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Property deals: What are restrictive covenants?
What is a legal covenant? An agreement, contract, or written promise between two individuals that frequently constitutes a pledge to do or refrain from doing something. In a legal covenant, an...
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Mumbai Shrine’s No Women Rule Causes Stir
Devotees queued outside the Haji Ali shrine in Mumbai, Feb. 7, 2010. A recent ban preventing women from entering the most sacred part of the Haji Ali Dargah off south Mumbai’s coast has prompted a...
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Five Things You Should Know About Diwali
Women held clay lamps on the occasion of Dhanteras, ahead of the Diwali The five-day Diwali celebrations is underway, so here are five things you should know about the origins of Diwali. 1. Diwali or...
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Suu Kyi returns to India after 40 yrs
Indo-Myanmar relationship is all set to reach a new height. Democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is returning back to India after a gap of 40 years on Tuesday, Nov 13. Her India visit will be special as...
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Guruvayur: God’s Second Home
Guruvayur is a teeming town in Thrissur district. The place is considered the home of Lord Krishna, one of the reincarnations of Lord Vishnu. Guruvayur is another popular pilgrimage destination in...
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Do women get right to marital property?
Women can seek claim over the marital property if the Union Cabinet accepts the amendment of the matrimonial laws. Amendments have been made by the government to marriage laws – which allows courts...
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How to make a property Will under Muslim law?
What is a Will? A Will or a testimony is a legal announcement by which a person entitles one or more people to manage his estate and provides for the transfer of his property at death. A person...
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Shiite Muslims Observe Ashura
Shiite Muslims took part in a self-flagellation ritual during Ashura Saturday marks the Islamic holy day of Ashura, when Shiite Muslims mourn the death of Prophet Muhammad’s grandson at the hands of...
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India Celebrates Guru Nanak Jayanti
The Golden Temple, the holiest Sikh shrine, pictured on Nov. 12. India observes “Guru Nanak Jayanti” or “Gurpurab” on Wednesday, a day which marks the birth anniversary of “Guru Nanak,” the founder of...
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The Hindu Temple Ruled by Rats
Joanna Sugden Rats at Karni Mata Rats. Everywhere. Hundreds scuttle over the sacred shrine in the inner chamber of Karni Mata temple, but nobody seems to mind, for the rodents are worshiped here. “You...
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Image of the Day: Dec. 19
Rajesh Kumar Singh/Associated PressA naga sadhu, or naked holy man, in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Millions of Hindu pilgrims are expected to congregate at Sangam, the confluence of the rivers Ganga and...
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Image of the Day: Dec. 21
Army personnel performing Kalaripayattu, a martial art form that originates from the southern state of Kerala, during a fair on the outskirts of Amritsar in Punjab. Filed under: Photography Tagged:...
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Need Gandhi, not Jinnah
Owaisi’s communal speech in Andhra Pradesh will only harm the Muslims. Akbaruddin Owaisi Being an Indian Muslim has not been easy. Ever since the Partition, we have constantly been called upon to prove...
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Image of the Day: Jan. 9
Hindu couples performing a ritual for the long life of their spouses, at Sangam, or the confluence of the rivers Ganges, Yamuna and the mythical Saraswati in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. Filed under:...
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Image of the Day: Jan.15
A devotee plunged into the sacred waters of the Ganges in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, on the first day of the Maha Kumbh Mela. Millions of pilgrims travel from across the world during the 55-day Hindu...
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