Be open to foreigners, Pope Francis tells Hungarians

Be open to foreigners, Pope Francis tells Hungarians

[ad_1] Pope Francis called for open doors and inclusivity during a visit to Hungary on Sunday.  The Hungarian government has long faced criticism over anti-immigration policies and rhetoric that has stoked xenophobia at home. Concerns about Budapest’s treatment of minorities were exacerbated on the eve of the pope’s three-day visit when Hungarian President Katalin Novák unexpectedly … Read more

‘Like sex and religion, we don’t like to talk about memory’: pianist Angela Hewitt on how she keeps hers in shape

‘Like sex and religion, we don’t like to talk about memory’: pianist Angela Hewitt on how she keeps hers in shape

[ad_1] It happens to all pianists at some point: that terrifying moment when you’re on stage and can’t remember what comes next. My former teacher, Jean-Paul Sévilla, was once playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations when, at the end of Variation 7, he couldn’t remember how Variation 8 began. By the time he got off stage to … Read more

Reservation based on religion unconstitutional, says Amit Shah in poll-bound Karnataka

Reservation based on religion unconstitutional, says Amit Shah in poll-bound Karnataka

[ad_1] Hubballi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said reservation based on religion was unconstitutional, and asserted that the BJP would implement the quota formula adopted by Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai-led government in Karnataka. He said BJP has given tickets for May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka on merits of winnability, and not on … Read more

Neighbours Beyond Religion: Muslims Help Perform Last Rites Of Kashmiri Pandit

Neighbours Beyond Religion: Muslims Help Perform Last Rites Of Kashmiri Pandit

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: The Muslim community in the Wussan locality of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal came forward to perform the last rites of an elderly Kashmiri Pandit on Friday. Eyewitnesses said that Avtar Krishan Koul, 75, son of Madhav Krishan Koul, passed away at her home in Wussan in the wee hours of Friday, which left the … Read more

India can become ‘vishwaguru’ only by following path of religion: Mohan Bhagwat

India can become ‘vishwaguru’ only by following path of religion: Mohan Bhagwat

[ad_1] Burhanpur: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said that India will become ‘vishwaguru’ only by following the path of religion and will show the path to the world. Bhagwat was addressing the Dharma Sanskriti Sabha in Madhya Pradesh’s Burhanpur. “India will become vishwaguru only by following the path of religion. If we … Read more

Asad Ahmed’s encounter: BJP holds encounters in name of religion, says Owaisi

Asad Ahmed’s encounter: BJP holds encounters in name of religion, says Owaisi

[ad_1] AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi Hyderabad: AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi condemned Uttar Pradesh’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party on Thursday after Asad Ahmad, an accused in the murder of Umesh Pal, whose father Atiq Ahmad is also mentioned in the case, died in a police encounter. Speaking in Telangana’s Nizamabad, he questioned whether ‘the BJP (would) … Read more

Religion gives sense of duty, connects us with moral values: Adityanath

Religion gives sense of duty, connects us with moral values: Adityanath

[ad_1] Gorakhpur: Religion gives a sense of duty and one should not mistake it just as a medium of worship, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday, while greeting people on Ram Navami. Talking to reporters after completing rituals of Kanya Pujan and Shri Ram Janmotsav at the Gorakhnath temple here, he also … Read more

Pope John Paul II and pedophile priests becomes Poland’s top political issue

Pope John Paul II and pedophile priests becomes Poland’s top political issue

[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. WARSAW — War? Inflation? Corruption? Nope, the big subject dominating Poland’s politics ahead of this fall’s parliamentary election is the legacy of John Paul II. Although the canonized Polish pontiff has been dead since 2005, he’s become the hottest subject in Poland following … Read more

No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: SC

No scope for hate crimes on basis of religion in secular country such as India: SC

[ad_1] New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday observed that there is a growing consensus around hate speech and stressed there is no scope for hate crimes on the basis of religion in a secular country such as India. “There cannot be any compromise on hate speech at all,” the top court said and added … Read more

Sanatan Dharma is national religion of India: Yogi Adityanath

Sanatan Dharma is national religion of India: Yogi Adityanath

[ad_1] Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath (Photo/ANI) Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday while presiding over the restoration and consecration of the idol programme at Neelkanth Mahadev Temple located in Bhinmal, Rajasthan said ‘Sanatan Dharma is the national religion of India’ which every citizen must respect. During his address to the … Read more