Disputed site of Al-Aqsa Mosque a factor in Hamas attack on IsraelThe military wing of Hamas, Al-Qassam Brigades, launched a surprise attack on Israel, claiming it was in defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a h...
08 Oct, 2023, 12.40 PM IST
American tourist arrested at Israel museum; Here’s what Israeli police saidAccording to Israeli police reports, the suspect caused "substantial damage" to ancient sculptures exhibited within the museum.
07 Oct, 2023, 08.27 PM IST
Why people keep fast on Ramzan, Navratri, Lent and other holy days across religionsFasting across religions is practiced for a wide range of reasons that include spiritual purification and self-discipline. In Hinduism, fas...
24 Mar, 2023, 12.50 PM IST
What’s your intention?Krishn states that it is not the action but the intent behind the action that matters.
19 May, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Pakistan condemns anti-Islamic acts in Sweden and NetherlandsThese mindless provocative Islamophobic incidents serve no purpose other than hurting the sensitivities of over 1.5 billion Muslims living ...
19 Apr, 2022, 12.41 AM IST
PIL in Delhi HC challenges constitutional validity of Waqf Act 1995; seeks Uniform Law for charitable, religious institutionsThe plea stated that there is no safeguard for Hindus, Jains, Buddhists, Sikhs, and other communities to save their properties from inclusi...
16 Apr, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
How Jerusalem tensions sparked heaviest Israel-Gaza fighting in yearsAt the core of the violence that has left dozens dead are tensions between Israelis and Palestinians over Jerusalem, which contains sites s...
12 May, 2021, 08.45 PM IST
Explainer: Jerusalem tense over evictions and holidaysFrom the beginning of Ramadan in mid-April, Palestinians clashed nightly with Israeli police, who put up barriers to stop evening gathering...
10 May, 2021, 12.01 PM IST
Devdutt Pattanaik's new book to give a peek into iconic stories in Abrahamic religionsThe book, titled 'Eden: An Indian Retelling of Jewish, Christian and Islamic lore', will hit the stands in September.
05 Apr, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Uzbekistan invites India to join deradicalisation programmeThe most populous country in Central Asia has also launched a community (makhallahs or mohallah) support programme aimed at preventing the ...
31 Mar, 2018, 04.33 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Palestine, says envoy Adnan A Alihaijaa"I will announce here and no one before you knows that Mr Modi will visit Palestine," the ambassador told Rajya Sabha TV.
08 Dec, 2017, 11.51 PM IST
Indians lazier than Chinese, but India most stable: Dalai LamaDalai Lama drew a light comparison between the people of India and China at an interactive programme organised by the Indian Chamber of Com...
23 Nov, 2017, 07.38 PM IST
Jerusalem - indescribably overwhelmingGlaring History Snatches from my guide book came to mind: about Jerusalem being the birth place of three Abrahamic religions — Judaism, Chr...
05 Mar, 2017, 07.38 AM IST
The End (of the Year) is NighThe last day of the last month of the year becomes, of course, more palpable when it becomes the last night of the last month of the year.
31 Dec, 2016, 12.07 AM IST
Tulsi Gabbard, First Hindu in the US House asks board to describe Hinduism accuratelyCalifornia State Board of Education is in final stages of revising and updating the K-12 History-Social Science Framework for public school...
12 Jul, 2016, 01.46 PM IST
Faithless flockFor a long time, it was taken for granted that with the rise of science, we should expect to see religion getting marginalised till belief ...
26 Feb, 2013, 06.29 AM IST
Economic crisis leading to intolerant politics: Martha C Nussbaumis the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago.Her latest book, .
16 Nov, 2012, 05.00 AM IST