Hindu Temple

1,000-Year-Old Hindu Temple In Pakistan's Sialkot Reopens After 72 Years

World News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday July 29, 2019

A 1,000-year-old Hindu temple in Pakistan Punjab's Sialkot city, which was sealed for the last 72 years, has been re-opened for people.

Hindu Temple Re-Opens After 72 Years In Pakistan's Sialkot: Report

World News | ANI | Monday July 29, 2019

A 1,000-year old Hindu temple located in Pakistan's Sialkot city, which was sealed for the last 72 years, has been re-opened for devotees.

After Kartarpur, Pak Approves Plan To Open Hindu Temple Corridor In PoK

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday March 25, 2019

The Pakistan government on Monday approved a proposal to establish a corridor that will allow Hindu pilgrims from India to visit Sharda Peeth, an ancient Hindu temple and cultural site in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, according to a media report.

Unicode Releases Emoji 12.0 Final List for 2019, Includes Sari, Hindu Temple, Auto Ricksaw, Diya, and White Heart

Gadgets 360 Staff | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Unicode has released a list of new 230 new emojis that will be making their way to various platforms in 2019.

Hindu Temple In Pakistan Vandalised, PM Imran Khan Orders Swift Action

World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 6, 2019

A Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan's Sindh province by a group of men who set the holy books and idols on fire. The incident drew a strong reaction from Pakistan's Prime Minister Imran Khan who ordered swift and decisive action against the perpetrators.

Madhya Pradesh Announces Monetary Help For Shrines Offering Cow Shelter

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 2, 2019

The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh Friday hiked the honorarium of priests of Hindu temples, and also announced financial help to the shrines which offer shelter to cows.

In New "Hate Crime" Incident, Hindu Temple Vandalised In US' Kentucky

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 31, 2019

In a hate crime, a Hindu temple has been vandalised in the US state of Kentucky by miscreants who sprayed black paint on the deity and walls, and left a knife stabbed into a chair in the main hall.

"Raze Jama Masjid, Hang Me If Idols Not Found": Sakshi Maharaj's Shocker

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Saturday November 24, 2018

The Hindutva dream of constructing a Ram Temple at the site of the Babri Masjid in Ayodhya is yet to be realised, but BJP parliamentarian Sakshi Maharaj has come up with a new rallying cry in the run-up the Lok Sabha elections: Demolish Delhi's Jama Masjid because it has been constructed on the remains of a Hindu temple.

After Protests, Sri Lanka To Ban Animal Sacrifices At Hindu Temples

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday September 12, 2018

Animal sacrifices at Hindu temples could be banned in Sri Lanka under new plans announced Wednesday, after growing protests over the rituals from the country's Buddhist majority as well as moderate Hindus.

Row Over Paint Job At Malaysia Temple Complex, Popular With Indians

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday August 30, 2018

A famed Malaysian Hindu temple complex has had its steps painted in a dazzling array of colours, sparking excitement from some visitors but angering officials who oversee heritage sites.

In Telangana, Priests To Get Salaries At Par With Government Employees

Telangana News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday August 25, 2018

The Telangana government on Friday announced that priests at Hindu temples in the state will be paid salaries at par with government employees while ''imams'' and muezzins at mosques will be paid Rs 5,000 each.

In Pakistan, School Inside A Temple Where "Salaam" Meets "Jai Shri Ram"

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 23, 2018

Inside a Hindu temple in a shanty area in Pakistan's Karachi city, Anum Agha wearing the traditional Muslim Hijab greets her students with 'salaam' and gets a loud 'Jai Shri Ram' in response.

How This Mosque Offered Shelter To Hindu Families After Kerala Floods

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 22, 2018

Sending a message of communal amity, a mosque in Kerala's Malappuram district has provided shelter and food to several Hindu families displaced by the massive floods, while groups of Muslim men have assisted in cleaning two Hindu temples affected by the deluge.

Hindu Temple, Auto Rickshaw Among 61 New Emojis Shortlisted for 2019 Release

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday August 10, 2018

The list of emoji candidates will be reviewed and finalised in the next meeting, this coming September, Unicode Consortium said.

Singapore's Veeramakaliamman Temple's Chairman Sacked For "Mismanagement"

World News | Press Trust of India | Monday August 6, 2018

Singapore's charities watchdog today sacked the chairman of a century-old Hindu temple in Little India with immediate effect after an 11-month-long investigation found "severe mismanagement".