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The Moonrise Time for Karwa Chauth 2014 is 20:19. And Chaturthi Tithi Begins at 10:18PM on 11/Oct/2014 and ends = 09:33AMon 12/Oct/2014.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Speedy divorce got delayed Wednesday with a proposed amendment to the Hindu Marriage Act, 1955, getting stalled in the Rajya Sabha.
New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) The government will make a statement on the alleged forcible conversion of Hindu women in Pakistan, Home Minister P. Chidambaram told the Lok Sabha Wednesday after the BJP raised the issue.
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Bangalore, April 29 (ANI): One of the closest advisors of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, T.K.A. Nair, on Sunday rubbished allegations that some of his relatives and a friend had been allotted land in a south Bangalore cooperative society at throwaway prices.
Karachi, Apr 28 (ANI): Pakistan's hardline Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party observed an Anti-Vulgarity Day in Karachi, where prayer leaders delivered sermons in Friday prayers against promotion of nudity and vulgarity in Pakistan.
Canberra, April 27 (ANI): A research has called for ending the stigma associated with marriage between cousins, after discovering that health risks have been greatly exaggerated in such match-ups.
Islamabad, April 25 (IANS) A Supreme Court order that will enable married women of the Hindu community to obtain computerised national identity cards without any hitch is welcome, said a leading Pakistani daily, also hoping that a draft Hindu marriage bill will be taken up in the upcoming session of the National Assembly.
Chandigarh, April 24 (IANS) Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar, on his 39th birthday Tuesday, released a book commemorating his 100th international century titled 'Sachin - A Tribute To The Legend' at a glittering ceremony at the Mumbai Indians team hotel here Tuesday.
Colombo, Apr 24 (ANI): Sri Lankan Muslims have accused 'radical' Buddhists of trying to damage peaceful co-existence between the country's main ethnic communities.
Guwahati, April 23 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said that he had raised with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the issue of granting refugee status to those people in the state who had fled their countries due to persecution, apparently referring to Hindus who were forced out from Bangladesh.
Islamabad, April 22 (IANS) A pond considered sacred by Hindus abutting a 900-year-old temple complex in Pakistan is drying up after tubewells began supplying the water to a cement factory and to two villages, said a media report Sunday.
Kolkata, April 20 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad(VHP) Friday said it would launch a campaign in West Bengal demanding monthly honorariums to Hindu priests and unemployed youth to protest against the Mamata Banerjee-led government's decision to pay honorariums of Rs.2,500 to imams.
Islamabad, Apr 20(ANI): An editorial in a Pakistan daily has highlighted that Hindus are treated equally under the country's law and added that a bill to recognise their marriages has been stalled in parliament for unexplained reasons.
London, Apr 20 (ANI): Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains, which is home to K2, are defying the global trend and getting thicker, a new study has claimed.
Jammu, April 19 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir government is all set to issue an ordinance to protect Hindu temples in the Kashmir Valley, a demand that Kashmiri Pandit migrants had been raising since their migration from Kashmir in the 1990s, according to official sources here.
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): Barack Obama apparently had an odd past with the man's best friend.
Islamabad, April 18 (ANI): Pakistan's law enforcement agencies still have no clue about the whereabouts of Hindu medic Dr Rajesh Kumar who was kidnapped from Quetta on February 13.
Islamabad, April 17 (ANI): Pakistan's law enforcement agencies still have no clue about the whereabouts of Hindu medic Dr Rajesh Kumar who was kidnapped from Quetta on February 13.
Islamabad, Apr 18 (ANI): Human rights activists in Pakistan have expressed concerns over the nation being victim to communal, sectarian and ethnic hatred and urged the parliament to make the Quaid-e-Azam's August 11, 1947 speech an integral part of the Constitution.
Islamabad, April 17 (ANI): The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has urged the government to search and find Dr Rajesh Kumar who was abducted from Quetta on February 13.
Karachi, Apr 16(ANI): The Hindu community has rejected the claims of 15-year-old Asha Kumari that she embraced Islam and married a Muslim man by her choice.
London, Apr 16 (ANI): Some glaciers on Asia's Karakoram mountains, which is home to K2, are defying the global trend and getting thicker, a new study has claimed.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 15 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy and state Congress chief Ramesh Chennithala left for Delhi Sunday to take up with the party high command the gifting of a fifth ministerial berth to Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) which has set sparks flying in the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF).
Chandigarh, April 14 (IANS) The 2012 assembly elections in Punjab brought out a new dimension in the politics of the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal and its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Both parties, hitherto identified with their strong Sikh and Hindu ideology respectively, have now successfully experimented with something more secular.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 14 (IANS) Devout Hindus here Saturday heralded Vishu, the Kerala new year, with traditional cultural fervour with people visiting temples in the morning.
New Delhi, Apr 14 (ANI): The nation on Saturday pays homage to Bharat Ratna Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar on his 121st birth anniversary.
Thiruvananthapuram, April 13 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has come under fire from Hindu social groups besides his own Congress party ever since he gave a fifth ministership to his second biggest ally, the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML).
Chandigarh, April 12 (IANS) Political parties and leaders in Punjab Thursday hailed the move of the union cabinet to approve the Anand Marriage Act, which will facilitate separate registration of marriages of Sikhs.
Giving the strength to the marriage institution, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill that makes the registration of marriage mandatory......
Giving the strength to the marriage institution, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill that makes the registration of marriage mandatory......
Giving the strength to the marriage institution, the Union Cabinet on Thursday approved a bill that makes the registration of marriage mandatory......
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday greeted the nation on the occasion of the traditional harvest festivals Baisakhi, Vishu and Bihu.
Hyderabad, April 11 (IANS) Voicing its concern over increasing incidents of communal violence in Andhra Pradesh, Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM), a key ally of the ruling Congress, Wednesday put the government on notice over taking action against lax policemen.
Kathmandu, April 11 (ANI): Hindu priest at Nepal's world famous Pashupatinath temple will now get a fixed salary of around 3,000 dollars a month.
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Hindus in Pakistan are feeling "angry and helpless" after being targeted in a spate of incidents, including abductions and forced conversion of girls, says a leading rights activist and a Hindu leader.
The communal genii whose support the Congress invoked to oust Kerala's first Communist government more than 50 years ago are still around and turning the state's politics viral.
Islamabad, April 9 (IANS) Some political parties and Hindu groups in Pakistan are furious over the kidnapping and alleged conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh province.
Islamabad, Apr 9(ANI): The lack of willingness to discuss marriages enforced on Hindu women in the Pakistan parliament will have detrimental consequences for the country's largest religious minority, the government's top minority representatives have said.
Karachi, Apr 9(ANI): A number of activists of different civil society organisations staged a protest demonstration outside the Karachi Press Club against the kidnapping and forced conversion of Hindu girls in Sindh.
Jaipur, April 7 (IANS) A voluntary group working for Pakistani refugees in India has requested Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to raise the problems of Hindus living in Pakistan with visiting President Asif Ali Zardari who is coming to India Sunday, a representative said.
Hyderabad, April 3 (IANS) The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) has decided to conduct mass marriages of Hindus in the US.
Chennai, April 3 (IANS) Pop icon Katy Perry has landed in India for her show at the opening of the fifth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) -- and says she is honoured to be in the country.
Panaji, April 2 (IANS) The impending demolition of Russia's biggest Vedic cultural centre in St Petersburg has triggered an angry reaction in Goa.
Islamabad, Apr 2(ANI): Pakistan's Minister In-charge of National Harmony, Dr Paul Bhatti has said that he would raise objections in parliament if the government fails to safeguard minority places of worship, particularly the Hindu community.
Mumbai, April 1 (IANS) Ram Navami was celebrated with devotion in temples across Mumbai Sunday to herald the ninth day of the Hindu calendar's first month of Chaitra - and the birth of Lord Ram.
Islamabad, April 1 (IANS) Pakistan is committed to protecting shrines belonging to minorities, a minister said Sunday, following a protest by Hindus over illegal occupation of a temple in Punjab.
London, April 1 (IANS) British comedian Russell Brand says he is "doing well" and is not affected by his split from singer Katy Perry. They wed in India in October 2010.
Islamabad, Mar 31(ANI): Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) to address problems faced by Hindu women in obtaining Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs), as it has affected three million Hindus in the country.
Jaipur, March 31 (IANS) In an effort to prevent child marriages, the administration of Bharatpur district in Rajasthan has made it mandatory for the date of birth of the groom and bride to be printed on the wedding invitation card, an official said Saturday.
New Delhi, Mar.31 (ANI): An earthquake measuring 5.2 on the Richter scale hit Afghanistan on Saturday morning, sending tremors as far as Kashmir.
Kangra (Himachal Pradesh), Mar.28 (ANI): Scores of devotees lined up at temples in Kangra, Himachal Pradesh, to pay obeisance to the Hindu Goddess Durga on the occasion of the Navratri Festival.
New Delhi, March 27 (IANS) Norwegian black metal, Indian classical dance and classical music came together on one stage to captivate the audience in a performance titled 'Questionings'.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Indian Army Chief Gen V.K. Singh, in a televised interview telecast Monday, said the 'bribe offer' had left him 'dumbfounded' and he could not lodge a police complaint against the briber because it was an 'indirect method'.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into army chief Gen V.K. Singh's allegations that he had been offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday ordered a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) probe into army chief Gen V.K. Singh's allegations that he had been offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore.
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The government is neckdeep in corruption, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said Monday, calling 'very serious' army chief Gen. V.K. Singh's allegation that he had been offered a bribe to clear a tranche of 600 substandard vehicles.
Bangalore, March 25 (IANS) An unseemly fallout of the continuing leadership tussle in Karnataka's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is the open involvement of several Hindu religious leaders backing their candidates on caste lines .
There does not appear to be much hope for the BJP to emerge as a major challenger to the Congress in 2014, although the latter is now much weaker than it was at the time of the last general election.
London, March 23 (IANS) Nearly 1,000 women and girls in Pakistan were victims of honour killings during 2011, a human rights group said.
Islamabad, Mar 21 (ANI): Nearly 62 percent of Hindu and Christian women in Pakistan fear that a majority of Muslims would not come to their aid if they were being discriminated against.
Islamabad, Mar 21 (ANI): Nearly 62 percent of Hindu and Christian women in Pakistan fear that a majority of Muslims would not come to their aid if they were being discriminated against.
Jammu, Mar 17 (ANI): The Jammu Kashmir Democratic Front (JKDF) called for a shutdown here again on Saturday to highlight the plight of the minority Hindu community following an unfortunate incident in Rajouri.
Jammu, Mar 17 (ANI): The Jammu Kashmir Democratic Front (JKDF) called for a shutdown here again on Saturday to highlight the plight of the minority Hindu community following an unfortunate incident in Rajouri.
Lahore, Mar 15(ANI): Minority women in Pakistan are facing severe problems, including threat of forced conversion, lack of access to education in Pakistan and need a policy response, a study has said.
New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Janata Party President Subramanian Swamy on Monday criticized the Union Home Ministry for relaxing the rules to pave the way for bringing ammonium nitrate into the country in non-bagged form.
Islamabad, Mar 8 (ANI): The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of their religious festival of "Holi".
Islamabad, Mar 8 (ANI): The Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) has greeted the Hindu community on the occasion of their religious festival of "Holi".
Islamabad, Mar 7 (ANI): The Karachi High Court has ordered the police to find a Hindu woman who was allegedly abducted and forced to marry her Muslim husband.
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): A minority Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPA) Pitanber Sewani has said that the Hindu girls are subjected to gross injustice in the country, and reminded the government not to force Hindus in Sindh to follow the course of Baloch nationalists who are fighting "a war for their rights".
Islamabad, Mar 1(ANI): A minority Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly (MPA) Pitanber Sewani has said that the Hindu girls are subjected to gross injustice in the country, and reminded the government not to force Hindus in Sindh to follow the course of Baloch nationalists who are fighting "a war for their rights".
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Nazi paramilitary organisation Schutzstaffel (S.S) overlord, Heinrich Himmler, was fascinated with the ancient discipline of yoga, a historian has revealed in a new book.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): One of the richest Indian businessmen in Britain, Jasminder Singh, the owner of the Radisson Edwardian Hotels Group, has been sued by his father for 100 million pounds for excluding him from the family business and not sharing property according to Hindu tradition.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): Nazi paramilitary organisation Schutzstaffel (S.S) overlord, Heinrich Himmler, was fascinated with the ancient discipline of yoga, a historian has revealed in a new book.
London, Feb 22 (ANI): One of the richest Indian businessmen in Britain, Jasminder Singh, the owner of the Radisson Edwardian Hotels Group, has been sued by his father for 100 million pounds for excluding him from the family business and not sharing property according to Hindu tradition.
The festival of Mahashivratri is being celebrated across the India. The religious processions are being taken out across the country on the occasion of Mahashivratri.
New Delhi/Jammu, Feb.20 (ANI): Hindu devotees are celebrating the festival of Mahashivratri with traditional religious fervour across India on Monday.
Quetta, Feb 13 (ANI): A Hindu trader was allegedly kidnapped from Veer area of Khuzdar's Wadh tehsil, some 370 kilometres from Quetta.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has urged the Hindu community in the country to continue placing their trust in the government.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 7 (ANI): Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has urged the Hindu community in the country to continue placing their trust in the government.
Islamabad, Feb 2 (ANI): A Hindu trader has been kidnapped from the Bazaar area of Mastung, some 45 kilometres from Balochistan.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 2(ANI): Local women, particularly housewives and factory workers, have been warned to be cautious of astrologers from India.
Kuala Lumpur, Feb 2(ANI): Local women, particularly housewives and factory workers, have been warned to be cautious of astrologers from India.
Islamabad, Feb 2 (ANI): A Hindu trader has been kidnapped from the Bazaar area of Mastung, some 45 kilometres from Balochistan.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate recalling of yoga mats carrying images of Lord Ganesha sold by a California (USA) based firm Yogamatic on its website, calling it inappropriate.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Upset Hindus have urged for the immediate recalling of yoga mats carrying images of Lord Ganesha sold by a California (USA) based firm Yogamatic on its website, calling it inappropriate.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): NBC Chicago (USA) television station removed from its website within few hours the content which Hindus considered "inappropriate" as it labelled their deities "weird".
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): NBC Chicago (USA) television station removed from its website within few hours the content which Hindus considered "inappropriate" as it labelled their deities "weird".
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Hindus want Europe to do something concrete to improve the plight of stateless Roma (Gypsies), who suffer rejection day after day.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Hindus want Europe to do something concrete to improve the plight of stateless Roma (Gypsies), who suffer rejection day after day.
Nevada (US), Jan 25 (ANI): A school in New Zealand has a 'Sanskrit Language Studies' program and claims that learning Sanskrit accelerates a child's reading ability.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Hindus are dismayed at American Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's reported comments few days back that equality does not come from "Eastern religions".
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): A 10,000 square feet strip-mall is reportedly being converted to a Hindu temple in Tracy, California.
Nevada (US), Jan 23 (ANI): Hindus have asked various religious groups in Switzerland to come out openly in support of Verdingkinder (contract children), whom the authorities reportedly coerced into horrible lives in the past.
Nevada (US), Jan 22 (ANI): Germany based firm Yogistar has reportedly withdrawn from its website yoga mats carrying the images of Hindu deities, which upset Hindus had called inappropriate and asked for immediate withdrawal.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Perturbed Hindus have asked for the immediate withdrawal of yoga mats carrying images of Hindu deities sold by a Germany based firm Yogistar, calling it inappropriate.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Hindus want Switzerland to issue an official apology and compensate the Verdingkinder (contract children), whom the authorities reportedly coerced into horrible lives in the past.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Perturbed Hindus have asked for the immediate withdrawal of yoga mats carrying images of Hindu deities sold by a Germany based firm Yogistar, calling it inappropriate.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Hindus want Switzerland to issue an official apology and compensate the Verdingkinder (contract children), whom the authorities reportedly coerced into horrible lives in the past.
New Delhi, Jan 19 (ANI): Media Advisor to the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, Harish Khare, resigned today after holding the post for more than two years.
Nevada (US), Jan 9 (ANI): Hindus have commended His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI for connecting environmental protection with poverty eradication for human development.
