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Australian Abuse Inquiry's Calls To End Priests' Celibacy Rejected
Leaders of the Catholic church in Australia on Friday dismissed calls from a landmark inquiry into child sexual abuse that the Vatican should make celibacy for priests voluntary and end the secrecy of confession. ....
Christians Attacked In MP Over Alleged Conversion, 30 Detained
Right-wing Hindu activists attacked Catholic carol singers in Madhya Pradesh's Satna district and also set a priest's car ablaze, accusing them of religious conversion. The police detained over 30 members of the Catholic choir group, including priests. ....
Three Of Family Beaten To Death In Jharkhand
Three members of a family were beaten to death in Jharkhand's Gumla district on Sunday, police said.....
Pakistan Grants Visas To Kulbhushan Jadhav's Wife, Mother
The Pakistan High Commission in Delhi on Wednesday issued visas to the mother and wife of Kulbhushan Jadhav to visit Islamabad to meet the death row prisoner. ....
2G Spectrum Case Timeline
Following is the chronology of events in the 2G spectrum allocation cases, leading to the acquittal of all accused.....
Rajya Sabha Adjourned Till Wednesday
The Rajya Sabha on Friday was adjourned till next Wednesday by Chairman M. Venkaiah Naidu following request by Congress members. ....
SC To Hear Plea On Pictorial Warning On Tobacco Packages
The Supreme Court will hear on Friday a plea against a Karnataka High Court order reducing the pictorial warning on cigarette packets and on packaging of other tobacco products.....
No Interim Stay On Karnataka HC Order Against Tobacco Picture Warnings: SC
The Supreme Court on Friday declined an interim stay of the Karnataka High Court order setting aside the 2014 Rules mandating that 85 per cent space on both the sides of a packet of cigarettes or other tobacco products carry pictorial warning on their harmful effects. ....
74 Killed In Philippines Storm
At least 74 people were killed and over 50,000 displaced after tropical storm Tembin pounded southern Philippines, flooding large swaths of the region and causing landslides, disaster management officials on said Saturday.....
Google Doodle Dedicated To Mohammed Rafi
Search engine Google on Sunday dedicated its doodle to the legendary Bollywood singer Mohammed Rafi on his 93rd birth anniversary.....
