Holy Thursday

Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi is set to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people.

Lord Buddha's sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement.

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.

As Punjab struggles to stop the rampant stubble burning in farms, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday invoked the verses of the holy Gurbani to urge farmers not to burn crop residue as it was polluting the air.

After paying obeisance to Adi Kailash at his holy abode Parvatikund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with locals and took the blessings of the elderly at the Gunji village in the Pitthoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

In the UK, Maundy money is given every year as charity - a tradition followed by Queen Elizabeth II.

President Joe Biden expressed "solidarity" Thursday with China's embattled Uyghur minority in a message to Muslims around the world as they celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.

Two men were arrested Thursday for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man, who was suspected to have died under the influence of alcohol on Holi in Greater Noida, police said.

A 17-year-old girl, who went missing on Holi, was found dead in a field in Jharkhand's Gooda district on Thursday, police said.

The mortal remains of Satish Kaushik will be brought to Mumbai on Thursday for final rites

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday accused the Delhi government of spraying poisonous chemical to remove froth from the Yamuna ahead of Chhath Puja during which devotees take a holy dip in the river.

A massive avalanche hit the mountains surrounding the holy Kedarnath shrine on Thursday evening.

The Supreme Court said on Thursday it is not the "interpreter" of the Holy Quran and it has been argued before it in the Karnataka Hijab ban matter that courts are not equipped to interpret religious scriptures.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday claimed that the vehicle carrying the holy Guru Granth Sahib was "checked" on the marriage ceremony of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, calling it an "insult to the honour of the Guru".

Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi is set to be buried in the holy city of Mashhad on Thursday, four days after he was killed in a helicopter crash along with foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and six other people.

Lord Buddha's sacred Kapilawasthu relics, situated at a holy temple in Sri Lanka, will be offered to the Dalai Lama on Thursday morning, the office of Dalai Lama said in a statement.

Pope Francis, who often pleads for compassion to prisoners, washed the feet of 12 incarcerated women in Rome on Thursday in a rite marking Holy Thursday before Easter.

Denmark's parliament on Thursday passed a law making it illegal to burn the Quran in public places, seeking to deescalate tensions with Muslim countries after a spate of Danish protests during which Islam's holy book was burned, causing outrage.

As Punjab struggles to stop the rampant stubble burning in farms, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday invoked the verses of the holy Gurbani to urge farmers not to burn crop residue as it was polluting the air.

After paying obeisance to Adi Kailash at his holy abode Parvatikund, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met with locals and took the blessings of the elderly at the Gunji village in the Pitthoragarh district of Uttarakhand.

In the UK, Maundy money is given every year as charity - a tradition followed by Queen Elizabeth II.

President Joe Biden expressed "solidarity" Thursday with China's embattled Uyghur minority in a message to Muslims around the world as they celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.

Two men were arrested Thursday for allegedly killing a 24-year-old man, who was suspected to have died under the influence of alcohol on Holi in Greater Noida, police said.

A 17-year-old girl, who went missing on Holi, was found dead in a field in Jharkhand's Gooda district on Thursday, police said.

The mortal remains of Satish Kaushik will be brought to Mumbai on Thursday for final rites

BJP MP Manoj Tiwari on Thursday accused the Delhi government of spraying poisonous chemical to remove froth from the Yamuna ahead of Chhath Puja during which devotees take a holy dip in the river.

A massive avalanche hit the mountains surrounding the holy Kedarnath shrine on Thursday evening.

The Supreme Court said on Thursday it is not the "interpreter" of the Holy Quran and it has been argued before it in the Karnataka Hijab ban matter that courts are not equipped to interpret religious scriptures.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee on Thursday claimed that the vehicle carrying the holy Guru Granth Sahib was "checked" on the marriage ceremony of Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, calling it an "insult to the honour of the Guru".