New York: A controversial US pastor, who drew global outrage for his plans to torch copies of Quran, has vowed that he will never do so, even if a mosque is built near Ground Zero, the site of the 9/11 terror attacks here. "We will definitely not burn the Quran, no," pastor Terry Jones of Florida told an international news channel. "Not today, not ever," he said when pressed whether...
01:45 PM, Sep 12, 2010
Washington: As a Florida pastor made contradictory statements about his plans to burn copies of the Quran on 9/11 anniversary on Saturday, President Barack Obama hoped he "prays on it and refrains from doing it". Repeating his warning that the controversial event would be the "best imaginable recruiting tool for Al Qaeda", Obama told a White House news conference on Friday, "In the age of the internet, this is something...
07:25 AM, Sep 11, 2010
Kathmandu: Muslims in Nepal on Friday joined the raging worldwide debate over an American pastor's plan to burn copies of the Quran to mark 9/11 terror attack anniversary, and warned the action could pit Muslims against Christians and trigger a "third world war over religion". "We condemn the announcement of Florida pastor Terry Jones that he would burn copies of the Quran on September 11, the ninth anniversary of the...
03:46 PM, Sep 10, 2010
Gainesville: A Christian pastor on Thursday canceled a plan to burn copies of the Quran at his obscure Florida church, which had drawn international condemnation and a warning from President Barack Obama that it could provoke al-Qaeda suicide bombings. However, in the latest developments to the event, the New York Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf has said that he never had any discussion with Pastor Jones or Imam Musri about relocating...
07:44 AM, Sep 10, 2010
The US and world leaders have condemned the plan to burn Qurans as disrespectful and divisive. ...
10:05 AM, Sep 09, 2010
"We have received much pressure in the direction of canceling the event, " said Florida Pastor. ...
09:48 AM, Sep 09, 2010
Angry citizens warn of a backlash if Florida pastor goes ahead with his plans on 9/11 anniversary. ...
12:23 AM, Sep 09, 2010
Florida: A pastor at a church in Florida plans to burn a Quran on the 9/11 anniversary even after being warned by the US military. Despite being criticised by the US government, Terry Jones said he would go ahead with his plans. But people from his own community say they see the plan to burn the Muslim holy book as a threat. "I see it as a sign of terror....
07:35 PM, Sep 08, 2010
A group of people vandalised a church and assaulted the pastor, accusing him of carrying out forceful conversions. ...
11:45 AM, May 07, 2010
Obama's ex-pastor is making more than even the Senator these days. ...
10:21 AM, Apr 30, 2008
Civil rights groups are up in arms against the state government’s attitude. ...
10:21 AM, Apr 24, 2008
New Delhi: Forty years ago, the Indian cricket team created history under Ajit Wadekar's leadership when they defeated England 1-0 in a three-Test rubber to register its maiden series win in England. They were without a victory for 39 years when they started their seventh visit in the summer of 1971 - played 19, lost 15, won none. The odds of India winning a Test match, let alone a series...
08:37 AM, Feb 13, 2008
Chennai: Struggling Pune Warriors coach Geoff Marsh on Sunday exuded confidence of regaining momentum when his team takes on an equally reeling Chennai Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram stadium here on Monday. We have sorted out a couple of areas of concern, where we let ourselves down in two earlier matches. But we are taking the match positively and are confident on regaining our momentum, Marsh said on the...
06:25 PM, Jan 18, 2008
Eleven VHP activists accused of beating up two priests in Kolhapur, Maharashtra have been arrested by the police. ...
11:08 AM, May 09, 2007
Two priests in Maharashtra's Kolhapur district were severely beaten up by Bajrang Dal and VHP activists. ...
03:29 PM, May 08, 2007
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