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Turkish women protest plans to curb abortion
4 Jun 2012 2:32 AM GMTHundreds of abortion rights demonstrators on Sunday staged the largest protest yet against plans by Turkey’s Islamic-rooted government to curb...
Over 600 Amarnath pilgrims court arrest
4 Jun 2012 1:43 AM GMTAt least 600 Amarnath-bound pilgrims, led by Vishva Hindu Parishad workers, courted arrest on Sunday after they were prevented from proceeding towards...
The Dalai Lama moves on
1 Jun 2012 2:19 AM GMT'He's my boss,' the Dalai Lama said last week of Tibetan Prime Minister-in-exile Lobsang Sangay, adding: 'Although, when it comes to spiritual...
'Kali always worshipped with liquor'
28 May 2012 7:16 AM GMTAn American brewery faced widespread criticism and protests from the Hindu community after it named its latest drink after goddess Kali, but...
Vampire romance shows its religious colour
25 May 2012 2:50 AM GMTSupernatural tales such as the Twilight series may give some non-religious teens a platform to grapple with the big questions of life, according to a...
Whipping a dalit in a text book also
24 May 2012 12:15 PM GMTMany intellectuals of India are making the cartoon in a text book of NCERT an issue of pedagogy and teaching political science through cartoons as a...
White House to host Hindu meet
18 May 2012 5:56 AM GMTThe White House and an organisation of the Hindu American community will co-host the 2012 National Seva Conference, where participants would discuss...
Sikh cops to sport turbans in Washington
18 May 2012 5:45 AM GMTSikh police officers would soon be seen in operation in the American capital, Washington, in their turbans and other articles of faith.The American...
Transit camp for Urs pilgrims in Delhi
18 May 2012 2:46 AM GMTChief Minister Sheila Dikshit, on Thursday, inaugurated a 20-day transit camp here for pilgrims going to attend the 800th annual 'Urs' of Sufi saint...
Five detained for locking Kashmir House
18 May 2012 2:42 AM GMTFive members of the Delhi-based Bhagat Singh Kranti Sena (BSKS) were detained for a few hours here Thursday for locking the main gate of the Jammu and...
BJP raps govt on Amarnath Yatra decision
17 May 2012 4:42 AM GMTThe Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Wednesday said the Jammu and Kashmir government's decision to stop Hindu religious groups from starting the annual...
'Self-immolations part of Dalai Lama's plan'
17 May 2012 4:18 AM GMTSelf-immolations by monks were part of the scheme of Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama's plan to internationalise the Tibet issue, a Tibetan...