Topic: India
India's Missionaries of Charity order said it would pray for British writer Christopher Hitchens' soul, despite his aggressive campaign against its Nobel prize-winning founder, Mother Teresa."We will pray for him and for his family," spokeswoman Sister Christie told AFP on Friday, upon ...
When Bangladesh became an independent nation after a bloody nine month battle with Pakistan that ended 40 years ago Friday, Narayan Chandra Das, a Bengali Hindu, had high hopes for his new country.As a Hindu, Das had been branded an "agent of ...
Indian police said Thursday they had foiled a planned bombing attack in New Delhi after seizing a car laden with explosives ahead of a key Hindu festival.More than five kilograms (11 pounds) of explosives were recovered on Wednesday evening from the car ...
"Are women allowed to do a full body wax?" Just an everyday question for the "fatwa" desk at Darululoom Deoband, a famed cradle of conservative Islamic thought in north India.Hundreds of queries seeking guidance on every aspect of social and religious life ...
An annual pilgrimage to a Hindu cave shrine in restive Indian Kashmir came to an end Saturday with more than 600,000 pilgrims -- a record number -- having made the Himalayan trek, officials said.Every year hundreds of thousands of pilgrims make the ...
GLOUCESTER, Mass (Reuters) - Instead of plunging headfirst to their death in a pot of boiling water, 534 live lobsters escaped the dinner plate and belly flopped to freedom into the dark waters of the Atlantic Ocean.A group of Tibetan Buddhists flanked ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An appeals court has cleared the way for a group of vegetarian Hindus to sue an Indian restaurant in New Jersey after it mistakenly served them meat.The group is seeking damages, including the cost of a trip to ...
Vampires, the devil's deceit and mental illness are among the hot topics for some 300 exorcists who flocked to Poland this week from as far away as Africa and India for a week-long congress.Held at Poland's Roman Catholic Jasna Gora monastery, home ...
The Dalai Lama voiced confidence Monday that Tibetans supported his "Middle Way" of seeking greater rights but staying under China's rule, despite criticism from some young exiles.The Dalai Lama, who announced earlier this year that he was retiring from political duties, said ...
Authorities in southern India vowed on Saturday to step up security at a Hindu temple housing ancient treasures worth billions of dollars.The pledge came after the Supreme Court deferred the opening of a final sixth vault at the temple in Kerala state ...
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