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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.

Update Delhi gurdwara poll voters' list, says court

New Delhi, Feb 7 Ahead of the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) elections next month, the Delhi High Court Tuesday told the Delhi government to update within a month the electoral rolls, with photographs of voters.

Cyber attack on website of petitioner against Facebook, others

New Delhi, Feb 7 The website of a petitioner and Islamic scholar who dragged Facebook, Google, Yahoo and others to court over allegedly objectionable content has been defaced and left with a message "Probably best not to piss the social networking sites off!"

A camera records India-Sri Lanka partnership

Colombo, Feb 6 India-Sri Lanka development partnership has come alive through a photographic exhibition titled “India through Sri Lankan Eyes” that opened here Saturday.

Thousands take part in Meghalaya pilgrimage

Umiam (Meghalaya), Feb 5 Thousands of people climbed the sacred U Lum Sohpetbneng mountain here Sunday as part of an indigenous tribal pilgrimage to the "navel of heaven".

Be disciplined, do social work: Patil tells students

Kurukshetra (Haryana), Feb 8 President Pratibha Patil Wednesday urged students to be more disciplined and devote time for social work.

Row over Jesus a conspiracy: Karat (Lead)

Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 7 There is a "conspiracy" behind the controversy surrounding Jesus Christ and the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), general secretary Prakash Karat said here Tuesday.

Uttar Pradesh mosques double up as primary schools

Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 7 Amid the mushrooming convent schools, mosques still continue to be popular centres of learning at least up to the primary class level in Uttar Pradesh's Azamgarh district. The trend is more common in cities and towns where Islamic primary schools are rare.

Codify Muslim personal law: Islamic scholars, activists

New Delhi, Feb 5 It was a rude shock for 40-year-old Nagma Sheikh when she was thrown out of the house in middle of the night by her husband after he pronounced triple talaq.

Mumbai celebrates Eid-e-Milad

Mumbai, Feb 5 Homes, mosques, dargahs and madrassas were decked with flags and banners as Muslims across the city Sunday celebrated Eid-e-Milad, the birthday of Prophet Mohammed, with prayers and enthusiasm.