RSSReligion News Headlines

Bihar stupa could contain Buddha relics (Lead)

Patna, Feb 11 In what could be a remarkable and unique discovery, the Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) has found a stupa in Bihar's Begusarai district, which experts feel could hold relics of Lord Buddha, an official said Saturday.

70,000 faithful throng Hazratbal shrine

Srinagar, Feb 10 More than 70,000 people offered congregational prayers at the Hazratbal Shrine here on the last Friday of the 10-day long Milad-e-Nabi festivities.

Saudi held in Malaysia for insulting Islam

Kuala Lumpur, Feb 10 A Saudi Arabian newspaper columnist who fled his country after being accused of insulting Islam has been arrested in Malaysia, said police sources Friday.

Dalai Lama to meet Desmond Tutu

Dharamsala, Feb 9 Two Nobel laureates and long-time friends -- Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai lama and South African anti-apartheid icon archbishop Desmond Tutu - will come face to face in this north Indian hill station Saturday.

Temple not on people's agenda in Ayodhya

Ayodhya, Feb 9 The Ram temple was clearly not on the agenda of those who voted in this Hindu pilgrim town in the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh elections.

Bihar stupa could contain Buddha relics

Patna, Feb 11 The Archaelogical Survey of India (ASI) is set to begin excavation of a newly-found ancient stupa that was badly damaged and has been lying neglected for centuries in Bihar's Begusarai district, an official said Saturday.

Dalai Lama is not a separatist, Archbishop Tutu tells China

Dharamsala, Feb 10 He has no army, he cannot command his people with guns and he's not a separatist.

Documentation of temple treasure could take time: Travancore ex-royals

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 The documentation of the treasure unearthed at the famed Sree Padmanabha Swamy temple last year could take a very long time according to Travancore's erstwhile royal family, the temple's current custodian.

Goa church protests poll squad's raid on priest

Panaji, Feb 9 The Goa church has protested a raid by poll officials on a priest in Velim constituency, located 50 km from here, and seizing Rs.6,000 from him.

4,000 cases of Catholic priests abusing kids probed

London, Feb 8 More than 4,000 cases of Catholic priests sexually abusing children have been investigated in the past one decade, said a top churchman in the Vatican city.