By P.K.Balachandran Colombo, September 3: Women’s power at the Indian space agency is slowly coming to the fore and that
Category: Religion
Ukraine’s most powerful spiritual force faces a choice
KYIV, Ukraine — One Friday afternoon in late July, on the bank of Kyiv’s Lake Jordan, more than 400 Ukrainians gathered
Geert Wilders blasts Pakistani cricketer accused of putting bounty on his head
Dutch prosecutors on Tuesday demanded 12 years in prison for a Pakistani ex-cricketer, who is accused of offering around €21,000
Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman won’t budge despite threats from monks
By Easwaran Rutnam/Colombo Gazette Colombo, August 29: Eastern Province Governor Senthil Thondaman has refused to budge on a decision taken
French education minister announces ban on Islamic dress in schools
PARIS — French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced on Sunday that France will ban the Islamic garment known as the
China’s Xi doubles down on hardline Xinjiang policy
Chinese President Xi Jinping has called for the hardline approach to dealing with the Uyghurs in Xinjiang to continue, despite
Pak Caretaker PM vows to protect minorities against violence
Jaranwala, Pakistan, August 21 (APP): Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday assured all the minority communities in the
Why the Meos of Mewat arouse Right Wing ire
By P.K.Balachandran/The Citizen Colombo, August 22: The communal rioting that rocked the Mewat region of North India this month, especially
Sweden raises terror threat level after Quran burnings
Sweden has raised its security threat level following a number of Quran burnings in the country. The head of the
Portrait of St. Joseph Vaz, the Apostle of Sri Lanka unveiled at the Archbishop House in Mumbai
Mumbai, August 14: The High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to India Milinda Moragoda who is on a two-day official visit