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Ludlow, UK: A recently discovered early 19th century Indian sword bearing on its blade a silhouette of Maharajah Ranjit Singh – the legendary ‘Lion of the Punjab’ – goes under the hammer later this month in Ludlow, Shropshire (English Midlands). ...

Hindus have welcomed the decision of International Football Association Board (IFAB) for allowing the players to wear head covers. Hindu statesman Rajan Zed, in a statement in Nevada (USA) today, said that “it was a step in the right direction”, ...

Washington DC, US: Washington’s position on the 2002 Gujarat genocide has not changed and the omission of BJP’s prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi’s name from a human rights report does not indicate a policy shift, a US official has said. State ...

New Delhi, India: A federal judge in Washington has granted a Sikh rights group the right to serve a notice on Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh through the Hague Service Convention. Under the February 28 order, Judge James E Boasberg ...