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Skirt uproar: Mahesh Sharma offers clarification, says comment in context
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 29 (ANI): After coming under fire for suggesting that woman tourists should not wear skirts in India, Union Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma on Monday clarified his statement saying that it was only in reference with religious places so that that the sanctity of the hol
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Sikh religious bodies, leaders condemn sacrilege incident in California
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Amritsar/California, Aug. 11 (ANI): Various Sikh bodies and political leaders on Thursday criticised the alleged desecration of the Sikh holy book the Guru Granth Sahib in California, saying some elements want to create unrest in the Sikh community by committing such incidents, and urged urg
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California: Sikh holy book desecrated, community demands swift action
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
California (U.S.A), Aug 11 (ANI): The Sikh community in Union City, California is protesting against an unidentified man desecrating the Guru Granth Sahib.
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Punjab Education Minister appeals for peace, urges US to probe thoroughly
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chandigarh, Aug. 11 (ANI): Punjab Education Minister Daljit Singh Cheema on Thursday appealed to all Sikh leaders of America, Canada and other parts of the world to maintain peace and communal harmony, while urging the U.S. Government to thoroughly investigate the alleged desecration of the
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British envoy launches project with Loomba Foundation to empower 2600 wido
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 9: The Loomba Foundation, a global NGO accredited with the United Nations under DPI and ECOSOC, has announced a partnership project with the Lions Clubs International Foundation (LCIF) and Lions Clubs International British Isles and Ireland to provide dignified livelihoods to
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Dwayne Johnson teases fans with 'holy sh**' Fast 8 sequence
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
London, August 3 (ANI): Dwayne Johnson used his old and effective trick to tease the fans, who are waiting for 'Fast 8,' the latest film in the ever-popular 'Fast and Furious' franchise.
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People in PM Modi's constituency feel "cheated": Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Lucknow, Aug.2 (ANI): With Congress president Sonia Gandhi set to take out a march in Narendra Modi's bastion, Varanasi, party leader Rita Bahuguna Joshi on Tuesday said people of the holy city constituency are feeling cheated as the Prime Minister has hardly paid any attention to them
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Hindu trader killed as communal tensions remain high in Sindh's Ghot
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Ghotki(Pakistan), July 17 (ANI): A day after a Hindu man was arrested for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran, one of the two Hindu traders today succumbed to his injuries after being shot by a mob in Sindh's Ghotki district.
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Why don't separatists ask their kids to die in name of jihad, asks Ji
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Udhampur (J&K), July 23 (ANI): Lambasting Kashmiri separatist leaders for misleading the youth to lay down their lives in the name of jihad, Minister of State in Prime Minister's Office Jitender Singh on Saturday said if what they are doing is so holy then why don't they ask th
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Chennai: Regional party protests against sale of Gangajal
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai, July 15 (ANI): Members of regional Periyar Dravidar Kazhagam (PDK) party has held protest in Chennai against the Central Government for selling 'Gangajal', water from the holy river Ganges.
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Syrian President Assad announces 72-hour long truce for Eid al-Fitr celebr
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington, July 7 (ANI): The Syrian army declared it was observing a 72-hour long ceasefire across the country on the ocassion of Eid al-Fitr, the festival marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
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For the first time, Lucknow Mosque to allow women to offer prayers
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): In an unprecedented move, Lucknow's famous Eidgah Aishbagh will, for the very first time, opened its doors for women where they will be able to read the Eid-ul-Fitr namaz on Thursday morning, to celebrate the end of the Holy month of Ramazan.
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