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Muslim woman wins right to wear headscarf at work in Germany

July 4, 2016 no comments

The state of Bavaria has no law forbidding legal trainees from wearing religious symbols. Berlin: A 25-year-old Muslim lawyer in Germany has won the right to wear a headscarf at work after a court r...

Saudi Arabia to introduce hi-tech bracelets for all pilgrims in Hajj s...

July 1, 2016 no comments

Nearly a thousand new surveillance cameras were installed this month at Mecca’s Grand Mosque and linked to control rooms staffed by special forces monitoring pilgrim movements Mecca: Saudi Arab...

Hyderabad: Ganesh samiti says no cut in idol height

July 1, 2016 no comments

The samiti, which met the Chief Secretary, declined to bring down the height saying the government does not have the right to do so and it is a fundamental right of the people to worship irrespective...

Devotees flay decision on Tirumala as fly zone

June 19, 2016 no comments

Tirumala Taking strong objection to the Union government’s decision against declaring Tirumala a no-fly zone, devotees of Lord Venkateswara staged a protest at Padala Mandapam in Alipiri on Friday. L...

On the ‘fast’ track

June 16, 2016 no comments

For the soul: A file photo of a group of women partaking in the iftar meal, after fasting the entire day No doubt Ramzan brings with it a culinary awakening, but at the same time Muslims abstain from...

No loudspeakers in this Kerala mosque

June 15, 2016 no comments

The drum is played five times a day in a rhythmic fashion. The Wandoor Masjid continues to beat Nakara to announce prayers A 200-year-old mosque at Wandoor in Malappuram district has successfully wit...

Temple festival not performed for 49 years

June 14, 2016 no comments

Following the demise of said Rangasamy Naidu, his wife Jamuna, “illegally” sold the property to Velayutham in 2013. It is not just one among the numerous cases of usurping temple property and selling...

Houses at foothill of Durga temple to be demolished

June 11, 2016 no comments

A file picture of the Kanakadurga temple illuminated for Dasara celebrations. The Kanaka Durga temple authorities have been intensifying their efforts to remove about 40 houses at the foothill of Ind...

70-year-old Hindu priest slaughtered in western Bangladesh

June 7, 2016 no comments

The Hindu priest’s head had been nearly severed from his neck. Unidentified attackers slaughtered a 70-year-old Hindu priest in western Bangladesh on Tuesday, police said, the latest in a serie...

Tirupati temple deposits 1,311 kg gold in bank

April 20, 2016 no comments

Tirumala Temple. The temple receives offerings from devotees in cash, jewellery, gold, silver, property deeds and demat share transfers The Tirupati Balaji temple management on Tuesday said it has de...

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