataka
byBidar (Karnataka), April 8 (IANS) Three priests were found burnt to death early Monday in an ashram at Chouli near Bidar in the state’s…
Religion
VHP seeks help for Pakistani Hindus in Delhi
byNew Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) Sunday urged citizens to help out Pakistani Hindus who had fled their country to…
Media spreading communalism, says Katju
byHyderabad, April 7 (IANS) Press Council of India chairman Markandey Katju Sunday said media was spreading communalism by its irresponsible reporting of terrorist attacks….
Sri Sri offers to mediate in Korea
byNew Delhi, April 7 (IANS) Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has offered to mediate to bring peace to the Korean peninsula,…
Silent Conversations and the Coming of Internet Devta
byBefore the Internet, such things happened only between Man and God, in a language that had no script, like the Revelations. But while these…
Facebook post sparks tension in Meerut, 12 injured
byLucknow: An inflamatory post on social networking site Facebook resulted in communal tension in Meerut Friday as angry members of a community stoned a…
Pope wants action against clerics abusing kids
byVatican City, April 5 (IANS) Pope Francis has called for “decisive action” in the fight against the sexual abuse of minors by priests and…
‘BJP will be proud to host pope in Goa’
byPanaji, April 5 (IANS) The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Goa Friday said it would be “proud” to host Pope Francis I if…
Tibetans to make tallest Buddha statue in Russia
byMoscow: Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia’s Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an…
Woman student ‘illegally expelled’ over hijab in Russia
byMoscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Prosecutors in Russia’s Siberian region have said that a university’s expulsion of a female student for wearing a hijab…