New York, Sep 3 (IANS) Two-thirds of New York City residents want a controversial Muslim community centre and mosque to be relocated farther away from the site of 9/11 terrorist attack, according to a New York Times poll.
London, Sep 3 (IANS) Mistresses and wives of 33 miners trapped inside a mine in Chile have clashed over compensation claims and some of the miners may face difficult questions when they make it to the surface....
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Kolkata, Sep 3 (IANS) Be it soccer legend Diego Maradona, tennis star Martina Hingis or football World Cup hero Diego Forlan - they have all visited the plain two-storey Missionaries of Charity headquarters here that houses Mother Teresa's grave. It's a must-see for foreign tourists visiting eastern India even 13 years after her death....
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Thousands of devotees Thursday gathered at temples across the capital to pay obeisance to Lord Krishna, one of the most revered gods of Hindus, on the occasion of Janmashtami....
Shimla, Sep 2 (IANS) The new disability law should ensure social security cover for the mentally-challenged in the country, the apex...
Kaithal (Haryana), Sep 2 (IANS) A judge in this Haryana town created a record of sorts when he settled 148 cases in a single day, close on the heels of a peer in Andhra Pradesh figuring in the headlines for deciding 111 cases in one day....
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Humans were into organising mass banquets to promote fellow feelings some 12,000 years ago....
Mathura, Sep 2 (IANS) Temples across Braj Mandal, a large swathe of area around Mathura, are bustling with joy and fervour, celebrating Janmashtami -- the birthday of Lord Krishna. -- who is an incarnation of Lord Vishnu....
Mumbai, Sep 2 (IANS) Mumbaikars woke up to beating of drums on Janmashtami Thursday as Govindas got together at their venues to strategise and form human pyramids to reach 'dahi handis' -- or pots of curd and luck -- suspended high....
New Delhi, Sep 2 (IANS) Men, women and children of all ages Thursday thronged temples that were decked up in bright coloured lights, decorations and flowers across Delhi for Janmashtami which celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna. Despite the hot and humid weather, crowds were large....
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 1 (IANS) Malaysia’s Muslim religious leaders Wednesday supported the government’s proposal to get converts to Islam to publicly announce their religious status, saying this would avoid future family disputes....
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 1 (IANS) A school exclusively for pregnant teenagers will be opened this month in Malaysia's Malacca state, an official said....
Dhaka, Sep 1 (IANS) Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, is being celebrated Wednesday across Muslim-majority Bangladesh....
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday greeted the nation on the auspicious occasion of Janmashtami that celebrates the birth of Lord Krishna....
Shimla, Aug 31 (IANS) The historical Viceregal Lodge, now housing the Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), is showcasing some rare photographs of events that the building has witnessed when this Himachal Pradesh town was the summer capital of British India, an official said here Tuesday.
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Mumbai, Aug 31 (IANS) Fifty-three-year-old Nizar Ahmed, weighing 190 kg, was operated upon successfully for weight-loss surgery in a hospital two days after being moved out of his south Mumbai second floor tenement where he had stayed indoors for five years....
London, Aug 30 (IANS) A US man has found the body of his wife buried under piles of rubbish at their home, four months after she went missing, a media report said Monday....
London, Aug 30 (IANS) Three in five air passengers would like to see family-only sections on planes, a poll shows....
Sydney, Aug 30 (IANS) Frenchman Alain Robert was arrested Monday for climbing a 57-storey skyscraper in Sydney....
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Mumbai, Aug 29 (IANS) A man weighing 190 kg could finally move out of his third floor tenement in south Mumbai Sunday after five years of staying indoors when the main door and a wall was broken and a dozen fire brigade personnel lifted him down the staircase on a special stretcher....
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