Nine Lakh take dip at Gangasagar

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Nine Lakh take dip at Gangasagar

Sagar Islands (Bengal): Makar Sankranti is really big here!   Over nine lakh pilgrims took a holy dip at the Gangasagar today (Jan 14) on the auspicious occasion of Makar Sankranti and offered prayers at Kapil Muni Ashram amidst tight security that is in place in view of the Gangasagar Mela, officials said. Pilgrims started […]

Anti-conversion law passed in Sindh, Pakistan!

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Anti-conversion law passed in Sindh, Pakistan!

KARACHI  – Sindh province has passed a law against forced conversions, much to the relief of Hindus and Christians in this Pakistani province. A Pakistan province on Thursday (Nov 24) passed a law making “forced conversions” punishable with a life sentence and forbidding minors from changing their religion, a bid to protect minorities in the […]