Beggars’ boom in Srinagar despite preventive laws (Letter from Srinagar)
August 7th, 2012 - 1:46 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 7 (IANS) Perhaps nobody follows the newly-installed traffic signals in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital as intently as Nasreen, 12, who stops begging the moment the lights ... Read more...
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‘Big brands don’t necessarily make big money’ (With Images)
August 1st, 2012 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Big brands don't guarantee big money, says top designer Raghavendra Rathore."A good designer never designs for himself but instead understands the market conditions and in-builds ... Read more...
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Kashmir’s Barelvi, Ahle Hadith leaders deny sectarian tension
April 28th, 2012 - 11:42 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar, April 28 (IANS) Amid talk of tension between Kashmir Valley's predominant Barelvi Muslims and the fast spreading Ahle Hadith school of thought, their leaders have dismissed it as "false ... Read more...
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With choruka, kanji, Kerala observes Good Friday
April 6th, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 6 (IANS) Christians across Kerala observed Good Friday across churches, and like every year three important rituals remained unchanged.Good Friday is observed as a day of prayer, penance ... Read more...
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70,000 faithful throng Hazratbal shrine (With Images)
February 10th, 2012 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 10 (IANS) More than 70,000 people offered congregational prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine here on the last Friday of the 10-day long Milad-e-Nabi festivities.Files of devotees who gathered ... Read more...
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Kashmir reverberates with prayers on Eid-e-Milad
February 5th, 2012 - 1:09 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 5 (IANS) Despite rain and snow, thousands of Kashmiris Sunday celebrated the birthday of the founder of Islam, Prophet Muhammad, spending the night in mosques and shrines of ... Read more...
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Indefinite fast the only option : Anna Hazare
July 29th, 2011 - 9:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Civil rights activist Anna Hazare Friday said an indefinite hunger strike was the only Gandhian option left before him to achieve his goal for ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi extremists force baul singers to shave
April 12th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, April 12 (IANS) Islamist extremists in Bangladesh allegedly forced a group of bauls - mystic singers who live a nomadic life - to shave their hair and "express penance" ... Read more...
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Liquor offered at Muslim seer’s shrine in Amritsar
March 25th, 2011 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Amritsar, Mar.25 (ANI): Devotees in Amritsar offered liquor at the shrine of a Muslim seer Baba Rode Shah during a three-day annual fair, which began on Wednesday.During the course of the fair, ... Read more...
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Thousands offer prayers at Valley’s Hazratbal shrine
February 16th, 2011 - 5:40 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Feb 16 (IANS) Thousands of people braved the cold and inclement weather Wednesday to offer prayers at Kashmir Valley's holiest Muslim shrine of Hazratbal in summer capital Srinagar to celebrate the ... Read more...
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Malay Hindus flock to Batu Caves to celebrate Thaipusam Festival
January 20th, 2011 - 4:59 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Jan.20 (ANI): Hindu devotees and tourists flocked to Malaysia's Batu Caves on Thursday to observe the colourful Hindu festival of Thaipusam.The annual Thaipusam festival is an event of thanksgiving and ... Read more...
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Pope accepts “humiliation” on abuse of minors by priests
December 21st, 2010 - 3:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Dec 21 (ANI): His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI, while exchanging Christmas greetings with Roman Curia in Vatican City on December 20, reportedly accepted humiliation over abuse of minors by priests ... Read more...
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Sabarimala spruced up as pilgrimage begins Wednesday
November 14th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvanananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) The Sabarimala temple in Kerala, one of the most revered religious centres of the country, is ready for the nearly two-month long pilgrimage season beginning Wednesday, a minister ... Read more...
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Twinkle Celebrates ‘The Blast Before The Fast’ With Star Wives
October 28th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Akshay Kumar who was in Toronto shooting for a music video flew back on Sunday in time for a very special get-together being organized by his ... Read more...
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Twinkle’s ‘Blast Before The Fast’ party on Karva Chauth
October 25th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By Subhash K. Jha
Mumbai, Oct 25 (IANS) Akshay Kumar, who was in Toronto shooting for a music video, flew back in time for a very special get-together being organised by his ... Read more...
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Soon, iPhone apps that seek penance for sins, sniff out guffy undies
September 27th, 2010 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 27 (ANI): Ever thought of having an iphone application that would seek penance for your sins or how guffy your used underpants are? Well, they might seem a fantasy, but ... Read more...
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Curfew lifted from most parts of Kashmir Valley
August 29th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Aug 29 (IANS) Curfew and restrictions were Sunday lifted from most parts of the Kashmir Valley except for some areas here even as separatists have called for a shutdown.
"Except for areas ... Read more...
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‘Reckless driver’ Eva Mendes refuses to fix her banged up car
July 31st, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): Eva Mendes punishes herself for her reckless driving - by refusing to fix the dents and scratches on her luxury car.The actress leases a top Lexus hybrid - ... Read more...
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Goa exhibition withdrawn due to controversial paintings
July 28th, 2010 - 12:53 am ICT by IANS
Panaji, July 27 (IANS) A Christian research institute was Tuesday forced to withdraw a painting exhibition after protests from Hindu right wing group activists against three paintings which showed Hindu deity Krishna ... Read more...
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Priest removed in Italy after confessing to child abuse
June 29th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bolzano (Italy), June 29 (IANS/AKI) A 74-year-old priest has been removed from his position in northern Italy after confessing he sexually abused minors.
Alois Kranebitter, parish priest in the Alto Adige region's Bolzano-Brixen ... Read more...
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Large number of pilgrims take holy dip on Ganga Dusshera
June 21st, 2010 - 10:15 pm ICT by ANI
Varanasi/ Ahmedabad, June 21 (ANI): A large number of Hindus took a holy dip in the sacred Ganges River at different places on the occasion of Ganga Dusshehra on Monday.During the ... Read more...
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Priests’ sex abuse is ‘weakness of sin’, says Pope
May 28th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Vatican City, May 27 (IANS/AKI) A few members of the Catholic Church had yielded to the "weakness of sin", Pope Benedict XVI said Thursday, referring to the sex abuse cases that have ... Read more...
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Pope Benedict XVI wants Roman Catholics to ‘do penance’
April 16th, 2010 - 10:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Vatican City, Apr 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Pope Benedict XVI wants his devout followers to ‘do penance’. Critics think that this is an apparent reference to all the child sexual abuse scandals, ... Read more...
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Pope Urges Catholics To Do Penance
April 16th, 2010 - 7:35 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Vatican City, Apr 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) In a recent development, Pope Benedict XVI has made an appeal to the Roman Catholics for performing penance which has a reference to the ... Read more...
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Devotees walk on embers to appease deity in Tamil Nadu
April 10th, 2010 - 8:31 pm ICT by ANI
By JaikumarChennai, April 10 (ANI): As part of an age-old ritual, hundreds of religious-minded walked over embers in a pit and pierced their body parts with iron rods here as part of ... Read more...
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How Do saheliyaan swap husbands
March 27th, 2010 - 4:42 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
March 27, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Alright! It's a known fact Zee TV's newly launched show Do saheliyaan is about two Rajasthani girls swapping their husbands. (Don't run your imagination wild, there's nothing ... Read more...
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Mahant Bharti’s unique penance draws attention in Haridwar
February 7th, 2010 - 6:05 pm ICT by ANI
Haridwar (Uttarakhand), Feb 7 (ANI): Mahant Amar Bharti, a religious leader in Haridwar here has caught everybody's attention for his unique penance at the Maha Kumbha Mela.For the past several decades, Bharti ... Read more...
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Pope John Paul II ‘regularly whipped himself’ with a belt
January 27th, 2010 - 2:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Pope John Paul II regularly whipped himself with a trouser belt that he kept in his wardrobe, a new book has revealed.It had long been rumoured that the ... Read more...
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Rush Limbaugh Comments On Haiti Aid
January 15th, 2010 - 9:06 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The radio-man Rush Limbaugh went on-air to suggest that people don't really need to help out in the Haiti disaster. His words could have been a ... Read more...
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Pope John Paul II used to ‘whip himself in remorse for sins’
November 23rd, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 23 (ANI): Pope John Paul II used to regularly whip himself in a sign of "remorse for his sins," a nun has claimed.Five years after his death, the Catholic Church ... Read more...
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Pickpockets on prowl among Sabarimala pilgrims
November 21st, 2009 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala (Kerala), Nov 21 (IANS) The annual Sabarimala pilgrimage season has just begun and the pickpockets already seem to be having a field day among the throng of devotees. Police have received ... Read more...
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Haryana Sikh leaders held guilty of misconduct by Sikh clergy
November 17th, 2009 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar, Nov 17 (IANS) A senior Sikh religious leader from Haryana was Tuesday held guilty by top Sikh clergy at their meeting at the Akal Takht - the highest temporal seat of ... Read more...
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Sabarimala pilgrimage begins Monday, 40 mn devotees expected
November 14th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 14 (IANS) Sabarimala, Kerala's famed temple, opens its doors Monday for the annual two-month pilgrimage that is expected to see over 40 million devotees visiting the hilltop shrine this year. ... Read more...
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Preparations get underway for ‘Dussehra’ festival in Kullu
September 24th, 2009 - 4:39 pm ICT by ANI
Kullu, Sept 24 (ANI): Kullu valley is abuzz with activity, as the residents get ready to celebrate the week-long 'Dussehra' festival, which is celebrated on the tenth day of 'Navratri'.The history of ... Read more...
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Sahara One ki Ganesh Leela
August 12th, 2009 - 3:44 am ICT by Sampurn Wire
Creative Eye and Sahara One is all set to bring a brand new show which reminds you the older era of mythos. This August the god of knowledge and vignaharta is ... Read more...
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