President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed their greetings to the nation on the occasion of Christmas.


Kovind, Modi greet nation on Christmas


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Chrismas was celebrated with joy and fervor by over a million Christians spread across Mumbai and Maharashtra, here on Tuesday.


Maharashtra celebrates Christmas


Tamil Nadu on Tuesday celebrated Christmas with religious fervour, traditional gaiety and enthusiasm to mark the birth of Jesus Christ.


TN celebrates Christmas


Pope Francis led the world's Roman Catholics into Christmas urging people to seek a simpler, less materialistic life and condemning the yawning gap between the rich and the poor.


Remember the poor, shun materialism: Pope on Christmas


A festive spirit marked Christmas celebrations across Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh on Tuesday as thousands of people visited churches to offer prayers and did some last-minute shopping.


Festive spirit marks Christmas in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh


Over a million Christians spread across Maharashtra rung in Christmas by singing carols, ringing church bells, lighting candles, attending midnight mass and exchanging Christmas greetings here on Monday at midnight.


Christians ring in Christmas with carols, church bells in Maharashtra


Goa Governor Mridula Sinha and Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar on Monday extended warm Christmas greetings to all Goans.


Governor, CM extend Christmas greetings to Goans


After waiting for hours barely one kilometre from the Sabarimala temple, two Kerala women devotees were escorted down the hill, as thousands of Ayyappa devotees on Monday put up a massive protest causing one of the woman to faint.


Sabarimala protesters win again, police take back women devotees


Apple has removed a religious app from App Store after a petition by an LGBTQ rights organisation called for its removal as the app portrayed homosexuality as "sickness" and "sin".


Apple removes app claiming homosexuality is 'sin'


Two Kerala women devotees from the the hitherto banned age group were stopped barely one kilometre from the Sabarimala temple on Monday by thousands of protesters, who had to be lathi-charged by the police as tension broke out here.


2 women stopped 1km from Sabarimala, police lathi-charge protesters


A group of 11 Tamil women devotees who wanted to have Sabarimala darshan on Sunday were forced to leave after protests turned violent and police took two dozen protesters into custody.


11 Tamil women devotees fail to have Sabarimala darshan; protesters in custody, BJP demands probe (Roundup)


Telangana Chief Minister and TRS President K. Chandrashekhar Rao on Sunday embarked on a mission to cobble up a Federal Front, halting at this port city in Andhra Pradesh to worship at a temple and seek blessings of a seer.


KCR embarks on Federal Front mission, seeks Vizag seer's blessing


A group of 11 Tamil women devotees who wanted to perform a Sabarimala darshan on Sunday were forced to leave after protests turned violent and police took two dozen protesters into custody.


Denied Sabarimala darshan, 11 Tamil women devotees leave; protesters in custody


With the annual Mandala Puja just days away, protests again broke out in the temple town here in Kerala on Sunday as 11 women from the hitherto banned age group of 10 to 50 years, reached Pamba, to trek uphill and pay obeisance at the Lord Ayyappa shrine.


11 women prepare for Sabarimala darshan amid protests


Actor Naseeruddin Shah's remarks on religious violence prompted yoga guru Ramdev to say on Saturday that such accusations amounted to degrading the country's pride.


Naseeruddin's remarks amount to degrading country's pride: Ramdev


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said despite all "obstacles" from fundamentalists and Opposition, his government was committed to bringing a law against the practice of triple talaq to ensure social justice for Muslim women.


Government committed to bringing triple talaq law: Modi


Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Abhishek Manu Singhvi on Saturday accused the Odisha government of insulting Lord Jagannath by linking a scheme to his name.


Odisha government has insulted Lord Jagannath: Congress


Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah on Friday gave the Ajmer Literature Festival a miss due to strong protests by the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and other right wing associations for his controversial statements.


Right wing protestors force Naseeruddin Shah to give Ajmer Literature Festival a miss


It is time for renaissance for the country's Muslim community to develop itself and the nation, said Lt Gen (retd) Zameer Uddin Shah, who was also Vice Chancellor of Aligarh Muslim Unuversity, on Wednesday at a discussion on empowering young Muslims.


It is time  for renaissance for Muslim community in India, says former AMU V-C


The Rajasthan High Court on Friday suspended the sentence of yet another convict in the Asaram sexual exploitation case, Sharat Chandra, who along with Sanchita Gupta alias Shilpi, had been sentenced to 20-year imprisonment.


Asaram case: HC suspends sentence of second convict


As tension prevailed, the stand-off between the warring Orthodox and Jacobite factions over control of the Kothamangalam Mar Thoma Cheriya Palli Church, entered its second day.

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