Preparations going on for Amarnath yatra in J&K
AMN / Preparations are going on for the smooth conduct of Shri Amarnath Ji Yatra in Jammu & Kashmir, beginning next month. Governor NN Vohra, who is also Chairman, Shri…
Indonesia Muslim group agrees on single Hijra calendar
TUBAN, Indonesia Indonesia’s second biggest Muslim organization has thrown its voice behind Turkish and other international efforts to create a unified Islamic calendar to determine that religious days and festivals…
Ujjain on the holy path of transformation
By Vinit Wahi While the holy dip in river Kshipra may have helped thousands and lakhs of devotees wash off their sins in the recently concluded Simhastha Kumbh at Ujjain,…
Islam is religion of mercy: King Salman
JEDDAH/ Saudi king and the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman on Sunday congratulated Saudi citizens and Muslims around the world on the occasion of the Holy Month…
Pope: Bishops can be fired for botching child abuse cases
The Vatican is establishing a way to remove bishops for showing “negligence” in handling child abuse, according to a new decree by Pope Francis. Abuse victims have long accused bishops…
11 pilgrims killed in road accident near Amritsar
Eleven pilgrims were killed and seven injured when a vehicle they were traveling in rammed into a stationary truck on the Mehta Amritsar road near Mattel 25 Km from Amritsar…
Spiritual leader Nirankari Baba Hardev Singh passes away
AMN Spiritual leader and Nirankari Mission chief Hardev Singh died in a road accident in Montreal, Canada today. He was 62. The spiritual guru has millions of followers around the…
Normalcy restored at Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain
Normalcy returned at the Simhastha Kumbh Mela in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh, after Thursday’s rain and storm that claimed 7 lives. Lakhs of pilgrims flocked to take the holy dip…
Gurudwara Bill passed in Parliament
Our Correspondent / Parliament today passed the Sikh Gurdwaras (Amendment) Bill- 2016 . The Bill provides for amendment in some provisions of the Sikh Gurdwaras Act, 1925. It will disentitle…
Women devotees assulted at Trimbakeshwar temple; 200 booked
NASHIK / TIA NEWS A group women devotees were badly beaten up by a group of men while they were trying to enter into the sanctum sanctorum of the famous…