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Foul content on websites hurts religious Indians, court told (Lead)

New Delhi, Feb 14 Showing of objectionable content by social networking sites and websites like Facebook and Google affects religious sentiments of crores of Indians, Delhi Police Tuesday told the Delhi High Court.

Asia's biggest Christian convention gets underway in Kerala

Maramon (Kerala), Feb 12 The Maramon Convention, Asia's biggest Christian convention, got underway here Sunday afternoon on the banks of the Pampa river. The week-long event will see around three million people attending and will be addressed by prominent evangelists from across the world.

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.

Delhi's Chabad House closed for non-Israelis

New Delhi, Feb 14 A day after a terror attack on an Israeli embassy car here, security was Tuesday beefed up at Chabad House in Paharganj, which is a meeting spot for Jews, and the resident rabbi restricted the entry to only Israeli-origin people.

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.