Over three lakh pilgrims to visit Vaishno Devi
byJammu, April 10 (IANS) Over three lakh pilgrims are expected to visit the Vaishno Devi shrine near here during the nine-day Navratas beginning Thursday,…
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Modi starts his Kolkata visit on holy note
byKolkata, April 9 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi Tuesday started his day here by visiting Dakshineswar Kali Temple and Belur Math. Modi, who…
SC issues notice to centre on curbing hate speeches
byNew Delhi, April 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday issued notice to the government on a petition seeking framing of guidelines to curb elected…
Chandraswamy predicted Thatcher would be PM
byLondon, April 8 (IANS) Indian godman Chandraswamy had reportedly told Margaret Thatcher when she was the opposition leader that she would become Britain’s prime…
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…
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…