Waqf bill sent to joint parliamentary panel after heated debate

The Waqf (Amendment) Bill was introduced in Lok Sabha on Thursday and referred to a joint parliamentary panel after a heated debate, with the government asserting the proposed law did not intend to......

India celebrates its 71st R-Day with colourful parades

A magnificent display of India's cultural diversity through colourful parades across the length and breadth of the country marked the 71st Republic Day celebrations on Sunday which passed off......

Buzz of relief in worst-hit Nagapattinam

Nagapattinam, one of the areas in Tamil Nadu badly hit by the tsunami waves, lies north from Christian pilgrimage centre Velankanni.Nagapattinam lies at the mouth of a river.The 4-kilometre stretch......

Stalin's Religion Reality Check

The Tamil Nadu chief minister may have opened a Pandora's Box on the religion front with the appointment of qualified non-Brahmin temple priests, observes N Sathiya Moorthy. IMAGE: Tamil Nadu......