New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta launched four new tourism circuits at the Akshardham Temple on Tuesday.
New Delhi, Aug 11 (IANS) Devotees across the country thronged temples dedicated to Lord Shiva on Tuesday to offer prayers, perform Jalabhishek and seek the blessings of the deity on the sacred occasion of Sawan Shivratri.
Saharanpur, Aug 10 (IANS) Congress MP Imran Masood has strongly criticised All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi over his controversial remarks on Kanwariyas, saying the cleric does not deserve to be referred to as a 'Maulana' and accusing him of acting as a "middleman" for monetary gains.
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The second Monday of the holy month of Shravan witnessed large gatherings of Kanwariyas and devotees at prominent Shiva temples and religious sites across Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with pilgrims offering Ganga water and performing prayers amid chants of “Har Har Mahadev” and “Bol Bam”.
Ghaziabad, Aug 8 (IANS) Thousands of Kanwariyas were seen on Saturday at the Kanwar camps set up along the Ganga Canal in Muradnagar, popularly known as 'Mini-Haridwar’, as the annual Kanwar Yatra continued with great enthusiasm.
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) The convoy of vehicles displaying yellow Khalistan flags in Indianapolis, the capital of the US state of Indiana, recently to mobilise support for a non-binding referendum, was not an isolated episode but the latest expression of a strategy that exploits the democratic freedoms of Western societies to export a rejected separatist political project, a report has stated.
Beijing, Aug 7 (IANS) The international community must make efforts to challenge China's new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress to protect diaspora communities, as the legislation, which came into effect on July 1, has already started harming Uyghurs, other ethnic groups and dissidents, a report has detailed.
Hyderabad, Aug 6 (IANS) Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and social activist Madhavi Latha has called for teaching English and compulsory singing of ‘Vande Mataram’ and ‘Jana Gana Mana’ in madrasas.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leaders on Thursday criticised the All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi over his remarks on Kanwariyas, saying it was wrong to label an entire community in such a manner.
New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Opposition leaders on Thursday criticised the removal of loudspeakers from several mosques in West Bengal by the police, alleging that the issue was being politicised instead of focussing on development and governance.
