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500 workers of Islamic party arrested in Tamil Nadu
Vellore (Tamil Nadu), May 9 (IANS) About 500 workers of the Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) attempting to pray in a disused 200-year-old mosque
Top Nihang Sikh sect chief passes away
Patiala (Punjab), May 8 (IANS) Sikh sect Nihang's Buddha Dal chief Baba Santa Singh, who led the reconstruction 'kar sewa' (voluntary service) inside the Golden ...Obscenity charges dropped against Husain; court slams the 'ignorant'(Lead)
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Coming down heavily on the 'new puritanism' being carried out by 'ignorant people', the Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed criminal ...Upper castes fear Dalits' attack after breach in wall
Madurai (Tamil Nadu), May 8 (IANS) Upper caste Hindus of Uthapuram village, near here, stayed away from their homes for the third consecutive day ...Court verdict should bring Husain home, says son
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The son is waiting for his father to come home. With the Delhi High Court Thursday dismissing three of six ...China shifts Tibet Buddhist shrines to crematorium
Dharamsala, May 8 (IANS) At least 11 Buddhist stupas have been moved to a crematorium to make way for a picnic spot in Tibet, said ...Government asked to explore alternatives to dredging Ram Setu
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Supreme Court Thursday asked the central government to explore the possibility of sparing the Ram Setu and adopting an ...Zila Khan to open music schools in Mumbai, Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram, May 8 (IANS) Leading Sufi singer Zila Khan, the daughter of late sitar maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan, Thursday said she will open music schools ...Prayers performed in Agra for road safety
Agra, May 8 (IANS) A dozen important road crossings in this city of the Taj were Thursday 'purged' of evil spirits by performing yagna to ...Artistes in Gujarat to pay tribute to Kishan Maharaj
Ahmedabad, May 8(IANS) As a tribute to tabla maestro Pandit Kishan Maharaj, who died in Varanasi May 4, the Saptak School of Music here will ...Delhi court dismisses cases against M.F.Husain
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Thursday dismissed criminal proceedings against eminent painter M.F. Husain, who lives in self imposed exile in ...We don't go to sun to worship it, Swamy tells apex court
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court Wednesday had to contend with a blunt answer to its poser as to who goes to the ...Kailash-Mansarovar yatra on schedule, says government
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The annual pilgrimage to Mount Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Tibet will start from June 1, the Indian government announced ...He put the Eiffel Tower in a bottle!
Jamnagar (Gujarat), May 7 (IANS) He runs a small stationary shop, but in his spare time Alpesh Kansara is a 'bottle art magician' as his ...Must religious beliefs impede development, wonders apex court
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court, hearing arguments on the Ram Setu and a shipping canal project, Tuesday wondered if religious beliefs should ...American tribute artist to spin Elvis magic in India
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) The music of rock'n'roll legend Elvis Presley still spells magic even 31 years after his death. Award-winning American artist Stephen ...Tabla legend Kishan Maharaj dead
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), May 5 (IANS) Pandit Kishan Maharaj, one of India's best-known classical percussionists, passed away in this temple town after battling a brain ...Gyanendra will continue to be 'king' in Puri temple
Puri, May 4 (IANS) Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev might lose his 239-year-old crown after monarchy is abolished in Nepal, but he will continue to ...For god's sake, don't exploit religion for political gain (Commentary)
Perhaps one of the most misunderstood religions in the world is that which Prophet Mohammad originally presented before us. I am not using the term ...Religious commission urges US to put Vietnam on list of oppressors
Washington, May 3 (DPA) An independent US group that monitors religious freedom around the world has urged the US government to put Vietnam back on ...Dalai Lama leads prayers for victims in Tibet
Dharamsala, May 3 (IANS) Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama presided over a special prayer meeting here Saturday in remembrance of those Tibetans who have ...Italy treats India to cutting age futuristic art
New Delhi, May 3 (IANS) For the unaccustomed Indian eye, modern Italian art is a revelation. GenNext art from the country of Michelangelo, Leonardo da ...Dalai Lama's envoys leave for China
Dharamsala, May 2 (IANS) In response to an invitation for talks from the Chinese government, two envoys of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama left ...'Shankara television channel a private endeavour'
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu), May 2 (IANS) The Kanchi Shankara Math has no official link to the proposed Shankara television channel and the pontiffs would not ...Ram Setu an ancient heritage, Jayalalitha tells apex court
New Delhi, May 1 (IANS) The Ram Setu, in the eye of a row over a shipping canal project, is 'an ancient heritage of the ...Most Commented
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Shahrukh Javed Jah
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03 March, 2008 03:57:37
I think musharraf should be ranked nuumber 1
Yogishri Oumkaar
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20 February, 2008 05:32:50
For democracy to survive, the majority of population of a country should be liberal, which is not the case with Pakistan. Democracy means a setup ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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14 February, 2008 09:19:25
This was not just a political tamasha, they have also made a mockery of the lives of thousands of people. Every morning in almost all ...
Yogishri Oumkaar
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03 February, 2008 09:23:57
Mr. Raj Thackeray seems to be the most ignorant about Chhath Puja. By his comments, he has shown disrespect towards the people of Bihar ...
Steve Rice
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22 January, 2008 09:33:49
Mr. Gordon Brown has come on this visit to India and China with a specific purpose. As rightly said in the article Britain has now ...