Religion News

Sheep, goats get pricey as Kashmiris shop for Eid

Shops selling sacrificial sheep and goats have sprouted up throughout the Kashmir valley ahead of the festival of Eid-ul-Azha Saturday, but buyers say they are being overcharged.12:00 PM on November 26

Makkar re-elected SGPC president

Avtar Singh Makkar was elected president of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) for the fifth time here Wednesday.6:05 PM on November 25

Let experts decide if it's temple or mosque: Liberhan

Whether the structure at Ayodhya was a temple or a mosque can be answered only by experts, says the Liberhan Commission that probed the Babri Masjid demolition.6:01 PM on November 25

Government will act on Liberhan recommendations: Congress

The Congress Tuesday said the government will act on the recommendations of the Liberhan Commission and a supplementary charge sheet will be filed 'if any new details emerge after the police investigation'. It also said that the report showed the 'true character' of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).12:04 AM on November 25

BJP seeks Chidambaram's resignation over Liberhan report leak

Attacking the government for 'leakage' of the Liberhan Commission report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Tuesday sought Home Minister P. Chidambaram's resignation and demanded a joint parliamentary panel probe into it. It termed Liberhan's report, which indicts top party leaders, as 'ill-founded'.12:01 AM on November 25

Religious procession chokes roads in Delhi

Delhiites were caught in serpentine jams Tuesday when a religious procession in the heart of the national capital choked main roads and the subsequent detours weren't enough to cope with heavy evening traffic.10:02 PM on November 24

Sequence of events leading to Babri razing in Liberhan report

The following is the sequence of events in brief leading up to the razing of the Babri mosque in Ayodhya on Dec 6, 1992, as recorded in the Liberhan Commission report tabled in parliament Tuesday:10:00 PM on November 24

Hounded by media, Liberhan seeks 'privacy'

Justice M.S. Liberhan, whose report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition was tabled in parliament Tuesday, sought 'privacy' as he was hounded by the media even when he went to an optician's shop here. He maintained that he had clearly said everything in his report.10:00 PM on November 24

Kalyan Singh insider that caused collapse of system: Liberhan report

The Liberhan Commission probing the demolition of the Babri Masjid has hit out at then Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh for embarking on a 'pogrom leading up to the events of December 6th 1992' as soon he entered office.4:07 PM on November 24

Composed Liberhan says report answers all questions

Justice M.S. Liberhan Tuesday remained composed and asked the media to read his report on the 1992 Babri mosque demolition before asking questions even as the controversial document was tabled by the government in parliament.2:01 PM on November 24

Punish Babri masjid culprits, demand Muslim leaders

As a political storm engulfed parliament over 'leakage' of the Liberhan Commission report on the Babri mosque demolition, some Muslim clerics and leaders Monday demanded that the long pending truth behind the 'unfortunate' incident should be made public officially and the culprits punished.8:06 PM on November 23

Babri panel wants action against Advani, others

The Babri Masjid Action Committee (BMAC) Monday sought action against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani and others who it said were to blame for the razing of the Babri mosque.6:00 PM on November 23

Buddhist monks preach non-violence in Maoist-hit villages

A group of Buddhist monks in Bihar are on a new peace mission -- preaching Lord Buddha's message of non-violence in the Maoist affected villages of Gaya district.2:02 PM on November 23

Indian Muslims are also Hindus,says RSS chief

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat late Sunday created a flutter at a public meeting here by claiming that Indian Muslims were originally Hindus and follow Hindu rituals.12:00 AM on November 23

Badal invited to Pakistan for setting up of Nanak varsity

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal has been invited to Pakistan for the ground-breaking ceremony of the Guru Nanak Dev University being set up by the Pakistan government at Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev - the founder of Sikhism.12:00 AM on November 23