‘You are Hindus’: Pakistan denies entry to 14 Indian pilgrims

IANS | November 5, 2025 8:32 PM

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) Fourteen Indian citizens who travelled to Pakistan as part of a large group of pilgrims for Guru Nanak’s 556th birth anniversary celebrations were denied entry and turned back after officials reportedly refused to accept them, allegedly saying that "they were Hindu, not Sikh".

Bhupendra Patel offers prayers on Guru Nanak Jayanti in Gujarat's Gandhinagar

IANS | November 5, 2025 4:07 PM

Gandhinagar, Nov 5 (IANS) On the auspicious occasion of the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel visited the Gurudwara at Por village in Gandhinagar district on Wednesday and participated in the prayers, satsang, and kirtan organised by the Sikh community.

When AI takes over, India will emerge as most influential civilisation: Report

IANS | November 4, 2025 9:22 PM

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) When machines or artificial intelligence (AI) replace human effort, humanity would be forced inward, seeking meaning rather than material survival, and in that world, India -- not China or the West -- could emerge as the most influential civilisation through its millennia-long engagement with the nature of consciousness, according to a new report.

Blind Pakistani Christian charged with blasphemy after harassment by co-workers

IANS | November 2, 2025 5:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A 49-year-old blind Christian man in Lahore has been arrested and charged under Pakistan’s most severe blasphemy statute, after a Muslim coworker accused him of insulting the Prophet Muhammad, an allegation his family says is fabricated and rooted in harassment and extortion.