New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah’s Monday visit to Netanar village in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district witnessed a moment of deep emotion when he met family members of soldiers Kalendra Prasad Nayak and Pawan Kumar Mandavi, martyred in a Maoist attack in Bijapur.
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) All India Imam Association President Maulana Sajid Rashidi on Monday defended remarks made by Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Arshad Madani and launched a sharp attack on what he described as growing "intimidation" of Muslims in the country, while also responding to recent statements on Azaan, Bhojshala and religious beliefs.
Chamoli, May 18 (IANS) The gates of the world-renowned Rudranath Temple in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district, revered as the Fourth Kedar, were opened on Monday for devotees amid elaborate Vedic rituals, chanting of mantras, and traditional religious ceremonies.
Washington, May 18 (IANS) For 36 years, Kashmir existed for Sheerin Raina in fragments -- stories told at the dinner table in New Jersey, fading photographs, temple names spoken with reverence, and memories inherited from parents who had left in the middle of the night and never truly returned.
Mumbai, May 17 (IANS) Islamic scholars and Muslim leaders, on Sunday, held a meeting with NGOs, lawyers, social activists, political party leaders and others to ensure administrative preparedness and peaceful celebrations of the upcoming 'Bakrid' festival.
Thiruvananthapuram, May 17 (IANS) A day before his swearing-in as the 13th Chief Minister of Kerala, Congress leader V.D. Satheesan on Sunday met eminent Cardinal Moran Mor Baselios Cleemis, also known as Cleemis Bava.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Uttarakhand Social Welfare Minister Khajan Dass on Saturday praised a Muslim woman after she registered the first case under the state's Uniform Civil Code (UCC), saying UCC will become a "shield" for such women and other heinous practices will also be punished.
Bhopal/Dhar, May 16 (IANS) Following a significant judgment by the Indore bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court, the Archaeological Survey of India has issued a comprehensive official order regarding the Bhojshala complex situated in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday hailed the Narcotics Control Bureau’s (NCB) breakthrough against transnational synthetic drug trafficking networks, under Operation RAGEPILL, seizing 227.7 kg of Captagon or ‘Jihadi Drug’ worth Rs 182 crore from a Syrian national.
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Shiv Sena-UBT on Saturday hailed the Madhya Pradesh High Court's decision to recognise the Bhojshala complex as a temple. Following the court order, the leaders of the two parties urged for restoring the "original religious identity" of disputed places of worship in the country.
