Dalai Lama to visit Sikkim and West Bengal
byDharamsala: Dalai Lama left Dharamsala today for a five-day visit to the northeastern states of Sikkim and West Bengal. The release from the Central…
Religion
India seeks higher Haj quota
byNew Delhi (IANS) India has sought an increase of 10,000 in this year’s Haj quota. The request was made by Minister of State for External…
Anil Ambani’s offer to Badrinath in Uttarakhand
byDehra Dun : With the Badrinath shrine in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand at a height of over 3400 metres on the banks of…
Argentina’s Jorge Mario Bergoglio is new Pope
byVatican City: Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio from Argentina was Wednesday night elected the Catholic Church’s 266th Pope. He is first Latin American to be…
Kedarntah shrine doors in Uttarakhand to open on May 14
byDehra Dun : The Kedarnath shrine located in the Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand will reopen for ‘darshan’ on May 14, after having been closed…
Gangotri shrine in Uttarakhand to open on May 13
byDehra Dun : The doors of the Gangotri temple, at a height of 3100 metres, will open for the devotees on May 13 after…
Pope Benedict to resign
byLondon: Pope Benedict XVI is to resign at the end of February, BBC reported today The media report said resignations from the papacy are not…
Tribal Lahaulis drive out demon ghosts at Halda festivities
byManali: The Halda festival of Lahaul and Spiti was celebrated here with great enthusiasm and gaiety at the local Janj Ghar by the residents of Lahaul…
Stage set for prophet’s birthday celebrations
byMumbai: The stage is set for the celebrations of the birthday of Prophet Mohammed in India, a pre-independence tradition to unite Hindus and Muslims against…
Flashy cars, tablets, computers – Kumbh has them all!
byAllahabad: For reasons other than preaching salvation and guiding the teeming millions on faith and spirituality, the saffron-robed seers camping in the sprawling Kumbh mela…