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Jayalalitha's kin perform her last rites as per Hindu rituals
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Srirangapatnam (Karnataka) [India], Dec. 14 (ANI): Last rites of late Tamil Nadu chief minister J. Jayalalithaa was performed according to Hindu rituals by her family, relatives and cousin brothers Ranganath Aiyengar and Ramanuj Aiyengar at Paschima Vahini on the bank of Cauvery River in the
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After "historic victory", Trupti Desai to enter Haji Ali Dargah
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec. 3 (ANI): After a group of around 100 women and social activists entered the inner sanctum of the Haji Ali Dargah earlier on November 29, Bhumata Brigade activist Trupti Desai and others are set to visit the holy place today.
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Village in UP prays for Hillary's victory in U.S. polls
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow(Uttar Pradesh)[India], Nov. 6(ANI): Residents of Jabrouli village, which has been adopted by the Clinton Foundation, performed a holy yagna for the victory of Democratic Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton in the upcoming U.S. elections.
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Devotees risk lives while travelling to Chitrakoot for holy dip
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Uttar Pradesh [India], Oct 31 (ANI): Thousands of devotees risked their lives while travelling on the rooftop of trains and hanging from the sides of the coaches to attend a religious event in Chitrakoot district in Uttar Pradesh over the weekend.
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Israel suspends ties with UNESCO in spat over holy site
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Jerusalem [Israel], Oct. 15 (ANI): The Israeli Government has suspended ties with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) after the UN body passed a draft decision, which Israel says ignores Judaism's ties to the religion's holiest site.
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Girl dies after fasting: Jain Samaj president blasts media for twisting fa
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad, Oct. 10 (ANI): Expressing grief over the death of a 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad last week after fasting for 68 days during the holy period of 'Chaumasa', Jain Samaj president Ashok Kumar Sanklecha today said that she might have died due to some complications, adding th
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Hyderabad: Heavy rains inundate local Church, parishioners call on state G
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana), [India], Sept 26 (ANI): Incessant rains have flooded the Holy Trinity Church in Hyderabad to a level of about four feet, which have left the parishioners feeling helpless as they are getting no help from the state government.
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It's scientifically validated now; Ganga water is 'holy'!
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.24 (ANI): Indian scientists have validated the scientific basis of the mysterious 'special power' of the water of Ganga, which Hindus consider as "Brahm Dravya" or divine elixir.
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Triple talaq is gross injustice against women: Muslim clerics
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow, (U.P)[India], Sept 23 (ANI): Asserting that triple talaq has no mention either in Islam or in the holy Quran, the Muslim clerics on Friday said this particular divorce system is nothing but gross injustice against women.
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Varanasi: Devotees take holy dip in Ganga on 'Pitru Paksha Shradh
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Sept. 16 (ANI): Devotees on Friday took a holy dip in Ganga River at Varanasi's Brijghat on the occasion of 'Pitru Paksha Shradh'.
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Kejriwal promises 'holy city' status for Amritsar if AAP wins in
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab), [India], Sept. 9 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday assured the people of Punjab that if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is voted to power in the state, Amritsar would be given the status of a 'holy city'.
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SC asks NCW, UP Govt. to look into inhumane conditions of widows, destitut
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Sept.2 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday expressed 'deep concern' over the ill-treatment of the destitute women and widows living in the holy city of Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh.
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