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Obama apologises to Karzai on Koran desecration

United States President Barack Obama in a letter to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, regretted and apologised over the desecration of the Holy Koran at the Bagram Airbase. Obama's letter to Karzai......

'We were trying to raise awareness of Islam in US'

This August 1, on the first day of Ramadan, HBO presented the documentary Koran By Heart, a captivating look at the annual International Koran Recital contest in Cairo that brings participants from......

'No nuke material on detained North Korean ship'

Two nuclear scientists, who have conducted a preliminary investigation of the seized North Koran ship MV Mu San, have said the vessel does not contain any trace of chemical, biological, radioactive......

US Muslim Congressman causes uproar

The first Muslim US Congressman Keith Ellison's decision to carry a Koran to his swearing-in ceremony on January 4, has stirred a controversy. . In a web column, the conservative pundit and talk......

US to probe charges of Koran abuse

The United States administration on Thursday deplored allegations of abuse of the Koran at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.US Charge d'Affaires Robert O Blake stated in New Delhi that the......

Here's how CAG report on 2G scam blasts Raja

Indicting A Raja, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Tuesday said 2G spectrum allocation had caused revenue loss of Rs 1.76 lakh crore (Rs 1,760 billion) as the then telecom......

Dhirubhai Ambani's words of wisdom

Dhirubhai Ambani. Arguably, India's most enterprising entrepreneur. His was the ideal rags-to-riches story. He rose from humble beginnings to found India's largest industrial empire, and, in the......

The confession of a finance professional

Every morning in the southern part of the country, mostly in my home state of Tamil Nadu, hundreds of astrologers sit below a shade, usually a tree and predict the future of their 'clients'. Their......

Review: Dharam Sankat Mein doesn't say anything new!

Between its sentimental leanings and farcical outbursts, the superficial sermonising of Dharam Sankat Mein remains just that -- superficial, says Sukanya Verma. A middle-aged Hindu, vocal......

Review: SRK, Kajol ace in MNIK

How's the chicken?' asks the hostess.'It's not very good,' says Rizvan Khan truthfully. There's laughter, because the answer is truthful, yet innocent of malice -- Rizvan, the Asperger's......

Yugapurushan is melodramatic

There are people who have the might to change the course of history, the perception of a society, and eradicate ignominious rituals and unjust traditions. They show the way of progress and becomes......

South sirens eyeing Bollywood

With the stupendous success of Ghajini, Asin Thottumkal has become a hot property in Hindi films. Asin's success has made many other hot south Indian actresses head towards the Hindi film......

'Feroz Khan lived a public life'

Feroz Khan was many things to many people -- cowboy, rockstar, star, actor, director, producer, friend and lover. To me, he was a mentor, a father figure and a friend. The fact that I co-wrote......

Taxi ploughs into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, eight hurt

IMAGE: An ambulance is parked near a damaged taxi, which ran into crowds of people in central Moscow on Saturday. Photograph: Jack Stubbs/Reuters A taxi drove into a crowd of pedestrians near......

How this goal celebration can unite faiths

'We did not plan it, but fortunately it turned into a positive message' IMAGE: Ngurah Nanak, Miftahul Hamdi Yabes Roni praying alongside each other. Photograph: Bali United/Twitter. A......

Motherland of soccer humiliated with first round defeat

England's bid to stage the World Cup for the first time in more than half a century ended in a humiliating first-round defeat when they collected just two votes from the 22-man FIFA executive......

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Taxi ploughs into Moscow crowd including soccer fans, eight hurt

IMAGE: An ambulance is parked near a damaged taxi, which ran into crowds of people in central Moscow on Saturday. Photograph: Jack Stubbs/Reuters... ...

http://www.rediff.com/sports/report/fifa-world-cup-seven-hurt-as-taxi-ploughs-into-crowd-in-wc-hosting-moscow-pix/20180616.htm

610 pages, 38 artists and two years later, rare silk Koran to help Afghanistan's...

One of the only Korans ever made from silk fabric has been completed in Afghanistan -- a feat its creators hope will help preserve the... ...

https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/610-pages-38-artists-and-two-years-later-rare-silk-koran-to-help-afghanistan-s-cultural-heritage/story-1QmO95nEsNRUSkug5R3zxL.html

Saudi Arabia announces tomorrow start for Ramadan

The Islamic holy month of Ramadan will begin tomorrow in Saudi Arabia, the land of the religion's two holiest sites, authorities said."The first... ...

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/saudi-arabia-announces-tomorrow-start-for-ramadan-118051600770_1.html

Turkey Acts Against French Studies At Universities Amid Koran Row

Turkey on Thursday suspended the opening of any new French studies departments at its universities, an education official said, amid a growing row... ...

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/turkey-acts-against-french-studies-at-universities-amid-koran-row-1850394

Handing over the Red Fort to the Dalmias bothers me

'How can the monument where the prime minister unfurls the flag on Independence Day, in a ceremony broadcast and telecast nationally, be maintained... ...

http://www.rediff.com/news/column/handing-over-the-red-fort-to-the-dalmias-bothers-me/20180508.htm

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