Amritsar, Aug 30 (IANS) In a far-reaching development, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) chief Sukhbir Badal was on Friday indicted by the Akal Takht, the supreme temporal seat of Sikhs, for religious misconduct by the party and its government from 2007-17 when SAD was in power in Punjab.
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IANS) A Kolkata-based community Durga Puja committee, on Friday, rejected the annual Durga Puja donation given by the West Bengal government as a mark of protest against the rape and murder of a woman doctor at state-run R.G Kar Medical College & Hospital earlier this month.
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to quash a defamation case filed against Congress parliamentarian Shashi Tharoor over his "scorpion sitting on a Shivling" remark made allegedly in relation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) Spiritual guru Acharya Pramod Krishnam on Monday backed UP Chief Minister Yogi Aditynath's call for national unity, saying that they will not allow anyone to cut or divide the country.
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) , Aug 26 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has laid the foundation stone for various development projects worth hundreds of crore for the development of the Braj region in Mathura ahead of Janmashtami.
Amritsar, Aug 25 (IANS) Senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister of Delhi, Manish Sisodia, on Sunday paid obeisance at Sri Darbar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, and Durgiana Temple with his family here.
Lucknow, Aug 25 (IANS) Ahead of Janmashtami, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday ordered special vigilance in Mathura, the birthplace of Lord Krishna, where the festival is celebrated with great reverence and pomp.
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) Fearing Bangladesh could well be the next Pakistan in the making in India's troubled neighbourhood, several scholars and experts on Wednesday severely condemned the recent statements given by Shafiqur Rahman, the radical leader who currently heads Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami (BJI), in which he has openly backed implementation of Sharia law in the country.
New York, Aug 19 (IANS) The Indian diaspora joyously celebrated their homeland’s cultural richness and religious diversity at the 42nd India Day Parade honouring the nation’s Independence.
Srinagar, Aug 19 (IANS) After it continued smoothly and peacefully during the last 52 days with nearly five lakh Yatris having ‘darshan’ inside the cave shrine, the annual Amarnath Yatra will conclude on Monday.
