In an age when the idea of religious community is determined by stereotypes and old fault lines, Saba Naqvi takes a journey across the country in search of her own identity among people, communities and shrines that challenge our pre-determined notions of what makes a Muslim or a Hindu. ...
12:20 PM, Dec 06, 2012
New Delhi: Faith Gonsalves, 24, is spreading joy and happiness through music among the children who live on the streets of Delhi. Faith started Music Basti three years ago and with her team teaches 350 children who spend their life on the streets. Today the children are ready to face the world and credit Faith for instilling confidence in them. Like Faith, a resident of Old Delhi, Irshad Alam, also...
11:11 AM, Nov 19, 2012
Washington: An elderly Sikh man, in his early 70s, was allegedly beaten up by his neighbour in New Jersey following an altercation and was later arrested by the police because of keeping 'Kirpan', a Sikh article of faith. The incident happened on July 26, nearly 10 days before the shooting at Oak Creek Gurdwara in Wisconsin, United Sikhs, a Sikh advocacy group said on Thursday. Giving details of the incident,...
10:12 AM, Aug 24, 2012
New York: Inter-faith groups have condemned the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting incident, describing it as a "senseless" act of violence on religious freedom and urging the Obama administration to take steps to ensure prevention of hate crimes against religious minorities in the country. Washington-based Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) expressed solidarity with the families of victims, who were killed and injured in a shooting spree by an unidentified gunman in the...
07:50 AM, Aug 06, 2012
Tirumala: From now on, non-Hindus will not be allowed into the Tirumala temple without furnishing a declaration affirming their faith in Lord Venkateswara. The declaration register, which was earlier kept in the Vaikuntam queue complex, will now be made available in other places like the JEO camp office, Peshkar Office and all sub-enquiries centres on the seven hills for the convenience of people from other religions. The decision was announced...
11:04 AM, Jul 27, 2012
Cast: Azim Rizvi, Faith Mehra, Rakhi Sawant, Ashwin Kaushal and Satish Kaushik Director: Ashfaque Makrani Rating: 1 out of 5. It's not every day that you get to see a film which is a collage of yesteryear's films, and that too, a horrible mish-mash. 'Qasam Se Qasam Se' lacks originality from the word go. The premise is simple, but with a hackneyed plot. It is about a college romance between...
05:39 PM, Jun 16, 2012
We live in the only religion-less culture in the world. And this is not an accident; it has been consciously designed this way. God was never the highest goal in this country, nor was heaven. The supreme goal was always liberation " mukti. And the spiritual practitioner was always a seeker, never a believer. Over a period of time, the spiritual process has grown concretised, and this sometimes looks like...
11:58 AM, May 27, 2011
Vatican City: Pope Benedict XVI on Tuesday outlined his most tangible initiative yet to try to revive Christianity, creating a Vatican office for re-evangelising Europe and other traditionally Christian regions where faith is falling by the wayside. In an official decree, Benedict said the new office would work with bishops to promote Church doctrine, use modern communication methods to get the Church's message out and mobilise missionary-type activities using members...
08:58 PM, Oct 12, 2010
Her book, "America by Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag," comes out in November. ...
11:42 AM, Jul 30, 2010
Thiruvananthapuram: The ruling CPI(M) and powerful Catholic Church in Kerala are headed for a collision course once again with the apex body of bishops issuing a pastoral letter urging the Christian community to choose only "God-fearing" and "selfless" candidates in polls. The Kerala Catholic Bishops Council (KCBC) circular, read out in most churches across the state before the Sunday congregations, was apparently aimed at the civic polls that are round...
03:37 PM, Jul 19, 2010
Parents seemed unaware of trauma to children and of possible infections. ...
12:27 AM, Jul 23, 2009
Anju Bhargava is the second Indian American to join the advisory council. ...
09:41 AM, Apr 07, 2009
Muzaffar Hussain Shah is the PDP's trump card in Rajouri. ...
03:53 PM, Nov 23, 2008
After banning pants, Malaysia's top Islamic council now wants to ban yoga. ...
01:51 PM, Oct 29, 2008
The following are the answers of the last week's Really Tough Movie Quiz. ...
12:21 AM, Oct 25, 2008
Krishna Avanti School will teach yoga, vedic math, Bhagwad Gita lessons. ...
10:43 AM, Sep 16, 2008
Gurgaon: Comeback man Yuvraj Singh feels like a debutant as he gears for the 'second innings' of his international career through the T20 format after winning his battle against a rare germ-cell cancer. It feels as if I am making my debut. I have always believed that T20 is the best format for my comeback, an elated Yuvraj told the mediapersons after he was included in the national squad for...
12:42 PM, Jun 15, 2008
Mumbai: Baroda will take on Karnataka in the opening match of the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at the Cricket Club of India (CCI) here on the morning of March 23. In the afternoon on the same day, Assam would clash with Punjab in another pre-quarter-final tie at the same venue, a media release issued by the host association, Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), said. Schedule: March 23 (pre-quarter-finals): Baroda vs Karnataka...
04:53 PM, May 05, 2008
Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals would bank on their formidable winning record at home and look to exact revenge of their first leg loss when they take on defending champions Chennai Super Kings in a crucial Indian Premier League match here on Monday. Both the sides are coming into the match after losing their previous matches and any slip up could prove costly for either team for a place in the play-offs....
02:51 AM, Jan 23, 2008
Mumbai: In yet another setback to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Bombay High Court on Saturday stayed the Board's disciplinary committee's proceedings against Lalit Modi, who is allegedly involved in the financial irregularities while conducting the event, till January 10. Modi's counsel Ram Jethmalani said that after hearing the civil suit filed by Modi, the vacation judge of the High Court Justice S J Kathawala...
09:35 AM, Nov 21, 2007
