Christmas celebrated in Kerala
byThiruvananthapuram : Christmas was celebrated with gaiety across Kerala Sunday, with churches crowded right from midnight on Christmas Eve. Sudden rains caused heartburn to…
Religion
India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa Lama
byNew Delhi : Asserting that the noble land of India owned the copyright to Buddhism, the 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, flagged off…
Indian Christmas with desi flavour
byNew Delhi : Christmas has over the years become an annual ritual celebrated in India with a “desi” flavour in millions of Christian homes…
High Court provides Sehajdhari’s SGPC voting rigths: Setback for Shiromani Akali Dal
byChandigarh: In a big set back for the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Punjab and Haryana high court today restored the voting rights of…
Gita row snowballs, India raises issue at ‘highest levels
byNew Delhi : The case in a Russian court to ban the Bhagavad Gita continued to create an uproar Tuesday with political parties voicing…
Gita ban case work of ‘misdirected individuals’, says India
byNew Delhi : Describing a legal move to ban the Bhagvad Gita in Russia as the work of “misdirected and motivated individuals”, External Affairs…
Indian MPs condemn Gita ‘insult’ in Russia
byNew Delhi : Parliamentarians across the political spectrum Monday condemned what they called an “insult” to the Bhagvad Gita after a member pointed to…
Hindus make last bid to save Bhagavad Gita from ban in Russia
byNew Delhi : In a last ditch effort to save Bhagavad Gita from a ban, as reported earlier, aghast Hindus in Russia appealed to…
Indian Muslims mark Muharram with mourning, processions
byNew Delhi : Amid cries of “Ya Hussain”, thousands of Muslims in India flagellated themselves in large processions Tuesday to mourn Imam Hussain, the…
Struggle for gender equality in Buddhism ups global pitch
byNew Delhi : The struggle of Buddhist nuns to be at par with male monks intellectually and spiritually in the ranks of the 2,600-year-old…