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Bihar's 'Pind Daan' Politics: Why A Hindu Ritual Is Making Poll Headlines
As political barbs fly in the build-up to a high-voltage Bihar election, a Hindu ritual of ancestor worship has become the talking point. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch and son Tejashwi Yadav visited the holy city of Gaya yesterday
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Israeli Man Arrested For "Holocaust In Gaza" Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
An Israeli man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of spraying the words, "There is a Holocaust in Gaza", on one of the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, police said.
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Watch: Alexander Isak Given 'Digital Snan' Amid Liverpool Transfer Saga, Video Viral
The Newcastle United striker was given a digital snan (virtual dip) in the holy water on Sangam in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.
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"People Jumped Over Others, Ran Over Children": Haridwar Stampede Witness
The Mansa Devi temple, a popular pilgrimage site in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand, was witness to a deadly stampede this morning.
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8 Dead, 30 Injured In Stampede At Haridwar's Mansa Devi Temple
Eight people have died and dozens of devotees suffered injuries in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand. The stampede occurred on the staircases on the temple road leading to the main temple.
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Strike On Gaza's Only Church "A Mistake", Netanyahu Tells Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that a strike on Gaza's only Catholic church had been "a mistake," the White House said.
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Gone For Holy Bath In River, Woman Killed By Crocodile In Madhya Pradesh
A 40-year-old woman sitting on the bank of a river was killed by a crocodile in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Friday morning, an official said.
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Sticks, Spatulas Fly As Shopkeepers, Tourists Beat Each Other Bloody In Haridwar
The holy city of Haridwar witnessed ugly scenes on Friday when a group of tourists and some shopkeepers got into a fight, using sticks and even a spatula, and left people on both sides bloody.
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PM Modi On Why He Declined Trump's Invite To Visit US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he declined US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington DC as he had to return to the "holy land of Lord Jagannath".
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1,500-Year-Old Madaba Mosaic Map Helps Archaeologists Find Lost City Of Tharais In Jordan
Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the reign of Emperor Justinian.
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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Minor Girl Alleges Mother Let Her Boyfriend Sexually Abuse Her, 2 Arrested
A former BJP office-bearer in the holy city of Haridwar has been arrested for allegedly allowing her boyfriend and others to sexually abuse her 13-year-old daughter.
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Saudi Arabia Set For Searing Hajj With More Shade, Misting Machines And AI
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca.
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PM Modi Conveys Felicitations To Pope Leo XIV From People Of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed felicitations and best wishes from the people of India to Pope Leo XIV, and said India remains committed to continued dialogue and engagement with the Holy See to further shared values.
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India Sends Holy Buddha Relics To Vietnam For Public Exposition
The holy relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at a vihara in Uttar Pradesh's Sarnath, reached Ho Chi Minh City on Friday in an IAF aircraft for an exposition during the gala celebrations of the United Nations Day of Vesak being hosted by Vietnam.
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Bihar's 'Pind Daan' Politics: Why A Hindu Ritual Is Making Poll Headlines
As political barbs fly in the build-up to a high-voltage Bihar election, a Hindu ritual of ancestor worship has become the talking point. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch and son Tejashwi Yadav visited the holy city of Gaya yesterday
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Israeli Man Arrested For "Holocaust In Gaza" Graffiti At Jerusalem Church
An Israeli man was arrested on Tuesday on suspicion of spraying the words, "There is a Holocaust in Gaza", on one of the walls of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem's Old City, police said.
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Watch: Alexander Isak Given 'Digital Snan' Amid Liverpool Transfer Saga, Video Viral
The Newcastle United striker was given a digital snan (virtual dip) in the holy water on Sangam in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj.
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"People Jumped Over Others, Ran Over Children": Haridwar Stampede Witness
The Mansa Devi temple, a popular pilgrimage site in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand, was witness to a deadly stampede this morning.
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8 Dead, 30 Injured In Stampede At Haridwar's Mansa Devi Temple
Eight people have died and dozens of devotees suffered injuries in a stampede at the Mansa Devi temple in the holy city of Haridwar in Uttarakhand. The stampede occurred on the staircases on the temple road leading to the main temple.
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Strike On Gaza's Only Church "A Mistake", Netanyahu Tells Trump
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Donald Trump on Thursday that a strike on Gaza's only Catholic church had been "a mistake," the White House said.
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Gone For Holy Bath In River, Woman Killed By Crocodile In Madhya Pradesh
A 40-year-old woman sitting on the bank of a river was killed by a crocodile in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district on Friday morning, an official said.
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Sticks, Spatulas Fly As Shopkeepers, Tourists Beat Each Other Bloody In Haridwar
The holy city of Haridwar witnessed ugly scenes on Friday when a group of tourists and some shopkeepers got into a fight, using sticks and even a spatula, and left people on both sides bloody.
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PM Modi On Why He Declined Trump's Invite To Visit US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he declined US President Donald Trump's invitation to visit Washington DC as he had to return to the "holy land of Lord Jagannath".
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1,500-Year-Old Madaba Mosaic Map Helps Archaeologists Find Lost City Of Tharais In Jordan
Recognised as the oldest surviving cartographic depiction of the Holy Lands, the Madaba Mosaic Map was crafted during the reign of Emperor Justinian.
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Stoning The Devil: Hajj Concludes As Muslim Pilgrims Perform Last Ritual
Starting at dawn, the more than 1.6 million Muslims taking part in the pilgrimage will throw seven stones at each of three concrete walls symbolising the devil in the Mina valley, on the outskirts of the holy city of Mecca.
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Minor Girl Alleges Mother Let Her Boyfriend Sexually Abuse Her, 2 Arrested
A former BJP office-bearer in the holy city of Haridwar has been arrested for allegedly allowing her boyfriend and others to sexually abuse her 13-year-old daughter.
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Saudi Arabia Set For Searing Hajj With More Shade, Misting Machines And AI
With artificial intelligence, more shade and misting machines, Saudi authorities are preparing to welcome more than a million hajj pilgrims amid punishing summer heat that has a deadly history in the holy city of Mecca.
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PM Modi Conveys Felicitations To Pope Leo XIV From People Of India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday conveyed felicitations and best wishes from the people of India to Pope Leo XIV, and said India remains committed to continued dialogue and engagement with the Holy See to further shared values.
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India Sends Holy Buddha Relics To Vietnam For Public Exposition
The holy relics of Lord Buddha, enshrined at a vihara in Uttar Pradesh's Sarnath, reached Ho Chi Minh City on Friday in an IAF aircraft for an exposition during the gala celebrations of the United Nations Day of Vesak being hosted by Vietnam.
