Family of 10 stable after fasting for 30 days at Ajmer

AJMER – The condition of 10 members of a family from Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh who were fasting for the last over 30 days at Sufi saint Hazrat Chisti’s dargah in Ajmer is stable, a police official said. Three members of this family died of starvation Monday at the dargah.

The family members are being … Original source on Gaea Times at : Family of 10 stable after fasting for 30 days at Ajmer.

Organisers vie to get celebrities at Durga Puja

KOLKATA – An unofficial competition to bring celebrities and politicians to the Durga Puja festivities has begun among the organisers in West Bengal as the devotees are all set to celebrate the biggest religious festival of the state starting Wednesday.

Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee and Kolkata Mayor Sovan Chatterjee are scheduled to inaugurate the ceremony …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Church gives Hindu funeral to its hospital doctor

THIRUVALLA – He was a Hindu and one of their longest serving doctors, so a Kerala church broke from tradition Tuesday to cremate him in the premises of a hospital run by it. The Bhagwad Gita and the Bible both found a place at his prayer service.

B. Brijesh Kumar Singh, 61, a native …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Church gives Hindu funeral to its hospital doctor.

Kerala’s church feud – over 100 years and continuing

PARUMALA – They pray to Jesus and believe in Christian values but the two factions of Kerala’s Malankara Syrian Church refuse to let their long-running feud die down. The latest controversy was over a proposal to construct a new church near here.

The feud between the Orthodox faction and the Jacobites is more than a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Kerala’s church feud – over 100 years and continuing.

Ayodhya case: Hindu Mahasabha files caveat in Supreme Court

NEW DELHI – The Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha Monday filed a caveat in the Supreme Court to forestall any order on the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit without giving it a hearing.

The move came against the backdrop of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board’s legal cell recommending that the Allahabad High Court verdict … Read more »»».

Three generations of Thackeray may share dais on Dussehra

MUMBAI – If all goes well, then three generations of Maharashtra’s numero uno political family — the Thackerays — may be seen together next Sunday, sharing the stage in the Shiv Sena’s annual Dussehra rally, a party official said Monday.

“Though it is too early to say anything, we hope that Balasaheb Thackeray might make …. Read the original article  : Three generations of Thackeray may share dais on Dussehra.

Shiv Sena gets permission for Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park

MUMBAI – The Bombay High Court Monday allowed the Shiv Sena to hold its annual Dussehra rally at the Shivaji Park Sunday.

Granting the permission, though with certain conditions, a division bench comprising Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud directed the organisers to follow noise pollution rules.
Earlier this year, hearing a public …. Source article  : Shiv Sena gets permission for Dussehra rally at Shivaji Park.