Sri Lanka keeps firebrand Buddhist monk behind bars
Sri Lanka's president resisted calls from the island's Buddhist hierarchy to release a jailed firebrand monk on Monday, even as 518 other convicts were released to mark the island nation's ...
Reincarnation of Dalai Lama should be chosen by Tibetans: US
Tibetans should choose Buddhist lamas, including the Dalai Lama, as per their beliefs and without interference, the Trump administration has said in an apparent reference to China's intervention. In its ...
Kandy riots: Buddhist community stages protest
Members of the Buddhist community held protests outside a police station in Sri Lanka's Kandy demanding the release of its people who were arrested in the riots. More than two ...
Sri Lanka declares state of emergency following riots in Kandy
Representational Picture / Image Courtesy: AFP Sri Lanka on Tuesday declared a state of emergency for 10 days after violent clashes broke out between Buddhists and ...
Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar: A leader with great vision
The architect of Indian constitution, Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s 125th birth anniversary will be observed in a grand manner by the Government and thousands of followers from all over the state ...
Caste in India will cost India!
Shyam Singh, a member of the Dalit Valmiki community in Moga village of Meerut, converted to Islam two weeks ago. A landless labourer didn’t convert only because the community was ...
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