Pope said it was rather embarrassing that he didn't know how to use the device
The government on Wednesday named nine out of 15 members of the 'Shri Ram Janambhoomi Teertha Kshetra' trust constituted for the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya as mandated by the Supreme Court. Here's all you need to know about the members of the trust who have been named so far.
After hearing arguments of both the defence and prosecution, the magistrate at the Sessions Court, Chengalpattu, Akbar Ali, reserved the orders for January 27.
The petitioner, Acharya Pramod alias Pramod Tyagi and others prayed to the court to order the registration of an FIR against the TV channels and magazines for unauthorised recording.
The hospital said the seer was found to be critically ill with breathlessness, severe hypotension and massive gastrointestinal bleeding when he was brought.
Pope Benedict said Iraq's celebration of its Asian Cup soccer victory was a sign of a people yearning for peace.
One of prominent religious leaders of South India, the 88-year old Swamiji was admitted to a hospital at Manipal a few days ago for breathing difficulty and his end came on Sunday morning, they said.
The detention comes a day after the charge sheet was filed against Kanchi Shankaracharya Jayendra Saraswati and the junior seer in the case.
The Supreme Court today asked the trial court at Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu, not to frame charges against the Kanchi\nsankaracharya and the junior pontiff in the Sankararaman murder case till October 4
The HC rejected the seers' bail application on Wednesday.
An application in this regard will be moved before Kanchipuram First Class Judicial Magistrate G Uttamarjan when the senior pontiff is produced before the court, mutt officials said.
Kanchi Shankaracharya was produced before a magistrate in Kancheepuram on Friday and was remanded in judicial custody\n
The sacred head anointing ceremony of the world's tallest monolithic statue of Lord Bahubali on Vindhyagiri hills, started with much pomp and religious fervour.
Earlier in the day, the magistrate had extended the judicial remand of Ravi Subramaniam, who had turned approver in the case, till February 3.
Meanwhile, the Chengalpattu sessions court adjourned the hearing on Vijayendra's bail plea to January 25 following a request from the prosecution.
Kanchi Seer Jayendra Saraswathi, main accused in the Radhakrishnan assault case, and 11 others were today given copies of the chargesheet
An advocate and the president of a political outfit have filed the petitions opposing grant of bail to the seer.
"Dear brothers and sisters, after the great Pope John Paull II, the cardinals have elected me - a simple, humble worker in the vineyard of the Lord."
The delegation accompanying President George W Bush to the funeral of Pope John Paul II will include former presidents George H W Bush and Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
The SC verdict granting bail to the seer due to 'lack of evidence is beyond the tolerance of the prosecution and its sole aim is to tarnish the reputation of the mutt', Murli Manohar Joshi said.
The seer is charged with having a role in the murder of a Kanchipuram temple official A Sankararaman.
Justice A K Rajan reserved his orders on Saturday on the petition filed by the seer.
Dharnas, rallies and fast are the means through which the protest is being expressed.
The Judge directed Public Prosecutor Duraisamy to inform the court the government's stand by 1500 IST on Friday and file his counter.
Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi on Tuesday said he will be the chief minister if his party wins the May 16 assembly election.
Karnataka's Jain community is up in arms against the lyrics of a Puneet Rajakumar song.
A brief handwritten letter and a book, Salt of the Earth, both written by Joseph Ratzinger, the newly elected Pontiff, are two treasures which a priest in Kerala holds close to his heart.
The open-air requiem mass is expected to begin at 1330 IST.
Sister Nirmala said the death of the Holy father will not affect the sainthood process of Mother Teresa.
The outfit also refused to comment on the rejection by the Muslim Law Board of Kanchi seer's proposals to resolve the Ayodhya issue.
"The swamiji is of the view that only a CBI probe can help get to the truth and ensure justice."
The pontiff's fresh peace initiative has been rejected by both the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board while the Centre has termed it as a 'personal initiative'.
On Sunday, he had said that Muslim religious leaders were prepared to hand over the disputed site in Ayodhya to Hindu religious heads.
Among the many Indians who met the Pope is the spiritual leader, Sri Chinmoy.
