A large crowd had gathered in and around the Gandan Monastery in the capital city of Ulaanbataar, marking the day and to pay their obeisance to the relic.
June 14, 2022Gautam Buddha is believed to be the eighth incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
May 7, 2020The incident took place on Thursday night and the vandals also severely beat up locals who raised objections, police said.
March 7, 2020All those freed were in jail for minor offences and did not include convicts jailed for rape, child abuse, heroin use and drug trafficking.
May 18, 2019The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) demanded the immediate dismissal of Punjab Local government minister Navjot Sidhu from the Punjab cabinet on Friday claiming the emergence of new evidence in which he has openly admitted to beating a man to death in 1988. In a statement here, former minister and SAD spokesman Maheshinder Singh Grewal said …
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April 6, 2018“Youth is the pollen that blows through the sky and does not ask why”. This line by Vincent Benet holds true in letter and spirit for India’s demographics. India has more than half of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65 per cent below the age of 35. The average age …
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January 22, 2018A statue of Gautama Buddha was stolen from a village in Muzaffarnagar district, triggering protest by Dalits, police said on Tuesday. The statue was stolen from Guyana Majra village on Monday, Charthawal police station SHO G C Sharma. Soon after the news spread, angry Dalit villagers staged a protest in the western Uttar Pradesh district, …
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January 9, 2018Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has been an inspiration for many people across the globe. He has been the Dalai Lama for 77 years, working as a harbinger of peace. Peace and love may well be inextricably bound together but the world is torn apart by hostility. Yet, he is of the view that all …
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December 2, 2017On the occasion of Buddha Purnima, top political leaders across the country extended best wishes and greetings to people and wished their well-being. Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to micro blogging site Twitter, saying, ”Today we remember the exemplary ideas of Gautam Buddha. His noble thoughts will continue to guide generations. Gautam Buddha inspires us …
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May 10, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday greeted people on the occasion of Buddha Purnima saying that Gautam Buddha "inspires" us to work towards "harmonious society". "Buddha Purnima greetings to everyone. Today we remember the exemplary ideals of Gautama Buddha. His noble thoughts will continue to guide generations," Modi said in a statement. "Gautama Buddha inspires …
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