It was a harrowing Raksha Bandhan day on Sunday for thousands of Delhi Metro commuters who got trapped in the Yellow Line coaches in the morning hours due to a technical glitch.


Metro snag spoils Rakhi day celebrations


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A year after absconding mafia don Dawood Ibrahim Kaskar's son became a maulana, his close aide Chhota Shakeel's only son has also embraced the spiritual path in Karachi, Pakistan, where they live, reliable sources said here.


Now, mafiosi Chhota Shakeel's son adopts spiritual path


Pope Francis has met eight Irish victims of abuse committed by the clergy, on the first day of his historic trip to Dublin, where he is to participate in the IX World Meeting of Families.


Pope meets eight abuse victims in Ireland


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said his party has not stonewalled the Triple Talaq Bill anywhere but they have an issue with the aspect of criminalisation.


Congress has not stonewalled Triple Talaq Bill: Rahul


All police stations in Uttar Pradesh have been told to celebrate 'Raksha Bandhan' as part of 'Rakhi with Khaki' campaign in which all police station staff will get 'rakhi' tied on their wrists from women and girls of the area, police said.


UP police initiative: 'Rakhi with Khakhi'


Pope Francis on Saturday said he is ashamed of the Catholic Church's failure to adequately address the "repellent crimes" of sex abuse by clergy and that the "failure of ecclesiastical authorities" to address abuse has "rightly given rise to outrage".


Pope 'ashamed' by Church's sexual abuse failures


Dubai, Aug 25 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday congratulated Saudi Arabia on the successful completion of this year's Haj season -- the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina.


UAE lauds Saudi Arabia for 'successful' Haj season


Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees held protests here on Saturday, demanding justice on the first anniversary of Myanmar's crackdown that forced them to flee to camps in neighbouring Bangladesh.


Rohingya refugees demand justice on Myanmar crackdown anniversary


On the occasion of Onam, celebrities like Hema Malini, Jackie Shroff and Rajeev Khandelwal sent out good wishes to the people of flood-hit Kerala.


Celebs wish 'speedy recovery' for Kerala on Onam


Pope Francis arrived in Ireland on Saturday on the first papal visit to the majority Roman Catholic nation in almost 40 years amid one of the worst sexual abuse scandals the Church has yet faced.


Pope lands in Ireland amid priest abuse scandal


Survivors of Kerala's worst floods in a century on Saturday set aside their misery, even if only temporarily, to celebrate Onam in numerous relief camps across the state, relishing the traditional Onam 'sadya' or lunch.


For a change, Onam brings cheer in relief camps


In normal times Britain's former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson's observation that burqa-clad women resemble walking "letter boxes" and "bank robbers" would evoke laughter. But these are not normal times.


Since burqa has no Quranic injunction, why annoy host societies? (Comment)


The final day of the ninth edition of Bhutan's distinctive Mountain Echoes literary festival saw an insightful discussion on an 11th-century Tibetan mystic who had a harrowing past but later became an accomplished poet.


Literary masterpieces of 11th-century Buddhist poet explored


Pope Francis will arrive on Saturday in Ireland on the first papal visit to the majority Roman Catholic nation in almost 40 years. He will be greeted by fervent crowds and angry protests.


Pope Francis to arrive in Ireland


West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that several people from a certain community fled BJP ruled-Jharkhand to Bengal after police firing on them on Eid al-Adha and are being treated at hospitals in her state.


People from certain community fled Jharkhand: Bengal CM


An elderly Parsi woman who died here of old age in Thane district was cremated by her Hindu and Muslim neighbours after her married daughter living in Gujarat did not come as "she is very busy in work", area residents said on Friday.


'Busy' Gujarat woman skips mother's funeral in Maharashtra


The BJP on Friday said the Congress is identified with 1984 anti-Sikh riots and slammed its President Rahul Gandhi for invoking Guru Nanak Dev during his address in Berlin. The BJP also demanded his apology for the heinous crime against Sikhs.


Rahul must apologise in front of Akal Takht for crimes against Sikhs: BJP


The Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) on Friday announced that it will provide free rides to women in its buses on Sunday on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan.


DTC offers free ride to women on Rakhi


Onam, Kerala's most important festival, will see subdued celebrations on Saturday in the state and whereever Keralities live due to the terrible misery heaped by the worst floods in nearly a century.


Onam is almost washed away by Kerala floods


The Telangana government on Friday announced that priests at Hindu temples in the state will be paid salaries at par with government employees while 'imams' and muezzins at mosques will be paid Rs 5,000 each.


Telangana priests to get salaries at par with government staff


President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday greeted people on the occasion on Onam and said it should mark a new beginning to those trying to rebuild their lives after the devastating floods in Kerala.

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