‘Angry Hanuman’ stops temple work: Villagers
The Tamil proverb ‘Do not live in a place where there is no temple’, seems to be meaningless for the people of Ettipatti in Krishnagiri district for they have aborted building a temple fearing death.
Mecca Masjid blast anniversary passes off peacefully in Andhra Pradesh
Amid tight security, the fifth anniversary of the bomb blast at the historic Mecca Masjid here passed without any untoward incident on Friday.
The Friday prayers at the 17th century mosque near the l
Cheating in football is sin: Saudi scholars
Football players who fool referees to score goals or to obtain penalties or fouls are committing a sin, two Saudi religious scholars have said.
"Cheating is deceiving and usurping other people's righ
Plea to permit Haj pilgrimage by ship
Against the backdrop of the Supreme Court ruling to phase out Haj subsidy in 10 years, the Kerala Muslim Jama-ath Council on Wednesday said the government should permit the pilgrims to undertake the p
Sri Lankan Buddhists demand demolition of mosque
Dozens of Buddhists led by monks joined a demonstration on Monday urging Sri Lanka's government to proceed with plans to dismantle a mosque located in a sacred Buddhist area.
The protesters marched
Declare Ahmadis non-Muslims: Grand Mufti
Kashmir’s Grand Mufti on Wednesday stirred up a real hornet’s nest by asking for declaring Ahmadis or Ahmadiyyas as non-Muslims through a legislation in the state Assembly.
The cleric, Mufti Muhammad
Tiruvottiyur temple to get chariot
The colourfully decorated wooden cars (chariots) with mythological images engraved on them are vital for the conduct of the car festivals at temples.
However, the Sri Thiyagaraja Swamy temple in Ti
Protest against Nitya’s appointment
Hindu religious outfits and followers of Saivism opposed the appointment of self-styled godman Nityananda as the 293rd pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam, an ancient Saivite mutt in the country, even as an
US pastor burns Koran again
Controversial US pastor Terry Jones has burned more copies of the Koran and a depiction of the prophet Mohammed to protest the imprisonment in Iran of a Christian clergyman, The Gainesville Sun report
Pallava, Kalinga touch to Iskcon temple off ECR
Spread over 1.5 acres at Akkarai village at Sholin-ganallur off ECR near here, the 50-foot high spectacular Sri Sri Radha Krishna temple, consecrated on Thursday morning, is a dream come true after ov