Amarnath pilgrimage registration from May 7
byJammu: The Shri Amarnath Shrine Board (SASB) Saturday announced that the registration for the annual pilgrimage to the cave shrine devoted to Lord Shiva…
Religion
Middle class Muslim women still victims of bias
byNew Delhi: Muslim women from middle class homes continue to battle discrimination despite efforts by the government and non-profit organisations to empower them, says…
Prayers to cost more at Kedarnath
byDehradun : The recent increase in service taxes in the union budget, which has made everything more costly, has also had its impact on…
On Baisakhi, 3000 Sikhs to visit Pakistan
byIslamabad: Around 3,000 Sikh devotees from India will visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak which is now in Pakistan, to celebrate Baisakhi…
Russian court dismisses plea to ban Gita
byNew Delhi : Hindus in Russia Wednesday won a major legal battle when a court in Siberia dismissed a state prosecutors’ case seeking a…
Tibetan refugees for resumption of talks with China
byDharamsala : Two years since the talks between the Dalai Lama’s envoys and the Chinese for genuine autonomy for the people in Tibet hit…
Diamond contact lenses for goddess – devotees see red!
byKolhapur (Maharashtra) : When thousands of devotees turned up for their regular ‘darshan’ of Goddess Mahalaxmi earlier this week, they noticed a strange glint…
Debate over immersion of ashes in Ganga
byDehradun : The last ritual in the life of an individual, immersing the ashes in the Ganga, has taken an unholy turn. The godmen…
23 Tibetans self-immolated so far : Samdup
byDharamsala: Handing out data about Tibetans who till date had self immolated in protest against Chinese oppression in Tibet, Thubten Samdup from the International…
‘Ban Gita’ court battle restarts in Russia
byMoscow/New Delhi : Hindus in Russia are bracing for a fresh court battle against attempts in the Siberian city of Tomsk to get their…