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In a major development, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) resolved Friday evening to oppose any court verdict that goes against the tenets of the Islamic Shariat.

Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has pledged to keep the duration of the annual Hindu Amarnath pilgrimage two months long, rejecting a separatist leader's request to cut it short.

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National Security Adviser (NSA) Shiv Shankar Menon Wednesday met senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders seeking to remove misgivings about the civil nuclear liability bill, but the party said it maintained its "strong opposition" to the legislation in its present form.

Thousands of devotees thronged temples in Himachal Pradesh early Tuesday to mark the start of the nine-day long Navratra festival, the holy period of Hindus.

Pope Benedict XVI Friday signed a highly anticipated pastoral letter to Catholics in Ireland dealing with a child sex abuse scandal involving priests, the Vatican said.

A powerful Catholic body has approached Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to voice its protest against the country's apex minority education watchdog's observation that institutions with less than 30 percent students from the community cannot claim minority status.

An antique idol of Lord Mahaveer worth Rs.1 crore has been seized from a 25-year-old man who has been arrested, police said Thursday.

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak has assured all help to the Telugu community on the occasion of the Ugadi new year celebrations Tuesday.

Muslim women have reacted angrily to a leading Muslim cleric's advice to keep away from politics and concentrate on home and family, saying this could be his personal view and there is no such stipulation in Islam.