Bill to relax land ceiling law in Himachal
August 27th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 27 (IANS) In the run up to the assembly elections in Himachal Pradesh, the state government Monday introduced a bill to amend the land ceiling law to ... Read more...
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Ramdev returns to Ramlila Maidan for three-day fast (Roundup)
August 9th, 2012 - 10:04 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) More than a year after the controversial midnight raid by police on his protest fast at the Ramlila Maidan, yoga guru Baba Ramdev was ... Read more...
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Ramdev begins three-day fast, warns of revolution (Third Lead)
August 9th, 2012 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IANS) Back at the Ramlila Maidan to continue the movement against corruption, yoga guru Baba Ramdev Thursday began a three-day symbolic fast and warned of ... Read more...
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‘Krishna aur Kans’ declared tax free in six states
August 3rd, 2012 - 6:07 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 3 (IANS) "Krishna aur Kans", 3D animated feature film, has been declared tax-free in six states including Maharashtra, while other states are considering the proposal resulting in ... Read more...
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Protest in Gurgaon against Kashmir interlocutors’ report
July 9th, 2012 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Gurgaon, July 9 (IANS) Members of several social and religious organisations staged a joint demonstration under the banner of the "Jammu-Kashmir Sangharsh Samiti" here Monday to protest against the report ... Read more...
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Vokkaligas protest Gowda’s removal in Karnataka
July 9th, 2012 - 10:21 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 9 (IANS) Hundreds of Vokkaligas, including lawmakers and cadres across various parties, Monday protested against the move of Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to oust D.V.Sadananda ... Read more...
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US lifts ban on Myanmar charity work
April 19th, 2012 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, April 19 (IANS) The US has lifted a ban on charity works by non-profit groups in Myanmar after the country successfully held its parliamentary elections earlier this month.The US ... Read more...
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Pursue dialogue, governor tells Jammu and Kashmir people
January 25th, 2012 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Jan 25 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Governor N.N. Vohra Wednesday urged the people of the state to shed their inhibitions and join hands to seek resolution of issues confronting ... Read more...
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Second case of rats mutilation in Rajasthan
January 14th, 2012 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Jaipur, Jan 13 (IANS) Tension flared up in Rajasthan's Beawar town Friday after the dead body of a woman was nibbled on by rats at the mortuary of a government ... Read more...
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Thousands march for climate justice in Durban
December 3rd, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Durban, Dec 3 (IANS) Thousands of people, including members of civil society groups from various countries, Saturday marched to the venue of the UN climate change talks here demanding quick ... Read more...
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Akalis claim clean sweep in SGPC polls
September 19th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Sep 19 (IANS) The ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) Monday claimed a clean sweep in the 170-member general house of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), the mini-parliament of ... Read more...
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‘Give stern punishment to perpetrators of Karachi, Quetta killings’
August 1st, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 1 (IANS) The Pakistan government must mete out stern and exemplary punishment to those responsible for the vicious spate of "target killings" that have engulfed Karachi and now ... Read more...
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Annual ‘parikrama’ around Agra’s Shiva temples begins
July 24th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, July 24 (IANS) The annual 'parikrama' (circumnavigation) around the four Shiva temples at the four corners of the Taj city began Sunday morning with thousands of people offering prayers ... Read more...
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US issues new rules for travel to Cuba
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 22 (IANS/EFE) The US Treasury Department Thursday published new rules governing travel to Cuba which include the relaxation of some of longstanding regulations that were announced in ... 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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Falling church attendance? Blame it on higher life expectancy!
April 11th, 2011 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
Washington, April 11 (ANI): Researchers have suggested that churches will continue to attract older congregations because increasing life expectancy tend to discourage religious participation until later in life.The study, by Elissaios Papyrakis ... Read more...
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Malay Indians express outrage over sale of slippers bearing Hindu deity impressions
February 12th, 2011 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 12 (ANI): A number of Indian religious organisations in Malaysia have expressed outrage over the sale of slippers bearing impressions of a Hindu deity.The Star quoted the Malaysia Hindu ... 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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Goa temples form alliance to tackle thefts, desecrations
January 6th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 6 (IANS) In view of a Special Investigation Team's failure to crack down on the rising incidence of temple thefts and desecration of idols in Goa, more than 300 temples ... Read more...
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Russia’s Aeroflot to fly stranded passengers
December 29th, 2010 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Dec 29 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Hundreds of travellers, stranded at Moscow airports following an ice storm, will be taken to their destinations by Aeroflot Wednesday, the airline said."For today we were tasked ... Read more...
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China rejects Vatican’s criticism as ‘imprudent’
December 23rd, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Dec 23 (IANS) China has rejected as "imprudent" the Vatican's criticism of a recent national congress of Chinese Catholics, blaming the Vatican for damaging relations between the two sides.A spokesperson for ... Read more...
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Security alert across India on Babri demolition anniversary
December 5th, 2010 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 5 (IANS) A security alert has been sounded across Uttar Pradesh and other communally-sensitive places in India ahead of Monday's 18th anniversary of the demolition of the Babri mosque ... Read more...
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Pakistan hackers wage ‘cyber war’ on Indian sites
December 4th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Dec 4 (IANS) A group of Pakistani internet hackers has waged a cyber war on Indian sites, claiming to have infected over 200 of them and said the act was a ... Read more...
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Chakdara press club urges Pak Chief Justice to ban footballs inscribed with ‘Allah’
November 28th, 2010 - 6:30 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 28 (ANI): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Chakdara Press Club has appealed to the Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, to take suo muto action against a manufacturing company of Sialkot for ... Read more...
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Pak religious parties say pardoning blasphemy accused Christian woman ‘unIslamic’
November 24th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, Nov 24 (ANI): Religious parties in Pakistan have come down heavily on the PPP-led government, especially Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, for their 'anti-Islamic' attempts to pardon and exile blasphemy convict Asia ... 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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Give one percent of earnings for education: Badal to Sikhs
November 14th, 2010 - 9:24 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Nov 14 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Sunday urged established Sikhs all across the world to contribute one per cent of their earnings to provide free quality education to ... Read more...
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Oz Muslims feel targeted by new planning
November 14th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Nov 14 (ANI): Muslims in Australia have claimed that they are being targeted by new planning laws, preventing religious groups from taking over empty churches abandoned by other faiths in south-western ... Read more...
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Meghalaya chief minister condemns attack on temple
October 31st, 2010 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Oct 31 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul M. Sangma Sunday condemned the grenade attack at a Durga temple in East Garo Hills district Friday."This is an act of cowardice by ... Read more...
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Ayodhya Verdict widely approved
September 30th, 2010 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Lucknow, Sep.30 (ANI): The Allahabad Court's verdict on Ramajanambhoomi-Babri Masjid land dispute suit, has been welcomed by political parties and religious organisations in various parts of the country.The Congress party on ... Read more...
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Ayodhya verdict: Form peace committees, deploy forces, states told
September 19th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by IANS
By George Joseph
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The central government has asked state governments to form 'peace committees' of Hindus and Muslims in what are called "communally sensitive areas" supplemented ... Read more...
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Muslims nervously await 9/11 amid row over mosque plan
September 7th, 2010 - 2:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) Muslims in the US are nervous about celebrating Eid this year as the festival coincides with the 9/11 anniversary that too amid a controversy over ... Read more...
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Shutdown in Jharkhand against theft of idol
July 9th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, July 9 (IANS) Several parts of Jharkhand, including this state capital, shut down Friday in response to religious groups calling for a dawn to dusk strike to protest the theft of ... Read more...
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RAW, MOSAD fuelling sectarian violence in Pakistan: former JI chief
July 5th, 2010 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, July 5 (ANI): Former Jamat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed has blamed India's Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Israel's Mosad for fuelling sectarian violence in the country by attacking shrines ... Read more...
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