With Rs.669 crore, UP speeds up Kumbh Mela work
April 27th, 2012 - 12:59 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 27 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh government has taken up Kumbh Mela 2013 on a priority basis and asked various agencies to speed up work on a war footing, ... Read more...
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Pilgrims gather for Sabarimala ‘celestial light’, year after tragedy
January 15th, 2012 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Sabarimala, Jan 15 (IANS) A year after over 100 people died in a stampede after witnessing the Makara Jyothi, pilgrims in large numbers were stationed in and around Kerala's Sabarimala ... Read more...
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Bihar Police confirm terror threat to Dalai Lama event
January 7th, 2012 - 9:56 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Jan 7 (IANS) A shadow of terror looms over the Buddhist Kalchakra puja at a holy site in Bihar's Bodh Gaya which is being attended by Tibetan ... Read more...
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Dalai envoy praises India’s ‘free democracy’
November 28th, 2011 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) The Dalai Lama's envoy here lauded India's "free democracy" and said New Delhi has done "the right thing" by letting the the Tibetan spiritual leader ... Read more...
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China warns India against giving ‘platform’ to Dalai Lama
November 28th, 2011 - 9:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing/New Delhi, Nov 28 (IANS) China Monday said it is opposed to any country providing "a platform" to the Dalai Lama for his "anti-China activities" even as the Tibetan leader's ... Read more...
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Haridwar stampede: PM grieved, announces compensation
November 8th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday expressed grief over the stampede tragedy in Haridwar and sanctioned financial assistance to the families of those killed and ... Read more...
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Water tank wall crash kills three kids in Maharashtra
February 19th, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Latur (Maharashtra), Feb 19 (IANS) Three children were killed near this Maharashtra town when wall of a water tank gave away, police said Saturday. "The three kids had gone to the temple ... Read more...
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Four killed as car rams into truck
December 20th, 2010 - 12:27 am ICT by IANS
Aurangabad (Maharashtra), Dec 19 (IANS) Four people were killed and seven injured when the car they were travelling in collided with a truck in Aurangabad district, police said Sunday."These people were on ... Read more...
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Chronology of world’s worst stampedes in 2010
November 23rd, 2010 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 23 (IANS) The following is a chronology of the world's worst stampedes in 2010, reports Xinhua Tuesday.-- Jan 14: seven people died and 17 others were injured when pilgrims ... Read more...
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Ganpati immersion ceremony ends in Maharashtra (Lead)
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:26 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Ganesh immersion ceremonies went off peacefully here Wednesday with hundreds of thousands of people gathering for the mega-religious event, officials said. However, in a tragic incident six devotees ... Read more...
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Peaceful start to Ganesh idol immersions in Mumbai
September 22nd, 2010 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 22 (IANS) Ganesh immersion ceremonies got off to a peaceful start Wednesday with the Mumbai Police, Indian Navy and the Coast Guard providing aerial, sea and land security cover and ... Read more...
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Ground Zero mosque approval, a victory for US democracy, religious tolerance: NYT
August 4th, 2010 - 7:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.4 (ANI): New York City's Landmarks Preservation Commission decision to sanction the construction of a mosque and an Islamic center near Ground Zero by a vote of nine to zero, ... Read more...
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Pilgrims flock to annual Goverdhan fair
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Goverdhan (Uttar Pradesh), July 23 (IANS) The annual trek to Goverdhan hill, which according to Hindu mythology was lifted by Lord Krishna on his little finger to save villagers from lightning and ... Read more...
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Rath Yatra celebrated with fervour in Ahmedabad (Lead)
July 13th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 13 (IANS) The annual chariot festival of the Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra was celebrated with gaiety and religious fervour here Tuesday with Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Modi flags off Jagannath yatra in Ahmedabad
July 13th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad, July 13 (IANS) The annual chariot festival of the Hindu god Jagannath, his brother Balabhadra and sister Subhadra started here Tuesday morning with Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi flagging off ... Read more...
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Last Nepal king breaks ancient taboo
February 9th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
By Sudeshna Sarkar
Kathmandu, Feb 9 (IANS) Almost two years after he was stripped of his crown and became a commoner, Nepal's deposed king Gyanendra himself has broken a centuries-old taboo.The last king ... Read more...
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Auckland Indians celebrate India’s Republic Day a day before
January 25th, 2010 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Jan.25 (ANI): Indians living in Auckland, New Zealand celebrated the Indian Republic Day here yesterday.Thousands gathered in Manukau and Aotea Square for mini-parades, cultural concerts and Indian food fairs ... Read more...
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Buddhist monastery in Ladakh celebrates Spituk Gustor festival
January 16th, 2010 - 8:05 pm ICT by ANI
By Jigmet AngchukLadakh, (Jammu and Kashmir), Jan 16(ANI): The 'Spituk Gustor', an annual two-day monastic festival took place at the Spituk Monastery in the Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir.This festival is ... Read more...
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Exiled Tibetans condemn ban on religious event in monastery
January 6th, 2010 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Dharamsala, Jan 6 (IANS) Exiled Tibetans Wednesday condemned the Chinese authorities for imposing a ban on a religious event at a Tibet monastery.
"The standing committee of the parliament-in-exile has condemned the Chinese ... Read more...
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Naga Sadhus to campaign against global warming during Kumbh Mela
January 6th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 6(ANI): The Naga Sadhus are planning to use the upcoming 'Kumbh Mela' as a medium to promote a campaign against global warming.The saints, famous for their lack of clothing, ... Read more...
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US Fritzl says Jesus has cured him
November 14th, 2009 - 12:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 14 (ANI): Phillip Garrido, dubbed the "American Fritzl", who held a girl captive for 18 years and fathered two children with her, has semmingly apologised to victim Jaycee Dugard, insisting ... Read more...
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Avoid Pakistan, government tells pilgrims (Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Amritsar, Oct 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. But the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) said it ... Read more...
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Avoid Pakistan, government tells pilgrims (Second Lead)
October 27th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Amritsar, Oct 27 (IANS) The government Tuesday advised Indian pilgrims to avoid visiting Pakistan in view of the deteriorating security situation there. The Haryana government has cancelled a pilgrimage for a ... Read more...
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Margao blast: Goa Police arrest one Hindu right-winger
October 19th, 2009 - 12:02 pm ICT by ANI
Margao (Goa), Oct.19 (ANI): Police in Margao, Goa, have arrested a man with alleged links to a Hindu right-wing group 'Sanatan Sanstha' in connection with the recent blasts in the area in ... Read more...
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Goa police set up SIT to probe Margao blast
October 18th, 2009 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
Panaji, Oct 18 (ANI): Goa police on Sunday set up a special investigating team (SIT) to probe into Margao blast in which two people were killed on Friday.A Superintendent of police headed ... Read more...
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Red alert in Goa after bomb blast kills one
October 17th, 2009 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
Margao (Goa), Oct 17 (ANI): Goa has declared a red alert after explosives carried on a scooter by two men went off, killing one and critically injuring the other, in Margao town ... Read more...
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‘American Fritzl’ Garrido’s arrest was led by women’s intuition, say cops
August 30th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 30 (ANI): The two policewomen who finally arrested 'American Fritzl' Phillip Garrido, for holding a girl as sex slave with his wife Nancy for 18 years, have revealed that their ... Read more...
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Villagers organise age-old stone pelting festival in Madhya Pradesh
August 22nd, 2009 - 10:19 pm ICT by ANI
By Sachin PandeyChindwara (Madhya Pradesh), Aug 22(ANI): Hundreds of people in Madhya Pradesh's Chindwara district hurled stones at each other as part of a centuries ritual to mark the annual festival known ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh stone pelting ritual continues, 48 hurt (Lead)
August 21st, 2009 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) At least 48 people, including two policemen, were injured Friday in the annual daylong Gotmaar Mela which the authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district were unable to stop ... Read more...
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Despite ban, Madhya Pradesh stone pelting ritual continues
August 21st, 2009 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) Despite imposing a ban on a ritual in which people hurl stones at each other, the authorities in Madhya Pradesh's Chhindwara district were unable to stop people from ... Read more...
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Preparations begin for Orissa’s annual chariot festival
April 28th, 2009 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 28 (IANS) Preparations for the annual 'Ratha Yatra' or the chariot festival of the famed Jagannath temple in Orissa's Puri town is underway, with carpenters and priests performing several rituals ... Read more...
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Good Friday celebrated all over India
April 10th, 2009 - 8:49 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi/Mumbai, Maharashtra/Kochi, April 10 (ANI): Devout Christians and others marked Good Friday in various parts of India.Christians marked Good Friday by partaking in the morning mass in churches and taking out ... Read more...
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Reciting Ramayana non-stop for nine months…and continuing
December 31st, 2008 - 10:01 am ICT by IANS
Jalesar (Uttar Pradesh), Dec 31 (IANS) Verses from the Hindu epic Ramayana can be heard as soon as one alights at the main bus stop in this small Uttar Pradesh town. They ... Read more...
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19 killed in triple suicide bombings in Iraq (Lead)
July 28th, 2008 - 3:28 pm ICT by IANS
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Baghdad, July 28 (DPA) At least 19 people were killed in three suicide attacks carried out in quick succession amid a crowd of Shia pilgrims by female bombers in the Iraqi capital ... Read more...
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15 dead as tour bus overturns in Hong Kong
May 1st, 2008 - 1:38 pm ICT by admin
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Hong Kong, May 1 (DPA) At least 15 people were killed and 40 injured when a tour bus overturned in rainy conditions in Hong Kong Thursday, the police said. The bus, carrying ... Read more...
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