Unite to oppose gay marriage: Pope’s envoy asks Muslims, Jews
April 28th, 2012 - 7:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) The pope's representative in Britain has urged Roman Catholics to form a "united front" with Muslims and Jews to oppose gay marriage, a media report said ... Read more...
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Russia’s Chechnya to help reconcile split couples
March 21st, 2012 - 12:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A special commission has been created in Russia's Chechnya republic to help resolve conflicts between divorced couples.The commission has been created under instructions from Chechen ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US condemns death sentence of Iran pastor
February 24th, 2012 - 7:59 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) The White House Thursday condemned the Iranian authorities' reaffirmation of the death sentence for an Iranian pastor."The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms reports ... Read more...
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Educated women going for drugs in Pakistan
January 12th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) Around 47 percent of women drug addicts in Pakistan are well educated and have had either college or university education, a top official has said.Around 21 ... Read more...
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Man punches nurse for removing wife’s burqa
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 23 (IANS) A muslim in France has been jailed after he punched a nurse who tried to remove his wife's veil during childbirth.Nassim Mimoune, 24, had already been ... Read more...
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Krishna gifts Tagore bust in Singapore
May 5th, 2011 - 10:24 pm ICT by IANS
Singapore, May 5 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna Thursday handed over a bust of Rabindranath Tagore to be housed in Singapore's India Heritage Centre to mark the 150th ... Read more...
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Patricia Beiber Offered $50,000 For ‘Playboy’ Shoot
November 3rd, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
November 3, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Being a parent of a successful star seems to have its advantages too. However, being offered to pose in a semi clad state within the covers ... Read more...
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Gay activists attack Ugandan Minister’s same-sex porn slideshow
February 19th, 2010 - 5:14 pm ICT by ANI
Kampala (Uganda), Feb 19(ANI): A Ugandan Minister, who screened same-sex pornography in a church here to try to bolster support for proposed anti-homosexuality legislation, has been condemned by several gay rights groups.Martin ... Read more...
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Iran summons Swiss envoy over ban on minarets
December 6th, 2009 - 1:08 am ICT by IANS
Tehran, Dec 5 (DPA) Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki Saturday summoned Switzerland's ambassador to Tehran and harshly criticized the outcome of a Swiss referendum to ban the construction of minarets on mosques.
Last ... Read more...
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Malaysia’s censor board bans ‘Bruno’
September 29th, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Kuala Lumpur, September 29 (ANI): Malaysia's National Film Censorship Board has banned Sacha Baron Cohen's film 'Bruno' from being screened in the country.According to the Star Online, a spokesman for the film ... Read more...
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Most Americans worried about growing influence of Islamic law
March 30th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.30 (ANI): Many in the United States have started expressing concern over the growth of the Muslim population in the country, and the simultaneous influential outreach of Islamic law in the ... Read more...
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Saudi clerics demand ban on women appearing in media
March 23rd, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar.23 (ANI): A group of hard-line Saudi clerics have urged the kingdom''s new information minister to ban women from appearing on TV or in newspapers and magazines.
The 35 clergymen ... Read more...
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UKs first black cop rubbishes ethnic recruit boycott call
October 7th, 2008 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct.7 (ANI): Britains first black cop has rubbished a move by the National Black Police Association to prevent the recruitment of ethnic minorities in the Metropolitan police force via a ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Hardline Muslim preacher in the UK calls for Islamic-amputation and lashings
July 14th, 2008 - 11:53 am ICT by ANI
London , July 14 (ANI): An extremist Muslim preacher in the UK has reportedly called for Islamic-like punishments in the country, suggesting amputation of hands of thieves and lashing those who ... Read more...
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Prospect of gay bishop unsettles German Protestants
June 20th, 2008 - 11:01 am ICT by IANS
By Mike Swanson
Berlin, June 20 (DPA) Germany's Lutheran Church has become embroiled in a debate over whether to elect its first openly gay bishop. Conservatives say the candidacy of Horst Gorski, 51, ... Read more...
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Talks underway to allow screening of Indian films: Pak Senate Committee on Culture
February 1st, 2008 - 4:00 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Feb 1 (ANI): The chairman of the Pakistani Senate Committee on Culture, Zarar Iqbal Chaudhry, has said that considerations are underway to allow the screening of Indian films in the country.The ... Read more...
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