Women suicide bombers killed in Pakistan

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 14:54

Security and rescue teams reached the site of incident and cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.

New calls for Jewish prayer at Jerusalem holy site

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 01:44

For decades, the religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem where the ancient Jewish temple once stood were seen by many as a fanatic fringe.

New calls for Jewish prayer at Jerusalem holy site

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 18, 2013, 00:52

For decades, religious Jews who bucked a rabbinic ban and visited a contested holy site in Jerusalem where the ancient Jewish temple once stood were seen by many as a fanatic fringe.

South Africa unites in prayer for Mandela

Last Updated: Sunday, December 8, 2013, 18:53

Nelson Mandela once again united South Africans on Sunday as people irrespective of their colour and creed flocked into churches, mosques and temples to mark a `Day of prayers` for the anti-apartheid icon.

Prince William performs with Jon Bon Jovi, Taylor Swift

Last Updated: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 15:34

Prince William collaborated with Jon Bon Jovi and Taylor Swift to treat guests at an event with an impromptu acoustic performance of `Living on a Prayer`.

Case for dalits over prayer offer in Odisha

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 14:30

Police on Tuesday registered a case under Scheduled Caste and Tribe (Atrocity Prevention) Act, 1973 following a complaint that a group of dalit students were not permitted to offer prayer to Lord Ganesha in a government-run school in Odisha`s Kendrapara district.

Amarnath Yatra ends peacefully

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 21, 2013, 14:35

The nearly two-month-long annual Amarnath Yatra ended peacefully on Wednesday with the final prayer at the cave shrine in south Kashmir`s Anantnag district.

Man arrested in Malaysia on charge of defiling prayer room

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 22:47

The owner of a Malaysian resort who allowed Buddhists to use a Muslim prayer room has been arrested on a charge of defiling a place of worship, police said.

Shiva temple swept away, prayers at Kedarnath to begin on Sept 11

Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2013, 15:06

Swollen waters of the Bhagirathi following incessant overnight rains washed away a famous Shiva temple in Uttarkashi.

Bollywood veterans attend prayer meet for Pran

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 16, 2013, 16:40

Film industry veterans like Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan were among the celebrities who attended a prayer meet for late actor Pran, who passed away July 12.

Bishop prays for Nelson Mandela`s ‘peaceful, perfect end`

Last Updated: Wednesday, June 26, 2013, 09:36

As the South African anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela remains critically ill in a Pretoria hospital, Archbishop of Cape Town prayed for Madiba, asking for a "a quiet night and a peaceful, perfect, end".

Mahatma Gandhi`s prayer beads, letters to go under hammer in UK

Last Updated: Saturday, May 4, 2013, 10:40

The sale of effects and documents belonging to Mahatma Gandhi will be organised in Ludlow in England May 21, a statement from a renowned auction house in Europe said Thursday.