San Francisco, Jan 17 : The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe into the vandalization of a newly inaugurated gurdwara in California, saying it was a possible hate crime, a media report said. The Guru Maneyo Granth Gurdwara Sahib, located in Orangevale, about an hour from San Francisco, was inaugurated on January […]
Category: Religion
Karnataka celebrates Sankranti with pomp, gaiety
Bengaluru, Jan 15 : People across Karnataka on Wednesday celebrated Sankranti festival with pomp and gaiety. Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yeddiyurappa wished ‘Happy Sankranti’ to all the people in the state. As part of the festivities, many women set up makeshift stoves using bricks and fire wood at Sudham Nagar to cook sweet pongal […]
Pongal celebrated in TN, 30 injured in Jallikattu
Chennai, Jan 15 : About 30 persons were injured in the bull taming sport of Jallikattu that was held in Madurai district in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday, according to reports. The traditional Jallikattu is part of the Pongal festival celebrations in the state. Jallikattu was held in Avaniyapuram in Madurai in which about 700 bulls […]
Gangasagar: Lakhs take holy dip on Makar Sankranti
Sagar Island (West Bengal), Jan 15 : A record 4 million plus pilgrims from across the country and abroad took the holy dip here in the Ganga where it flows out into the Bay of Bengal on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Wednesday at the annual Gangasagar Fair, amid heightened security and safety arrangements […]
Kerala Church slams police for failing to curb ‘love jihad’
Kochi (Kerala), Jan 15 : The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the biggest Christian community in Kerala, has expressed concern over the manner in which the police are handling the issue of ‘Love Jihad’ in the state. This concern was expressed at the Synod (meeting of the bishops of the Church) get together that ended on Tuesday […]
Kerala Church slams police to curb ‘love jihad’ menace
Kochi (Kerala), Jan 15 : The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, the biggest Christian community in Kerala, has expressed concern over the manner in which the police are handling the issue of ‘Love Jihad’ in the state. This concern was expressed at the Synod (meeting of the bishops of the Church) get together that ended on Tuesday […]