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Artists turn focus on eco-friendly idols ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai/Coimbatore [India], Sept.1 (ANI): In a bid to sustain ecological health, artists in some parts of the country have prepared eco-friendly religious idols this year ahead of Ganesh Chaturthi, the birth anniversary of Lord Ganesh.
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Skirt uproar: Mahesh Sharma offers clarification, says comment in context
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Tripura Hajj pilgrims to fly to Saudi Arabia tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Agartala (Tripura), Aug. 17 (ANI): Eighty two Muslim pilgrims left Tripura by air in two batches on Wednesday to take part in the Hajj, one of the biggest annual religious congregations in Saudi Arabia.
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OYO expands hospitality offerings for 'Krishna Pushkaralu'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 17 (ANI): India's largest branded network of hotels OYO has announced offering pilgrims high-quality hospitality services for Andhra Pradesh's biggest event, 'Krishna Pushkaralu' to help them overcome the problems of lack of affordable accommodation that be
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US expresses concern over rising blasphemy cases in Pak
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Karachi, Aug. 12 (ANI): The U.S. State Department's annual report on International Religious Freedom has expressed concern at the increase in the number of blasphemy cases in Pakistan and the use of such charges as "justification for mob justice" in the country.
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Sikh religious bodies, leaders condemn sacrilege incident in California
Updated : 8 years, 6 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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Destruction of Larung Gar 'unfortunate, against basic religious freed
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dharamsala (Himachal Pradesh), Aug. 8 (ANI): Tibetan PM in-exile, Lobsang Sangay, has condemned China for the demolition of Larung Gar, one of Tibet's biggest Buddhist institutions at Sertar County in Eastern Tibet.
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CII urges inclusion of jihad verses in Pak school curriculum
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug.7 (ANI): Expressing concern over excluding proposed jihad verses from the school curriculum, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), top religious advisory body, has demanded the Pakistan Government to include the said verses.
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Suspected militants kill two members of Pakistan's minority Kalasha C
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad, Aug. 4 (ANI): Suspected militants have killed two members of a religious minority group along the porous border between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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Religious destinations most favorite amongst travellers this season
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Indian travel industry is smiling all over again. Thanks to huge discount offered by prominent airlines, better economic conditions and long weekend, travel and hospitality sector is moving upwards.
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Shia women allowed to perform Haj without male family member
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lahore, Aug 2 (ANI): The Lahore High Court has directed the religious affairs ministry to permit Shia women to perform Haj without 'mehram' [a close male family member] this year.
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Mayawati corners govt in Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits, Muslims
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 27 (ANI): After going hammer and thongs at the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Central Government in the Rajya Sabha over atrocities on Dalits and religious minorities, especially Muslims, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Wednesday said so far, they were to
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