Church donation box goes digital in GreeceThe installation of a Point of Sale (POS) device at the Cathedral Basilica of St Dionysius the Areopagite marks the first such move by a Gr...
04 May, 2025, 06.58 PM IST
Pope Francis rewrote church teachings on death penalty, nuclear weapon, but chose not to alter its stand on abortionPope Francis, who passed away on Monday, leaves behind a legacy of both upholding and altering Catholic Church teachings. He maintained the...
21 Apr, 2025, 07.45 PM IST
Congress announces free 'tirth yatra' to Buddhist sites if elected in DelhiThe Congress party announced that if elected in the upcoming Delhi assembly polls, they will offer free pilgrimages to Buddhist sites, whic...
25 Jan, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Arvind Kejriwal promises Rs 18K per month for temple, gurdwara priestsAAP has, so far, announced four welfare schemes targeting specific categories of voters, including women, Dalits and senior citizens. These...
31 Dec, 2024, 11.03 AM IST
Salaries of nuns and priests in govt-aided schools are taxable: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court upheld the income tax department's decision to deduct TDS from salaries paid to nuns and priests working in government-ai...
10 Nov, 2024, 11.54 AM IST
SC to examine if nuns, priests working as teachers entitled for IT exemptionThe Supreme Court has agreed to examine an important legal question regarding income tax exemption for nuns and priests working as teachers...
19 Jan, 2024, 11.57 AM IST
People enjoying VIP status should avoid visiting Ayodhya on day of Ram temple consecration: TrustShri Ram Ramjanmbhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust secretary Champat Rai said Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) representatives from all the provinces h...
11 Oct, 2023, 09.20 PM IST
Sri Lanka marks independence anniversary amid economic woesMany Buddhists and Christian clergy had announced a boycott of the celebration in the capital, while activists and others expressed anger a...
04 Feb, 2023, 11.56 AM IST
SC's 1993 order to pay remuneration to Imams is in 'violation of Constitution': Information commissionerThe Central Information Commission has said the 1993 Supreme Court order allowing remuneration to imams in mosques was in "violation of the...
26 Nov, 2022, 12.33 PM IST
Imams' salaries: CIC summons officials of Delhi LG, CM officesThe Central Information Commission has summoned officials of the offices of the lieutenant governor, chief minister, and chief secretary ov...
13 Nov, 2022, 02.05 PM IST
India’s COVID crisis pushes up the cost of living – and dyingThe only available hearse driver charged 5,000 Indian rupees ($68) for a 6-km (four-mile) journey to the nearest crematorium – five times t...
14 May, 2021, 04.59 PM IST
COVID-19: Despite Rs 400 crore loss, TTD confident of paying full salaries for three monthsThe surge of devotees may have waned following the nationwide lockdown and their cash offerings along with it, but the shrine is banking on...
11 May, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
Salary hikes for Ram Lalla, temple staffSince the demolition of the Babri mosque in 1992, a caretaker priest appointed by the Supreme Court has been taking care of Ram Lalla and t...
19 Aug, 2019, 10.40 AM IST
Many laud Kerala High Court ruling on clergy’s right to ancestral propertyThe court said the argument that the nun or a priest can be deprived of private property is against the right to property guaranteed by the...
17 Jun, 2017, 12.35 AM IST
Brahmins in Gujarat demand reservation in government jobs, salary for priestsAll Gujarat Brahm Samaj also wants the Government to pay monthly salary to Brahmin priests serving in temples across the State.
03 Oct, 2015, 07.52 PM IST
Brahmins in Gujrat demand reservation for economically weaker community membersThe All Gujarat Brahm Samaj has prepared an agenda of their demands, which include reservation to economically weaker members.
19 Aug, 2015, 03.22 PM IST
PIL filed in HC on treating temple priests as government employeesA notice was issues to officials including the Secretary, Endowment Department and Commissioner, returnable in two weeks.
02 Sep, 2013, 09.40 PM IST