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India Floods

Monsoon floods kill 138 in Northern India, thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded (w/ Gallery)

An Indian man salvages a pumpkin from the rising waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi on June 18, 2013. MANAN VATSYAYANA/AFP/Getty... (more...)

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India Floods

Thousands of Hindu pilgrims stranded after floods kill 102 in Northern India (w/ Gallery)

Hindu devotees return after taking a holy dip at Sangam as the water level of the Ganga and Yamuna rivers rises in Allahabad... (more...)

Omar chairs meeting to review Amarnath Yatra arrangements

Srinagar, June 19 (IANS) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah Wednesday chaired the unified headquarters meeting... (more...)

Late pope John Paul II may be made saint

Vatican City, June 19 (IANS/AKI) Late pope John Paul II could be made a saint, after theologians from the Vatican’s Congregation... (more...)

Kedarnath: One of India’s most revered shrines

Haridwar/New Delhi, June 19 (IANS) The Kedarnath shrine in Uttarakhand, scene of terrible devastation caused by heavy rains... (more...)

Thousands missing in Kedarnath, death toll may zoom

Dehradun/Lucknow, June 19 (IANS) Thousands of people are missing following the devastating floods in Uttarakhand, officials... (more...)

Pray for people you’re angry with: Pope

Vatican City, June 18 (IANS/AKI) Pope Francis has urged Catholics to turn the other cheek. “Are you angry with someone?... (more...)

Emirates to fly 60 extra flights during Ramadan

Dubai, June 18 (IANS/WAM) The Emirates will operate nearly 60 extra flights to assist pilgrims travelling to the Saudi Arabia... (more...)

Scores of migrant Kashmiri Pandits attend Khirbhawani Mela

Srinagar, June 17 (IANS) Scores of Kashmiri Pandits Monday kept their tryst with the deity at the north Kashmir Khirbhawani... (more...)

Saudi Arabia urges people to postpone Haj plans

Riyadh, June 17 (IANS) Saudi Arabia has called upon foreign pilgrims to postpone their Haj plans this year due to ongoing... (more...)

Muslim NGO awards scholarships to 15 Hindu students

Mumbai, June 16 (IANS) Fifteen Hindu students were among 350 awarded academic scholarships by a Muslim NGO, Jamiat Ulama-e-Maharashtra... (more...)

Dalit Muslims support Nitish Kumar

Patna, June 16 (IANS) Dalit Muslims marched here Sunday in support of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s likely decision to... (more...)

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