Tag: Easter
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PM Modi recalls thoughts, ideals of Jesus Christ on Easter Sunday
President Ram Nath Kovind also extended his greetings to the people on the occasion and said that Easter serves as an inspiration to follow the path of forgiveness, sacrifice and love.
April 17, 2022 -
Devotees throng churches for Easter celebrations
In Kerala's Kochi, eastern mass and prayer sessions were held at St Mary's Cathedral Basilica by Syro-Malabar Church Major Archbishop Cardinal George Alencherry.
April 17, 2022 -
President Kovind, Vice President Naidu greet people on Easter
This festival commemorating the resurrection of Jesus Christ is celebrated with joy all over the world.
April 4, 2021 -
Religion in crisis
Organised religion is indeed retreating from public into private space. Spirituality and toxicity are the two sides of the coin named religion. While in the public space, in the name of spirituality, it often spreads toxicity and hatred against other faiths, in the private space, especially in uneasy times like this, it plays a benign role by bringing peace and solace to stressed individuals and families.
April 28, 2020 -
The Lonely Pilgrim
The shrines are a “source of comfort and orientation” in the face of the worst catastrophe in centuries. Over Good Friday and Easter, however, churches were unable to provide a space of refuge for solace in the midst of overwhelming gloom and doom.
April 15, 2020 -
Easter: PM, Prez, others wish for ‘added strength to successfully overcome COVID-19’
Amid coronavirus lockdown, the devotees in India are celebrating Easter Sunday at their homes , attending the online mass as churches are closed to the general public for worship.
April 12, 2020 -
Sri Lanka blocks Facebook, WhatsApp following Sinhalese-Muslim clashes
A majority of radical groups have been active on Facebook, calling for the boycotts of Muslim-owned businesses and spreading hate messages and fake news on the platform.
May 13, 2019 -
Whole world should be vigilant following Baghdadi’s threat: Sri Lanka PM
"Baghdadi said his organisation is ready to attack any city in the world any time. This is a threat to the entire world. Therefore, all countries should see that their defence forces are on alert," Wickremesinghe said in a statement.
May 1, 2019 -
‘Do not wear veils, hinder forces’ efforts’: Sri Lankan Muslim scholars urge women after blasts
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's Islamic religious affairs minister has appealed to Muslims to avoid gathering for Friday prayers and urged them to pray at home.
April 26, 2019 -
Wanted Islamic radical Zahran Hashim dead in Colombo hotel blast: Sri Lanka President
Security forces had been on a desperate hunt for Hashim, believed to be around 40, after the government named the group he led -- the National Thowheeth Jama'ath -- as its prime suspect.
April 26, 2019 -
Sri Lanka releases photos of 6 suspects in Easter serial blasts, includes 3 women
Police on Thursday released the names and pictures of the suspects and sought information regarding them from the public.
April 26, 2019 -
Fresh explosion near Colombo four days after deadly blasts, no casualties reported
Police said the explosion was reported in a garbage dump behind the Pugoda Magistrate's Court.
April 25, 2019 -
Sri Lanka serial blasts | Death toll rises to 359, 58 arrested; govt warns of armed suspects at large
On Tuesday, the Islamic State or the ISIS had claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks without providing any major evidence.
April 24, 2019 -
Probe shows Sri Lanka blasts ‘revenge for attack against Muslims in Christchurch’: Minister
Fifty people were killed in shooting attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on March 15.
April 23, 2019 -
Sri Lanka serial blasts | Death toll rises to 310, 10 Indians among killed; 40 arrested
Earlier on Monday, the Sri Lankan government said that it suspected a local Islamist extremist group called National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) to be behind the deadly suicide bomb blasts.
April 23, 2019 -
A Voice Silenced
In death, Lyra McKee personifies the United Kingdom's virtually incurable sore.
April 23, 2019 -
Sri Lanka police find 87 bomb detonators at Colombo bus stand; Indian Coast Guard on high alert
Meanwhile, a fresh blast was reported on Monday in a van near a church in Sri Lanka when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it.
April 22, 2019