A 51-year-old Kerala Catholic priest Robin Vadakkumchery on Saturday was sentenced to 60 years in jail in three different cases of rape and abuse of minor girls.


'Rapist' Kerala priest gets 60 years in jail


IANS Automatic

A number of Muslim organisations and leaders on Friday condemned the suicide attack on a CRPF convoy in Jammu and Kashmir and underlined that the entire nation was standing with the security forces in this hour of grief.


Muslim bodies condemn Pulwama suicide bombing


Thousands of Muslims on Friday hit the roads in south Mumbai's minority-dominated Bhendi Bazaar area, spontaneous shutdowns were observed in different parts of the city, and several groups and political parties protested against Thursday's Pulwama terror attack which left close to 50 CRPF troopers dead.


Maharashtra Muslims condemn Pakistan, terror groups for Pulwama terror strike


The UN refugee agency on Friday said it would raise $920 million in a new plan to aid 900,000 Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh.


UN plans to raise $920m for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh


The Pope's envoy to France is being investigated for allegedly committing sexual assault against a Paris city hall worker, officials said on Friday.


Vatican envoy to France under investigation for sexual assault


The Supreme Court on Friday tagged with the main matter -- challenge to 2010 Allahabad High Court verdict on title suit -- a plea challenging the 1993 central law for the acquisition of Ayodhya land, including the disputed site.


SC tags plea challenging land acquisition law with main Ayodhya case


The Norwegian government has agreed to re-examine regulations requiring Sikhs to have passport photos with totally visible ears, Union Minister of Food Processing Industry Harsimrat Kaur Badal said on Thursday.


Norway to reconsider regulations for passport photos of Sikhs: Minister


Despite opposition from the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), the Punjab Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution seeking to expedite elections to the cash-rich Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC).


Punjab Assembly passes resolution seeking SGPC polls


Ethnic Uyghurs living in exile have launched their version of the #MeToo social media campaign, demanding information on relatives detained by China at the so-called vocational training camps in the Xinjiang region.


#MeTooUyghur: Relatives seek proof-of-life videos from China


The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Amit Shah on Wednesday took a dip in the Sangam - the holy confluence of rivers Ganga, Yamuna and Sarawasti - at Kumbhnagar in Prayagraj.


Amit Shah takes dip at Kumbh, deliberates with saints


The Pakistan government plans will crack down on "hate speech" on social media from next week and set up a new authority, which will enforce regulations for the digital, print and electronic media, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry said here on Wednesday.


Pakistan to curb 'hate speech' on social media


Popular social network Instagram on Wednesday suspended an account which published comics discussing the problems and acceptance issues faced by the Muslim LGBT community in Indonesia.


Indonesian government forces Instagram to close pro-LGBT account


The Catholic Bishops Confernece of India (CBCI) council for Laity has launched a nationwide drive to formulate a Catholic stance on the current political situation in the country ahead of the general election, a move disputed by CBCI sources, saying the council of Laity is "not a representative of the Catholic body."


Church rift over Catholic stance on political situation


The Catholic Bishops Conference of India (CBCI) Council for Laity, one of the influential Christian bodies in the country, has launched a nationwide drive to formulate a Catholic stance on the current political situation in the country ahead of the general elections.


Church body for Catholic stance on political situation


Even as the Supreme Court is looking into numerous review petitions on its September 28 verdict on entry of women into Sabarimala temple, the temple opened amidst tight security at 5 p.m on Tuesday for the five-day-long Kumba pooja functions.


Sabarimala temple opens for 5 days amidst tight security


In what could spell more trouble for the Shiromani Akali Dal, Punjab Governor V.P. Singh Badnore on Tuesday declared the government's "commitment to pursue and take to their logical conclusion" investigations into the sacrilege cases and the false cases registered during the previous regime.


Punjab Government committed to pursue sacrilege cases: Governor


The Narendra Modi government is keen to get parliamentary approval for the triple talaq bill but there is no certainty that it will clear the Rajya Sabha hurdle in the remaining two days of the budget session and the measure may again be implemented through an ordinance.


Triple talaq bill unlikely to get RS nod


Reacting strongly to veteran actor-director Amol Palekar being interrupted during a speech at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in Mumbai when he criticised the government and was prevented from completing his speech, multiple award-winning author Nayantara Sahgal has said that the country is not facing intolerance anymore but is under outright dictatorship.


Not intolerance anymore, its outright dictatorship: Nayantara Sahgal


The daughter of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani on Monday called for a separation of religion and politics in Iran and criticized a lack of freedom and repression under the current regime.


Rafsanjani's daughter urges Iran to separate religion, politics


The government on Monday said the Ministry of Home Affairs has designated Dera Baba Nanak land checkpost in Punjab's Gurdaspur as an authorised immigration point to facilitate pilgrims passing through the proposed Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan.


Authorised immigration point for Kartarpur corridor


Union Tourism Minister K.J. Alphons on Sunday laid the foundation stone for the Sree Narayana Guru spiritual pilgrimage circuit at a function held near here at the spiritual abode of the renowned social reformer.

Page 27 -