'Monk Who Sold His Ferrari' Comes to life: Son of Malaysian tycoon renounces $5-billion empire to live in jungle as a monkAjahn Siripanyo, heir to a billion-dollar fortune, chose a spiritual path. He left his lavish life to become a Buddhist monk. Siripanyo's f...
29 Nov, 2024, 12.28 PM IST
Bodhi Day 2023: Celebrate Buddha's day of enlightenment with these special quotesBodhi Day 2023: December 8 marks Bodhi Day, commemorating Siddhartha Gautama's enlightenment and the birth of Buddhism. This pivotal day ce...
07 Dec, 2023, 06.14 PM IST
Buddhist functionaries write to President, seek action against AAP leader & others over conversion event pledgesGautam had to resign from the Kejriwal government after a video emerged of a religious conversion event in which a large number of people, ...
13 Oct, 2022, 07.21 PM IST
Gyanvapi mosque dispute: Fresh plea in SC seeks intervention in proceedingsThe petition, filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay through advocate Ashwani Kumar Dubey, submitted that only those places can be protec...
24 May, 2022, 09.32 PM IST
Citizenship Amendment Act comes into effect from January 10In a gazette notification, the Union home ministry said the act under which non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan w...
10 Jan, 2020, 10.44 PM IST
View: Why many among the Sangh Parivar still love to hate Mahatma GandhiFifty-six years after the recalibration, much of the Sangh Parivar now accepts Gandhi but there are still many who love to hate the Mahatma.
06 Oct, 2019, 08.59 AM IST
Masjid had pillars with Hindu gods, says deity’s lawyerReferring to travelogues by Finch, Buchanan..., lawyer says they referred to Ram’s fort at Ayodhya.
15 Aug, 2019, 08.16 AM IST
Narendra Modi has done much, people will remember it: Somabhai Modi, PM’s elder brotherSomabhai, who runs an old-age home and a trust in Vadnagar, said whatever Modi did for Gujarat as the CM was not an easy task.
20 Nov, 2017, 12.32 AM IST
Why robot monk Xian’er is making the headlinesXian’er is clad in a saffron robe and has a shaved head. It can chant Buddhist mantras and explain basic tenets of faith.
01 May, 2016, 10.31 AM IST
PM Modi highlights India’s Buddhist heritage, takes a swipe at PakistanPM Modi on Thursday inaugurated the conference which is being attended by religious and spiritual scholars from Sri Lanka, Myanmar.
04 Sep, 2015, 05.23 AM IST
PM Modi says dialogue only way to resolve conflictThe Prime Minister noted that ideologies which close the gates for dialogue have the propensity for violence.
03 Sep, 2015, 03.46 PM IST
Government firm on opposing dalit tag for convertsThe government says mere social "backwardness" cannot put converts at par with dalits whose backwardness arises from the traditional practi...
30 Mar, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
Environment major poll issue in SikkimPradesh Congress president A D Subba alleges that Teesta and Rangeet rivers have been badly hurt due to dams and powerhouses.
08 Apr, 2014, 12.59 PM IST
Religious diversity enriches our cultural fabric: Barack Obama"What makes us American is our adherence to shared ideals and our right as a people to set our own course," Barack Obama said.
16 Jan, 2014, 01.16 PM IST
- Mara’s masti
Death, or Mara the Tempter, is a graceful god in contrast to the skeletal Grim Reaper of Western tradition.
04 Nov, 2013, 05.43 AM IST
- Minding the business
According to the Financial Times, some 25% of large US companies today have launched stress-reduction initiatives that involve relaxation t...
06 Jul, 2013, 07.03 AM IST
Nitin Gadkari demands withdrawal of Time magazine's latest issueReferring to the article "The Face of Buddhist Terror" in Time magazine, Gadkari said he "strongly recommends" that the issue is withdrawn ...
26 Jun, 2013, 09.52 PM IST