On the occasion of Buddha Shakyamuni's Birth, Enlightenment and Parinirvana Day, Tibetan spiritual leader the 14th Dalai Lama gave a teaching on Geshe Langri Thangpa's eigh Verses of Mind Training and also conducted the ceremony for generating Bodhichitta at the Main Tibetan Temple Tsuglhakh
Four Dalit men were allegedly attacked by upper caste Hindus after a dispute arose at a temple festival at Madurai in Tamil Nadu, said police. Twelve persons have been arrested in this connection, police said.
The 3-day historic Sudhmahadev mela in tehsil Chenani commenced on Saturday amid traditional fervour and gaiety. Thousands of devotees from within and outside the UT visited the holy Sudhmahadev temple on the first day of the mela to seek the blessings of Lord Shiva.
In the wake of rising temperatures, the Nagaon district administration of Assam has issued an order and rescheduled the timing of classes of all educational institutions (government and private) from 7-30 am with immediate effect.
Ramnamis represent a community in Chhattisgarh, which is dedicated to the devotion of Lord Ram, with even their bodies and faces tattooed with 'Ram Nam'. They consider their bodies to be a temple.
75-year-old Hanuman Saini who used to work in Delhi's Khari Baoli from where he suddenly went missing in 1989. He was given a hero's welcome back home Bansoor village of Alwar district on May 30 after a gap of over three decades. People crowded his home as he reunited with his family.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Dahal 'Prachanda' landed at the Indore Airport in Madhya Pradesh where he was received by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chohan. He reached Indore to attend various programmes. Later, he will also visit the Holy Mahakaleshwar Jyotirling Temple of Ujjain.
Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Bishop Franco Mulakkal as the bishop of Jalandhar after he was temporarily stripped of pastoral duties earlier following claims of rape by a nun, officials said on Thursday.