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New Delhi : Asserting that “constitutional legitimacy must supercede all religious beliefs or practices”, the Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that appointment as priests in temples and other religious institutions cannot be denied to a person solely on the basis of “caste, birth or any other constitutionally unacceptable parameter”. A benchContinue Reading

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New Delhi: Beginning next year, students from the northeastern states will be sponsored for professional training in some of the best institutions abroad, particularly in fashion technology and hospitality and protocol, DoNER Minister Jitendra Singh said on Tuesday. Addressing a seminar on “Empowering Northeast India” organised by the Northeastern DevelopmentContinue Reading

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Kolkata — Archbishop Thomas D’Souza of Calcutta has assigned Bandel Basilica Church as one of the designated churches to obtain blessings and graces connected with the Year of Mercy as declared by Pope Francis when he symbolically opened the “Holy Door” of St Peter’s Basilica in Rome to the pilgrims on 8th DecemberContinue Reading

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Jammu: An ancient temple and two houses belonging to Hindus were gutted in a fire that broke out under suspicious circumstances at two different locations, leading to tension in Kishtwar town on Tuesday. Giving details, police said that fire first broke out at the houses of Malal Chand and RajeshContinue Reading