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UN World Interfaith Harmony Week: What Pakistan needs to do
Edit in Dawn published on February 2nd, 2025 WITH the start of UN World Interfaith Harmony Week, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s call for dialogue, understanding, mutual respect and cooperation among religious communities is a timely reminder of how much remains to be done to promote...
Historian challenges theory that Buddhism vanished from India
Buddhism remained a major subject of conversation in India and many of its doctrines were incorporated into Hinduism.
Indian State regulates live-in relationships
Critics say that regulating live-in relationships is unconstitutional
Milinda Moragoda presented with copy of new book on Nalanda
Author Ambassador Abhay K, presented it to him.
Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda was first Runner-Up at Mrs. World Pageant
Colombo, February 1: (Daily Mirror) – Sri Lanka’s Ishadi Amanda has made history by securing the title of First Runner-Up at the 40th Mrs. World pageant, held in Las Vegas, USA. South Africa’s Tshego Gaelae crowned Mrs World .Thailand’s Ploy Panperm secured the second runner-up...
A call to action for No Hijab Day, February 1
Against packaging the hijab as a symbol of women’s ‘empowerment’ and ‘choice’ and any opposition to it as ‘Islamophobia’
Scholarships to study Hindi in India in 2025-26
Colombo, January 30: The Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India is offering scholarships to Sri Lankan nationals to study Hindi at the Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (Central Institute of Hindi), Agra, for the academic session 2025-2026. The scheme is a fully funded scholarship wherein...
Trump passes orders on race, gender, and college campus protests
Washington, January 29: US President Donald Trump signed several executive orders on Wednesday on race, gender, and college campus protests as per his ideological predilections, says an AFP story in The Daily Star. An order called “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling” seeks to limit...
Maldives detains Hindu spiritual healer
Maldives does not allow any religion other than Islam
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