SC poser to Gujarat on riot-hit religious sites (Lead)
July 30th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court Monday asked the Gujarat government if it was contemplating to fund repairs of religious places damaged in the 2002 riots and declined ... 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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Gen X leading happy, enriching lives?
October 26th, 2011 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 26 (IANS) Long branded as a bunch of edgy, angst-ridden underachievers, members of Generation X are actually leading quite active, enriching and happy lives, so says a new ... Read more...
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Mother Teresa shelter razed in Moscow
September 20th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) As Moscow prepares to unveil a bronze monument of Mother Teresa, city authorities here have demolished a shelter owned by her Catholic order, citing lack ... Read more...
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Shutdown over alleged rape affects life in Kashmir
July 23rd, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 23 (IANS) Normal life across Kashmir Valley was affected Saturday following a shutdown called by separatists against the alleged abduction and rape of a woman by army personnel ... Read more...
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Muslim groups agree with Supreme Court’s ruling on Ayodhya
May 9th, 2011 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 9 (IANS) Indian Muslim groups like the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) Monday said they agreed with the stay on the Allahabad High Court ... Read more...
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Supreme Court defers hearing on decriminalisation of gay sex
April 19th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday deferred its hearing on the issue of legalisation and decriminalising gay sex among consenting adults in private.A bench headed by Justice G ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear legalisation on gay rights
April 19th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Apr 19 (ANI): The Supreme Court will on Tuesday take up the issue of decriminalising gay sex among consenting adults in private.A bench headed by Justice G S Singhvi would ... Read more...
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Supreme Court to hear legalisation on gay rights
February 7th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear the issue of decriminalisation of gay sex among consenting adults in private. A bench of Justices G S Singhvi and A ... Read more...
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Egypt’s VP Suleiman demonised Muslim Brotherhood as “bogeyman”: Wikileaks
February 7th, 2011 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Cairo, Feb 7 (ANI): The whistleblower website 'Wikileaks' has claimed in its latest revelation that Egypt's new Vice-President, Omar Suleiman, had long sought to demonise the opposition Muslim Brotherhood as "the bogeyman" ... Read more...
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Husband of burnt Auckland Indian woman was son of Hindu priest
January 26th, 2011 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Auckland (New Zealand), Jan.26 (ANI): The husband of an Auckland-based Indian woman, who was burnt to death, is the son of a Hindu high priest and was nearly deported from New Zealand ... Read more...
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Two Christian women beaten, humiliated in Pakistan over ‘false’ blasphemy allegations
January 15th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Jan 15(ANI): Two Christian women were beaten and publicly humiliated by an angry mob in Pakistan over apparently frivolous blasphemy allegations, and subsequently, the duo, along with the family, has gone ... Read more...
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UAE court tries Pak brothers charged for running ‘Qa’eda-linked jihadi group’
December 28th, 2010 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Abu Dhabi, Dec 28 (ANI): Two Pakistan nationals accused of running a jihadi organisation, and aiding and abetting al Qa'eda have gone on trial in the United Arab Emirates.The two brothers from ... Read more...
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Hafiz Saeed to be part of anti-govt religious alliance
December 18th, 2010 - 8:00 pm ICT by ANI
By Ali Waqar
Isloo, Dec 18 (ANI): Pakistan seems heading towards the Islamic religious organisations' alliance in a bid to destablize Pakistan Peoples' Party led relatively-liberal coalition government.
United Nations banned religious organisation ... Read more...
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Thoughts of religion provoke acts of punishment
November 24th, 2010 - 12:53 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study examined the link between support for a religion and a willingness to inflict punishment.Ernst Fehr at the University of Zurich in Switzerland and his team ... Read more...
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Pakistan bans collection of animal hides for charity
November 17th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) The Pakistan government has banned the collection of animal hides by militant and religious groups for charity on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha when Muslims sacrifice ... Read more...
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Senior RSS leader named suspect in Ajmer blast case, denies charge (Lead)
October 23rd, 2010 - 8:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur/New Delhi, Oct 23 (IANS) Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Indresh Kumar was present when the conspiracy to carry out a blast at Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti's shrine in Ajmer was hatched, ... Read more...
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RSS leader involved in Ajmer blast conspiracy: Police
October 23rd, 2010 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Oct 23 (IANS) A senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader was present when the conspiracy to carry out a blast at the shrine of Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer was hatched, ... Read more...
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BJP to back Ranchi shutdown against temples demolitions
August 28th, 2010 - 2:04 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 28 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has extended moral support to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)-sponsored shutdown on Sunday to protest the Ranchi administration's move to demolish 39 ... Read more...
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Hindu vigilantes attack Maoist protesters on Nepal-India border
May 6th, 2010 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 6 (IANS) More than a dozen Maoist leaders were hurt and two vehicles torched along the Nepal-India border Thursday as Hindu vigilantes attacked Maoist protesters enforcing an indefinite closure and ... Read more...
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Hundreds participate in Deep Mahotsav with utmost devotion
October 19th, 2009 - 10:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Pavan KumarGorakhpur, Oct 19 (ANI): Hundreds of Hindus participated in the festival 'Deep Mahotsav' with utmost devotion by lighting traditional earthen lamps at the famous Surajkund temple in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh institutes awards for social service, culture
September 18th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Sep 18 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has instituted five national awards for social service and achievements in academic and cultural fields, state Culture and Public Relations Minister Laxmikant Sharma announced ... Read more...
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Marriott blast suspect arrested in Karachi
May 17th, 2009 - 11:29 pm ICT by IANS
Karachi, May 17 (IANS) An Al Qaeda operative who is believed to have masterminded the deadly bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel last year was arrested here Sunday, a media report said.
Officials described ... Read more...
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TomKat welcome with open arms, say Sydney Scientologists
May 11th, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): The Australian arm of the Church of Scientology are eagerly awaiting the arrival of Katie Holmes, and her husband Tom Cruise to welcome the devotees "with open ... Read more...
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Shoot-on-sight orders issued in Karachi
April 30th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Apr.30 (ANI): The Pakistan Government has issued shoot-on-sight orders for 'miscreants' in Karachi to counter the deteriorating law and order situation in the city.State Minister for Ports and Shipping Nabeel Gabol ... Read more...
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Oz schoolkids to be taught there’’s no God
December 14th, 2008 - 4:03 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Dec 14 (ANI): Australian school kids will soon be given religious education classes, which teach that there is no evidence God exists.According to The Sunday Age newspaper, the Humanist ... Read more...
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Two more arrested in connection with Marriott Hotel blast
September 25th, 2008 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Sept 25 (ANI): The Islamabad Police and intelligence officials have arrested two terror suspects from Faisalabad in connection with Saturday''s Marriott Hotel blast claiming 60 lives.
While one of the terror ... Read more...
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Muslims haven’t availed of constitutional rights: justice Ahmadi
August 2nd, 2008 - 7:39 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 2 (IANS) With former Indian chief justice A.M. Ahmadi saying Muslims have let down the constitution by not availing of rights enshrined therein, a book launch event here Saturday ... Read more...
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Cruise named in $250m lawsuit against Church of Scientology
August 1st, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 1 (ANI): American actor Tom Cruise has been named in a 250 million dollars federal lawsuit filed against the Church of Scientology by ex-Scientologist Peter Letterese.
Cruise is an ... Read more...
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Pakistan’s Islamists protest Dutch anti-Islam film
May 3rd, 2008 - 10:05 pm ICT by admin
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Karachi, May 3 (DPA) Thousands of radical Islamists gathered in Pakistan's southern port city Karachi Saturday to condemn an anti-Islam film by a Dutch lawmaker. More than 5,000 demonstrators chanted slogans "Death ... Read more...
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Government extends ban on Deendar Anjuman sect
March 7th, 2008 - 12:12 pm ICT by admin
By Ritu Sharma
New Delhi, March 7 (IANS) A special tribunal has upheld the extension of a two-year ban on Deendar Anjuman, an 82-year-old religious organisation alleged to be behind bomb blasts in ... Read more...
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Karunanidhi rubs shoulders with Hindu godman
February 16th, 2008 - 8:42 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, Feb 16 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Saturday evening shared the dais with the head of a Hindu religious organisation and distributed financial aid to over 300 underprivileged children ... Read more...
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Madge denies duping Gucci
January 13th, 2008 - 3:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Pop superstar Madonna has jumped to the defence of her charity after reports surfaced that she had duped the likes of Gucci into giving money to Kabbalah under ... Read more...
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Buddhists from Bhutan offer prayers for world peace at Gaya
November 14th, 2007 - 8:28 am ICT by admin
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