All the residents of Kallukuruki village,in Tamil nadu, including women and children, vacated their homes on Sunday morning for a day to perform pujas to appease the goddess in a temple outside the vi

A British school has banned girls from wearing skirts to fight the 'over-sexualisation' of children.

Instead, from September, students at Moulton School and Science College in Northamptonshire will

Lord Jagannath in Varanasi has fallen “ill” and has been advised “bed rest” for a fortnight. Devotees are thronging the doors of his temple to pray for his “speedy recovery”.

The lord fell “ill” af

It was Mr Srinivas Parthasarathy’s five-year-old dream to start a centre that would teach the Tamil language to students who didn’t know how to read and write the language. His dream came true last mo

Another centuries-old skeleton of a man who was subjected to a ritual to stop him from turning into a vampire was unearthed in central Bulgaria on Tuesday, archaeologist Nikolay Ovcharov said.

"The s

Policies that promote gender equality, safeguards against violence and exploitation and access to healthcare make Canada the best place to be a woman among the world's biggest economies, a global poll

London-based private members' club Soho House is to open its first Asian venture in Mumbai -- but the move comes amid fears overzealous "moral policing" is destroying the Indian city's nightlife.

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The national anthem of Russia was today performed on a ferris wheel - while in motion.

RT reports up to 40 musicians squeezed themselves into open gondolas to perform the anthem and the attempt is no

A Muslim has filed a lawsuit against a US government body in charge of advocating religious freedom, alleging that she lost a job because of her religion, court documents showed on Friday.

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In a move that's being praised nationwide, the Ministry of Home Affairs has asked states and UTs to take action against those using the word 'chinki' to describe people from the North East of India.