KATHMANDU: Preparations are underway to celebrate the 2563rd Buddha Jayanti and Lumbini Day. Buddha Jayanti is celebrated to observe the

LOS ANGELES: Southern California Based Indian American Sikh community organized Annual Kirtan Darbar and Nagar Kirtan Baisakhi festival with spirits

COLOMBO: Multiple explosions were reported in Sri Lanka's capital city Colombo on Sunday during Easter Sunday mass. People had gathered

RUPANDEHI: The Purnima Fair kicked off at the birthplace of Lord Buddha, Lumbini, today. Lumbini Sanskritik Municipality Mayor Manmohan Chaudhary

PAMPANGA, Philippines, (AFP): Hundreds of barefoot men beat themselves with flails and at least 10 were to be nailed onto

KATHMANDU: The 2618th birth anniversary of Mahaveer Swami, the pioneer of non-violence and the twenty-fourth 'tirthankara' of Jain religion was

NEW DELHI, (AFP) - India's election watchdog on Monday banned two outspoken politicians from campaigning in the country's national vote

KATHMANDU: The 'Kagyur Text Recitation and 26th World Peace Worship' has commenced at Swoyambhu Bhagawanpau Stupa, Kathamandu, Nepal, wishing for

ISLAMABAD: Nepalese food festival was organised in different parts of Pakistan to mark the 60 years of the establishment of

DHARAN: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has inaugurated newly constructed Shri Krishna Pranami Temple Muktidham at Itahari of Sunsari on Sunday.

By EMILY SCHMALL, VARANASI, India, (AP) — In the Indian city Hindus consider the center of the world, Prime Minister

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, BRUNEI, (AFP): Brunei's sultan called for Islamic teachings in the country to be strengthened as strict new

By NICOLE WINFIELD, VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis said in a document released Tuesday that women have “legitimate claims”

KATHMANDU: Two temples based in Sankhu – which were devastated in the Gorkha earthquake 2015 – have been reconstructed in

RUPANDEHI: An international conference on role of ‘religion and culture for peace and reconciliation in the South Asia’ kicked off

KATHMANDU: A three-day international Sanskrit conference that aims to endorse the ancient language as common treasure of Nepal and India

SEOUL, (AFP) - South Korean police Monday sought an arrest warrant for a K-pop star accused of filming and distributing

KATHMANDU: Preparation is being made to organise Mahayagya in the federal capital, Kathmandu, for the collection of metals in the

LOS ANGELES: Some may only recognize Nepal as the small foreign country home to Mount Everest – but it is

KATHMANDU: A month-long 'Festival of India' began here on Tuesday with the objective of familiarising the new generation of Nepal