Aug 3, 2018 China’s highest ranking Buddhist monk who is also a political advisor to the government has been accused of sexually harassing and assaulting nuns at a monastery in Beijing. Xuecheng, abbot of Beijing-based Longquan temple, has denied allegations he sexually assaulted and harassed nuns by “controlling their minds” in the garb of religious […]
Aug 3, 2018 Sikh for Justice (SFJ) is holding a non-binding referendum throughout the world on the issue of Sikhs’ right of self-determination for the independence of Punjab – the historical homeland of Sikhism. Besides the overwhelming support of the British and European Sikh community, several Kashmiri separatist outfits have extended their support to a […]
Aug 3, 2018 A suicide blast struck a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan Friday as it was crowded with worshippers for weekly prayers, killing 29 people and wounding dozens in the latest attack on the minority. Officials have said they fear the death toll could rise after the assault, the latest targeting civilians who have […]
Jayatu Jayatu Hindurashtram ! Good morning , Have a blessed day ! Namaskar ! As per Hindu Almanac i.e. Vedic Panchang for 3rd August 2018 Kaliyug Varsha – 5120, Vikram Samvat- 2075, Shak Varsh -1940 Shak Samvat Maas – Ashadha Vikram Samvat Maas – Shravana Paksha – Krishna Paksha Diwas – Friday Tithi – Shashthi […]
Aug 2, 2018 Two Hizbul Mujahedeen militants, allegedly involved in a rifle-snatching incident in Lolab, were killed in an encounter in Kupwara on Thursday. Bilal Ahmad Shah, of Shatmuqam, and Zahoor Ahmad, of Thayeen village, were locals from Kupwara who had joined the Hizbul Mujahideen ranks this year. They were killed at Khumriyal, around 12 […]
Aug 2, 2018 Around 150 terrorists belonged to Islamic State (ISIS) terror organization surrendered to Afghan security forces on Wednesday in the northwestern province of Jawzjan after they were defeated and driven out by Taliban and government in a fierce gun battle. Notably, the government forces and Taliban is working together to drive out the […]
Aug 2, 2018 On Tuesday, Karnataka’s chief minister HD Kumaraswamy promised to consider making Belagavi (earlier called Belgaum) the ‘second capital’ of Karnataka. With a population of five lakh, Belagavi is 20 kilometres from the border with Maharashtra, 50 kilometres from the border with Goa and 500 kilometres from Bengaluru. It’s another matter that Belagavi […]
Aug 2, 2018 A BJP member in Lok Sabha today asked the government to bring a population control law to ensure a two-child norm for a family. Making the demand during the Zero Hour, Uday Pratap Singh, representing Hoshangabad in Madhya Pradesh, said that countries like China have taken steps to check population growth. Singh […]
Aug 2, 2018 West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has launched an offensive against the National Register of Citizens (NRC), but at least three officials have said her government did not verify over one lakh documents sent by her Assam counterpart. West Bengal was the biggest defaulter in the NRC verification process pertaining to people […]
