This event, which follows the White House's biggest Diwali event on Monday, received guests from the diplomatic and religious communities, from the private sector and from all across civil society.
Festivals are occasions that bring people together irrespective of caste, religion, or belief. Hazarat Nizamuddin Dargah was lightened up with earthen lights on the occasion of Diwali.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], October 23 (ANI): Uttarakhand government on Sunday, in a press statement, announced that it will lay focus on the development of mythological temples and other pilgrimage areas of the state as per the instructions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 23 (ANI): Karnataka Police on Saturday registered an FIR against Kannada actor Chetan for allegedly hurting religious sentiments.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], October 23 (ANI): As many as 74 percent of Bangladeshi citizens think that the Chinese government is repressive towards Uyghur Muslims while 24 per cent think that they are being persecuted just because of their religious identity, according to a survey.
Baran (Rajasthan) [India], October 22 (ANI): Rajasthan Minister Pratap Khachariyawas has said that the government will probe the alleged assault on a Dalit family in a village of Baran district of the state as reports emerged that some people from the community had converted to Buddhism foll
Kedarnath (Uttarakhand) [India], October 20 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi will embark on a visit to Uttarakhand's Kedarnath on Friday for the launch of various developmental projects.
Alwar (Rajasthan) [India], October 20 (ANI): A couple in Rajasthan's Alwar has lodged an FIR alleging that their parents, who had converted to another religion earlier, are pressurising them to convert also and stopping them from worshipping their gods, a police officer said.
New Delhi [India], October 20 (ANI): Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Brinda Karat has lambasted RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale for his comments where he said that religious conversion and infiltration are causing "population imbalance" in India. Karat alleged that RSS wa
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 20 (ANI): Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale at an event on Wednesday said that infiltration from Bangladesh and conversion of Hindus are reasons for 'population imbalance'.