Guwahati, June 26 (IANS) The holy month of Muharram was observed across Assam on Friday with religious devotion, solemn processions and prayers for peace, while several districts witnessed participation from people belonging to different faiths, underlining the state’s tradition of communal harmony. In Tinsukia district’s Margherita town, one of the prominent observances took place at the Central Margherita Eidgah Maidan, which was specially decorated for the occasion. Hundreds of devotees and l…
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Jerusalem/New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) Emphasising that India and Israel share a special and unique relationship, Israel’s Ambassador to India Reuven Azar on Tuesday said that the bilateral partnership is rooted in six core values, including civilisational resilience, fight against terrorism, democratic norms, innovation, religious tolerance and inclusive development.In a video message shared on X, Azar said, “The relationship between Israel and India is very special and very unique. When I came t…
Islamabad, May 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s narrative of religious tolerance is a clear facade amid the persistent persecution, violence, and demographic extinction of the Sikh community, a report said on Thursday.According to a report in Khalsa Vox, the recent case of Sarabjit Kaur, who went missing during a pilgrimage to Pakistan and later appeared as a convert to Islam, has been portrayed by Pakistani media as a “heartwarming tale of personal discovery”.However, it said, against the backdrop of th…
Islamabad, Jan 12 (IANS) A leading minority rights group has condemned the vandalism of a church in Pakistan’s Punjab province, where a cross was broken and a Bible desecrated, describing the act as a deliberate attempt to humiliate the Christian community amid a growing pattern of attacks on religious minorities across the country.The Voice of Pakistan Minority (VOPM) mentioned that on Sunday, Tak Memorial Church, in the village of Preme Nagar in Lahore district of Punjab, was vandalised, cal…