After much controversy and various claims to ownership, the Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Waqf Board declared the Taj Mahal a Waqf property, a claim that will be challenged by the Archaeological Survey of India. Waqf Board chairman Hafiz Usman, acting on instructions from the Allahabad High Court, declared the Taj Mahal and its connected mosques [...]
Former Chief Minister P.K. Vasudevan Nair died at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in New Delhi early Tuesday evening, at the age of 79. He was admitted to the AIIMS two weeks ago suffering cardiac and renal complications, and had to be put on a ventilator after his condition worsened. His body will [...]
A 45-year-old Amritsar man began a 653-km run from his home to the Amarnath cave shrine in Kashmir on Tuesday. The man, named Kamal Kishore, plans to run 13 hours a day, covering 90-100 kms a day, and hopefully reaching Amarnath in a week. Kishore is undertaking the impressive feat as part of a pilgrimage, [...]
A billboard campaign by The Foundation For A Better Life features a picture of Mahatma Gandhi working on his spinning wheel with “What made Gandhi Gandhi: Soul. Pass it on.” accompanying it, in a effort by the non-profit organization to promote ethical values. Gandhi was chosen because he “made a significant impact on society [...]
With miniskirts, tight outfits, and other inappropriate clothing appearing more and more in Mumbai’s Catholic churches, Archbishop of Mumbai Cardinal Ivan Dias is urging churchgoers to dress more modestly for services. Dias stated, “People are wearing attire which is considered casual and unbecoming of the sacred dignity of the church and the members of its [...]
Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert announced that Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will address a Joint Session of Congress on July 19th at 10am, during a visit to the United States. The announcement comes after a group of senators led by Hillary Clinton and John Cornyn signed a letter to Speaker Hastert urging him [...]
Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh received an honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree from Oxford University, the PM’s alma mater, on Friday. Singh, who received a D. Phil. in Economics from Nuffield College in Oxford in 1957, was presented the honorary degree for his role as a statesman and leading economist in a special ceremony. [...]
Former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee wrote to British Prime Minister Tony Blair in response to the terrorist attacks on London today, describing them as “cowardly and barbaric”, and stressing that the global community must face the challenge with “determination and unity.” The letter expressed Vajpayee’s condolences for the loss of lives in the [...]
India accounted for the second highest number of LPRs, or Legal Permanent Residents, to the United States last year according to the U.S. Census Bureau. 70,116 Indians currently make their home in the United States, second to Mexico’s 175,364 and beating out The Philippines and China at third and fourth place respectively. In total, 946,142 [...]
“Prince” Yaqub Habeebuddin Tucy, who claims to be a descendant of Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar, has claimed custodianship of the Taj Mahal. He joins the Archaeological Survey of India, the waqf board, and an Agra resident in claiming the Taj. Tucy claims he didn’t worry about the Taj before because it was ran by [...]