New DelhI: Controversial BJP parliamentarian Vinay Katiyar on Monday said that the iconic Taj Mahal is a monument built by Hindus and will be converted into ‘Tej Mandir’ (temple). Speaking on the upcoming ‘Taj Mahotsav’ being held in Agra, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader said that a time willContinue Reading
Hyderabad: With the Narendra Modi government determined to go ahead with the passage of triple talaq bill in Parliament, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) will decide its future course of action on the issue at its crucial meeting this week. The three-day-long general body meeting of theContinue Reading
Child marriage cases are on the rise in Kerala going by the data of the State Crime Records Bureau. Last year, till November, 17 cases were registered under the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act whereas the number was eight in 2016 and 13 in 2015. As per the latest dataContinue Reading
The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has discovered pottery pieces, and tools made of stones and bones believed to be of the pre-Christian era from a mound in Jalalpur village of Cuttack district. “Discoveries of ancient artefacts indicated that a rural settlement might have thrived in that period. What isContinue Reading
Amritsar: A delegation of the Sikh Dharma International from Brazil reached Golden Temple Amritsar Saturday. This marks the culmination of their India visit. The delegation includes women as well and they have been actively participating in religious programmes and preaching. The Brazilian Sikh women, who hold command of the organisationContinue Reading
Kochi: The committee that probed the land transactions in the Syro-Malabar Church has pointed out that the church authorities failed to conduct audit and file I-T returns for 2016-17. In its final report, the committee also stated that the church authorities made transactions to the tune of Rs 9.38 croreContinue Reading
By Matters India Reporter Bengaluru: Two scholars and activists urged Indian Bishops to stand for and with Dalit rights and dignity. Jesuit Father Maria Arul Raja and Sr. Urmila of the Missionary Sisters of the Heart of Mary congregation (ICM) addressed on ‘Whatever you did to one of the leastContinue Reading
Kochi: The Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court has rejected the petition relating to the land dealings of the Ernakulam-Angamaly diocese against Cardinal George Alancherry stating that there are not enough evidences against him to take a criminal case. The court commented that the petitioner could approach the civil court asContinue Reading
Nagaland will elects its new legislative assembly on February 2iContinue Reading
Shillong: The war of words between two top national parties over the federal government’s tourism package for Meghalaya has drawn the church into the political ring in the election-bound state. On January 31, a day after Congress president Rahul Gandhi came down heavily on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forContinue Reading