BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur, who sparked a controversy on Friday by saying that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare had died during the 26/11 terror attack due to "her curse", apologised for her remark and termed him a "martyr".


Sadhvi Pragya apologises for Karkare curse remark after row


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Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday lashed out at BJPs Bhopal Lok Sabha seat candidate Sadhvi Pragya for insulting a decorated dead police officer and accused the hardline leader of dragging the current nationalism discourse to a new low.


Amarinder blasts Sadhvi Pragya over Karkare comment


The Saudi Arabian government has issued a formal order, notifying increase in Indias Haj quota to 2 lakh from 1.75 lakh, about two months after Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman gave the assurance to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, official sources said here on Friday.


Saudi government raises India's Haj quota to 2 lakh: Sources


At least 13 people have died and many injured in South Africa after a wall collapsed at a Pentecostal church at the start of an Easter service, authorities said.


13 killed in South Africa church collapse


BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate and 2008 Malegaon bomb blast accused Sadhvi Pragya Singh Thakur on Friday sparked off a controversy by saying that Mumbai ATS chief Hemant Karkare, who lost his life in the 26/11 attack, had died to "her curse".


Karkare died because of my curse, says Sadhvi Pragya


The Congress on Friday termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's concern for the Sabarimala tradition "a bluff", and promised to bring in laws to protect the sanctity of the Lord Ayyappa shrine if voted to power.


Will protect Sabarimala traditions: Congress


For the first time in 300 years, the "Holy Stairs", which are believed to be the original stairs that Jesus Christ is said to have walked on while on his way up to be judged by Pontius Pilate before his crucifixion, will be on public display.


Rome's 'Holy Stairs' on display after 300 years


France on Thursday paid a day of tribute to hundreds of firefighters who had put their lives at risk to douse a blaze which devastated Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral, one of the country's landmark symbols.


France pays tribute to Notre Dame firefighters


A retired IAS officer, who adopted Islam three years back while serving as Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) in the Rajasthan government,  has again introduced himself as a Hindu while filing his nomination papers as the BSP candidate for the Jaipur Parliamentary seat.


Retired IAS converted to Islam is Hindu again in LS nomination


A man carrying a pair of full two-gallon cans of gasoline was arrested after entering St. Patricks Cathedral in New York, the police said.


Man with gas cans arrested after entering NY cathedral


Prosecutors investigating the causes of the inferno that ripped through the 850-year-old Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris have questioned construction workers and security staff, as more details have emerged about the effort to contain the blaze, the media reported.


Construction workers questioned over Notre Dame fire


France will launch an international architectural competition to


Notre Dame fire: France plans architecture contest


French President Emmaunel Macron has announced that he wants to see fire-ravaged Notre Dame cathedral rebuilt "more beautiful than before" within five years even as experts say its reconstruction could take decades and involve substantial challenges.


Macron wants Notre Dame rebuilt within 5 years


Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday performed "beli tharpanam" in memory of his father former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at a Thiruneli temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu.


Rahul performs 'beli tharpanam' for father in Kerala


Hundreds of millions of euros were pledged to help rebuild the partially destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old Unesco world heritage, as flames that ripped through the Paris landmark were extinguished on Tuesday.


Millions pledged to rebuild Notre Dame (4th Lead)


Project implementation of the Kartarpur corridor proposed for Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Sikh shrine in Pakistan is "progressing with speed", sources said on Tuesday after officials of the two countries held a meeting to discuss technical and security issues.


Kartarpur corridor project making progress


The CPI-M on Tuesday urged the Election Commission to take "immediate appropriate action" against Prime Minister Narendra Modi for flagrantly violating the model code of conduct (MCC) on the Sabarimala issue.


Act against Modi for violating model code, EC told


Hundreds of millions of euros have been pledged to help rebuild the partially destroyed Notre Dame Cathedral, the 850-year-old Unesco world heritage, as a fire that ripped through the Paris landmark was extinguished on Tuesday.


Millions pledged to rebuild Notre Dame (3rd Lead)


Officials from India and Pakistan met at the Zero Line along the international border between the two countries in Dera Baba Nanak sector on Tuesday and discussed the technical and security aspects of the upcoming Kartarpur Corridor.


Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan discuss concerns


YouTube's new tool for battling misinformation mistakenly linked videos of the massive fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the US and later issued an apology for the "wrong call".


YouTube mistakenly links Notre Dame fire to 9/11


Ten people have been arrested in connection with violence after a Ram Navami rally in Asansol, the city with the second largest population in West Bengal, police said on Tuesday.

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