Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 3 (IANS) A day after Rev Kuriakose Mattem, a Catholic priest in Kerala took membership of the BJP and was quickly moved out as Vicar of the St Thomas Catholic Church in Idukki district, the case will now be heard by the higher ups, according to a Church spokesperson.
Imphal, Sep 30 (IANS) Three Wushu players from Arunachal Pradesh missed the opportunity to participate in the ongoing 19th Asian Games at Hangzhou as China did not provide them the visas, however, Naorem Roshibina Devi -- from ethnic riot ravaged Manipur managed to win the silver medal in women’s 60-kg Sanda final.
New Delhi, Sep 29 (IANS) Days after BJP MP and former Union Minister Maneka Gandhi stirred a major controversy with her remarks that the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) is the "biggest cheat" in the country as it sells cows from its gaushalas (cowsheds) to butchers, the society has sent her Rs 100 crore defamation notice to her.
Hyderabad, Sep 29 (IANS) Immersion of Ganesh idols in Hyderabad’s Hussain Sagar lake continued for a second day on Friday.
Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) The journey of Hyderabad’s tallest Ganesh idol for immersion in Hussain Sagar lake was underway on Thursday amid tight security.
Mumbai, Sep 26 (IANS) In an epochal development, the tiny Dawoodi Bohra community has got a swank and glittering, eco-friendly mosque, the biggest in the city and among the largest of the clan in the country, an official said here on Tuesday.
Lucknow, Sep 26 (IANS) Postal services across the country may be dying a slow death but one Ganesh Pandal in Lucknow -- known as ‘Manautiyon Ka Raja -- is getting sacks of letters every day.
Varanasi, Sep 26 (IANS) The head priest of Acharya Ved Vyas Peeth temple, Shailendra Kumar Pathak Vyas, has filed a suit before the court of Civil Judge senior division, seeking worship of Shringar Gauri and other visible and invisible deities in the cellar of Gyanvapi mosque and appointment of District Magistrate or any other suitable persons as the receiver of the cellar in southern side of the building.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Monday issued fresh notice to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) on a suit filed by a Gujarat-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Justice on Trial, claiming that the documentary titled 'India: The Modi Question', "cast a slur" on the country's reputation and that of the judiciary and the Prime Minister.
Agra, Sep 25 (IANS) Tension gripped Agra as a standoff between members of the Radhasoami Satsang Sabha and the local administration led to stone pelting by satsangis, in which at least 10 policemen sustained injuries.
