In Goa, people flock to Lord Ganesh, ignore shutdown
September 20th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 20 (IANS) Lord Ganesh emerged the hero while the all-India shutdown called by the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and the Left was virtual a zero here, as ... Read more...
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Putin condemns attack on US diplomats in Libya
September 14th, 2012 - 8:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 14 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russian President Vladimir Putin has condemned the attack on US diplomats in Libya while urging governments to react strongly and timely to provocations against people's ... Read more...
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Police complaint filed against ‘Kya Super Kool…’
August 8th, 2012 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) A complaint was Wednesday registered against producer, director and actors of Hindi film "Kya Super Kool Hain Hum" for hurting religious sentiments, police said.Complainant Joseph ... Read more...
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US brewer sorry, says it’s renaming ‘Kali-Ma’ beer
May 15th, 2012 - 7:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 15 (IANS) A US brewer says it is "scrambling" to rename its new beer "Kali-ma", after the Hindu goddess Kali, following an outpouring of criticism from Hindus ... Read more...
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Summon US envoy over ‘Kali-Ma’ beer, says BJP
May 15th, 2012 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) The issue of a beer named "Kali-Ma", after the Hindu goddess Kali, being sold by a company in the US was raised in the ... Read more...
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MP demands arrest of writers for reading ‘Satanic Verses’
January 21st, 2012 - 1:30 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Jan 21 (IANS) Member of Parliament and president of Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) Asaduddin Owaisi has demanded the immediate arrest of the writers who Friday read Salman Rushdie's banned book ... Read more...
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Government to act against sites with objectionable content (Second Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 11:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The central government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, ... Read more...
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Centre approves action against sites with objectionable content (Lead)
January 13th, 2012 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The central government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, ... Read more...
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Centre approves action against sites with objectionable content
January 13th, 2012 - 8:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The Central government Friday gave the green signal to proceed against all the accused persons heading 21 social networking sites, including Facebook and Google, ... Read more...
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Court offers reprieve to Kannada actress in temple case
October 13th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Oct 13 (IANS) Kannada actress Jaimala, accused of outraging religious feelings at the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, got a reprieve Thursday when the Kerala High Court stayed the ... Read more...
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Actress Jaimala gets court summons in Sabarimala case
July 15th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, July 15 (IANS) A Kerala court Friday asked Kannada actress Jaimala to appear before it on Sep 18 in connection with a case against her for allegedly violating religious ... Read more...
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Gujarat court rejects Teesta Setalvad’s plea
May 28th, 2011 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, May 27 (IANS) The Gujarat High Court Friday turned down the plea to quash the first information report against Mumbai based social activist Teesta Setalvad.Justice G.B. Shah, however, quashed the ... Read more...
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Moscow condemns attack on UN office in Afghanistan
April 2nd, 2011 - 1:19 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, April 1 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Condemning Friday's attack on the UN mission in the northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif, Russia demanded measures be undertaken to stop violence against UN staff.Russia ... Read more...
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Goa right-wing groups attack editor for talk show comments
January 28th, 2011 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 28 (IANS) Hindu right-wing groups in Goa Friday evening made an effigy of an editor of a popular Marathi news channel and slapped it with footwear in public, after accusing ... Read more...
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Sohrabuddin killing: Apex court issues notice on case transfer (Lead)
January 19th, 2011 - 10:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) The Supreme court Wednesday issued notice to former Gujarat minister Amit Shah and 18 state police officers accused in the 2005 Sohrabuddin Sheikh staged shootout on a ... Read more...
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Case likely against Pak starlet Veena Malik for drinking and dancing with Indian star
January 18th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 18(ANI): Responding to a petition seeking registration of a criminal case against Pakistani artiste Veena Malik for indulging in 'illegal' activities in India, the Lahore High Court has summoned the ... Read more...
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Actress Jaimala named accused in Sabarimala case
December 14th, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Ranni (Kerala), Dec 14 (IANS) The police crime branch that inquired into the controversial revelation by actress Jaimala that she touched the famed Sabarimala deity named her Tuesday as an accused in ... Read more...
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SGPC hails inclusion of first Sikh in U.S. Army in three decades
November 13th, 2010 - 11:02 pm ICT by ANI
By Sawinder SinghAmritsar, Nov.13 (ANI): Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhk Committee (SGPC) has hailed the inclusion of first Sikh in the U.S. Army in last three decades, as it believes that it will ... Read more...
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bans Qaeda leader Al-Zawahiri book
November 11th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Nov 11(ANI): The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has banned publication and sale of a book written by Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri in the province.According to the Daily Times, the book is ... Read more...
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Polish pop star faces trial for claiming drunks wrote the Bible
August 26th, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 26 (ANI): A leading pop star from Poland is facing trial after she suggested that people "who liked herbal cigarettes and were drunks" wrote the Bible.Dorota Rabczewska a.k.a. Doda made ... Read more...
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Four Uttar Pradesh ministers to move high court in blasphemy case
June 27th, 2010 - 6:56 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 27 (IANS) Four ministers in the Mayawati government will move the Allahabad High Court against a lower court order on registration of a criminal case against them for publication ... Read more...
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Drunks wrote Bible, claims Polish pop star
May 6th, 2010 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 6 (ANI): The Bible was written by drunks and people with a fondness for "herbal cigarettes" - that's the claim of one of Poland's most famous and controversial pop stars.And ... Read more...
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Shoaib and Sania face fresh trouble
April 21st, 2010 - 10:05 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, April 21 (IANS) A day after getting back his passport, Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik and his wife Indian tennis star Sania Mirza Wednesday faced fresh trouble with a city court asking ... Read more...
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Sex and stress relief push people towards God
January 15th, 2010 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): Some pray out of habit, others out of fear of death, but new experiments have offered two surprising reasons people find God - sex and stress relief.In an ... Read more...
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Pak religious parties warn govt not to repeal blasphemy law
November 2nd, 2009 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov. 2 (ANI): Pakistan's religious parties have warned the government that they will not accept any amendment in the country's existing blasphemy law.Pakistan's blasphemy law forbids-damaging a place of worship or ... Read more...
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Pak Govt asked to review blasphemy law
September 2nd, 2009 - 5:08 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Sep. 2 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has been asked by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Human Rights to re-examine the blasphemy law so that incidents like Gojra's anti-Christian riot can ... Read more...
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Hindu outfit seeks removal of Husain painting from Goa museum
August 11th, 2009 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) Goa State Museum officials will meet later this week to decide whether artist M. F. Husain's painting titled "Standing Buddha" should continue to be displayed, after a right-wing ... Read more...
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British Pakistani Christians demand abolition of blasphemy law
August 4th, 2009 - 5:15 pm ICT by IANS
London/Islamabad, Aug 4 (IANS) British Pakistani Christians Tuesday urged Islamabad to abolish the country's blasphemy law, saying unscrupulous elements had misused it against the minority community to cause law and order ... Read more...
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Author, publisher arrested for Prophet’s picture in textbook
July 29th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, July 29 (IANS) The author and publisher of a controversial textbook, that carries a picture of Prophet Mohammad, were Wednesday arrested in Uttar Pradesh for "hurting the religious sentiments" of people, ... Read more...
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Abhijeet badmouths namaaz; terms an Indian advocate “a member of Taliban”
May 22nd, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
One of Bollywood's most popular singers, Abhijeet Bhattacharya, finds himself embroiled in a communal controversy for badmouthing the Muslim practice of namaaz and terming a reputed Indian advocate "a member of ... Read more...
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Mangalore Police told to register complaint against Renuka Chowdhry
February 19th, 2009 - 12:38 pm ICT by ANI
Mangalore/New Delhi, Feb 19 (ANI): The local court in Mangalore has asked police to register a complaint against Union Minister for Women and Child Development Renuka Chowdhry after a resident lodged ... Read more...
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The Statesman’’s editor, publisher arrested for hurting Muslim feelings, out on bail
February 12th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata/London, Feb.12 (ANI): The editor and publisher of the Kolkata-based daily The Statesman were arrested on Wednesday for "hurting the religious feelings" of Muslims after they had reprinted an article from ... Read more...
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Harbhajan and Mona Singh summoned by Chandigarh Court
February 5th, 2009 - 6:59 pm ICT by ANI
Chandigarh, Feb 5 (ANI): A local court has issued summons to Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh and television actress Mona Singh on Thursday on the accusation of deliberately hurting religious sentiments.
The complaint ... Read more...
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Pakistan takes Jud hate literature publications off-stands
January 17th, 2009 - 3:20 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Jan.17 (ANI): A day after the crackdown on terrorist groups and people involved in extremist activities, Pakistan has now banned several publications of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and other organizations for ... Read more...
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Apex court seeks visuals of Baalu’s remarks against judges
December 10th, 2008 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday sought the visuals of the alleged contemptuous remarks Surface Transport Minister T.R. Baalu made against the apex court judges last year while enforcing ... Read more...
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