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Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during an election Rally in Darrang District on Assam. (Photo: PTI)

Bhumata Brigade chief Trupti Desai offers prayers at the Shani Shingnapur Temple. (Photo: PTI)

Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn shows a copy of the post-synodal apostolic exhortation 'Amoris Laetitia' . (Photo: AP)

Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron holds a Q&A with employees at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Birmingham. (Photo: AP)

Maulana Masood Azhar

New Delhi has already acquired surveillance drones from Israel to monitor the mountains of Kashmir. (Photo: AFP)

Ground staff waters the pitch at the Wankhede stadium. (Photo: PTI)

IS attacked the town of Dmeir, east of Damascus, after suffering a series of territorial losses at the hands of regime troops

Nashik’s Shani temple ends 400-year-old ban on women

Apr 09, 2016 - Aftab Khan | Nashik

In a historic decision that broke a 400-year-old tradition, the Shri Shani Shingnapur Devasthan Trust (SSSDT) on Friday decided to open up the chauthara (platform) of the temple to all, including...
Maharashtra: No problem if IPL shifted out

Apr 09, 2016 - Age Correspondent | mumbai

After the Bombay high court came down heavily on the state government for allowing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches when people are left with no water, Maharashtra chief minister Devendra...

International

Pope Francis signals Church rethink on divorce, no shift in line on gays

Apr 09, 2016 - Philip Pullella | Reuters

Pope Francis on Friday called for a Church that was less strict and more compassionate towards “imperfect” Catholics, such as those who divorced and remarried, saying “no one can be condemned forever”