Swamy booked on charges of spreading enmity among communities
Delhi Police today registered a case of spreading enmity between communities against Janata Party president Subramanian Swamy for his remarks suggesting revoking of voting rights of Muslims.
The Cri
Saudi women given right to vote
Saudi Arabia's king announced on Sunday women would be given the right to vote and stand in elections, a bold shift in the ultra-conservative absolute monarchy as pressure for social and democratic re
Licences of 170 Haj tour operators cancelled
The Haj plans of nearly 10,000 pilgrims have been jeopardised after the central government cancelled the licences of 170 private tour operators, an official said here on Friday.
"The licences were ca
Hindu Gods travel in droves to Sri Lanka after the war
With several Hindu temples having been destroyed during the war in Sri Lanka the demand for sculptures of Hindu Gods has increased.
The experts of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) evaluated abou
Communal Bill row: Five chief ministers skip NIC meet
A fresh row has erupted over the communal violence bill with 5 chief ministers skipping the National Integration Council (NIC) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Bihar Chief Minister N
Trinamool, NDA and many others oppose communal violence bill
The central government on Saturday faced strong criticism over its communal violence bill, with the Trinamool Congress joining the BJP, the AIADMK and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) in expressing reser
Communal Violence Bill an attempt to appease minorities: Dhumal
The BJP government in Himachal Pradesh today opposed the proposed bill against communal violence alleging it was an attempt to appease the minorities.
Speaking at the National Integration Council mee
Some youth radicalised, need to address it: Manmohan Singh
Three days after a bomb blast at Delhi High Court killed 13 people, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday admitted that a section of the country's youth had been radicalised, but said no ideology
Sikh body to move Supreme Court over marriage act
Accusing the central government of usurping the identity of Sikhs by denying their demand for a separate marriage act, a Sikh students' body Friday announced it would move the Supreme Court against th
Kerala to celebrate Id on Wednesday
Muslims in Kerala will celebrate Id-ul-Fitr on Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramzan.