Everything you need to know about Temple Gompa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Temple Gompa: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Sanaa, May 19 (IANS) A Hindu temple that dates back over 150 years, a market that sports an Indian name and love for Bollywood reflect the India connect of the Yemeni city of Aden.
Teotihuacan (Mexico), May 13 (IANS/EFE) A robot that weighs just 25 kg is helping scientists explore the underworld of Teotihuacan, an archaeological complex.
Washington, May 13 (IANS) The Mothers' Day parade shooting in New Orleans, coming less than a month after the April 15 Boston bombing, is the fourth major incident of mass shooting in the US in the last one year.
Amritsar, May 10 (ANI): Taking a strong view of the vicious attack on 82-year-old Piara Singh at Fresno Sikh Temple in California, the American Sikh Congressional Caucus, a recently set up group of US lawmakers, has taken up the issue of hate crimes against the Sikh community with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
Ramallah, May 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli police on Wednesday arrested the top Palestinian Muslim Mufti from his house in Jerusalem and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called for his immediate release.
Chennai, May 5 (IANS) Tamil actor Vikram Prabhu-starrer Tamil film "Sigaram Thodu" went on the floors Sunday in a temple at Haridwar, in Uttarakhand.
Melbourne, May 2 (ANI): A 1800-year-old, once-metallic orbs have been found under an ancient pyramid in Mexico City.
Washington, May 2 (ANI): Despite drug therapy, HIV can hide within certain types of cells, where it reproduces at a slowed rate and eventually gives rise to chronic inflammation.
New York, May 1 (ANI): An ancient limestone tablet covered with a mysterious Hebrew text that features the archangel Gabriel is being exhibited in Jerusalem.
Amritsar/ Lahore, April 29 (ANI): Well-wishers of Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is in coma, prayed for his speedy recovery at the Golden Temple on Monday and hoped that he would be allowed to return to India for medical treatment.
Attari (Punjab), April 28 (ANI): Family members of comatose Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh, who is in coma after a brutal assault on him by fellow inmates in a Lahore jail, reached Pakistan on Sunday in the evening and met him in Jinnah hospital in Lahore.
Amritsar, April 28 (ANI): Family members of comatose Indian death row prisoner Sarabjit Singh offered prayers at the Golden Temple here on Sunday, before departing for Lahore via the Attari-Wagah border checkpost.
London, April 25 (IANS) Built with contributions from members of the Sikh community, Scotland's largest gurdwara is set to open April 28 in Glasgow.
Thrissur (Kerala), April 22 (ANI): Thousands of people witnessed the annual Elephant Festival held here over the weekend.
Thrissur (Kerala), April 21 (IANS) Thousands of people, including foreign tourists, gathered here Sunday to witness cultural programmes associated with Thrissur Pooram, billed as the "mother of all festivals" in Kerala.
Thrissur (Kerala), April 21 (ANI): A team of veterinary doctors and forest officials conducted a medical examination of scores of elephants ahead of annual festival of 'Thrissur Pooram' in Kerala over the weekend.
Washington, April 18 (ANI): Psychological scientists have argued that some teens' risky behavior reflects the unique effect of peer influence on the still-developing teenage brain.
Mexico City, April 17 (IANS/EFE) A robot will soon begin exploring the last stretch of a tunnel found at the archaeological site of Teotihuacan in central Mexico, the third time anywhere in the world that it is used to design excavation strategies.
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) Tamil Nadu ushered in Vijaya, the Tamil New Year, Sunday with traditional fervour with people visiting temples in the morning.
Washington, Apr 13 (ANI): Researchers are one step closer in preventing death related to heart diseases, thanks to their discovery of a key molecule in an unexpected place in heart cells - mitochondria, tiny energy factories that house the controls capable of setting off cells' self-destruct sequence.
Kollam (Kerala), April 12 (ANI): Devotees assembled in huge numbers to take part in the popular elephant tail catching festival in Kollam, Kerala.
Jerusalem, April 11 (IANS/EFE) Archaeologists discovered here a 2,000-year-old ritual bath that used a highly sophisticated system of water collection to comport with Jewish law, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) said Wednesday.
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The delegation of US Congressman and business leaders visiting the country left for home Sunday after a 10-day trip of India.
Moscow, April 4 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Tibetan sculptors will create a statue of Buddha for Russia's Tuva region that will be the tallest Buddha monument in the country, an official said.
London, March 30 (IANS) A new study has found chewing gum could make people fat since its minty taste makes sugary food more tempting.
New York, March 30 (ANI): A 65-year-old man has alleged that a young female nurse raped him at Temple University Hospital in the middle of the night last month.
Washington, Mar. 20 (ANI): Chewing gum may not help people eat less or lose weight, a new research has claimed.
Islamabad, Mar 18 (ANI): Hindu community in Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan have asked the government to reclaim the land of the oldest temple, Shiva Temple Chiti Gati.
Guwahati (Assam), Mar.5 (ANI): Locals and tourists in Guwahati, Assam, recently participated in an environment awareness drive around the mythlogically important Basishta Temple.
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 26 (IANS) Women cutting across social strata celebrated the famed Attukal Pongala festival with devotion and fervour here Tuesday.
Chandigarh, Feb 22 (IANS) When world leaders visit the Sikh holy city of Amritsar or Punjab, it is not religion but politics at the back of their minds. The holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandar Sahib, better known as the Golden Temple, is the one stop that some of the world leaders must do on their visit to India.
Amritsar, Feb 20 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron Wednesday offered prayers at the holiest of Sikh shrines, Harmandar Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, in this Punjab town.
London, Feb 13 (ANI): Parents who want to encourage their little ones to take the right attitude to overcoming challenges should praise their efforts rather than the children themselves, a new study suggests.
London, Feb. 11 (ANI): 'Argo' beat competition from 'Lincoln,' 'Les Miserables' to win the Best Film award at the BAFTA's.
London, Feb. 10 (ANI): Over one billion people across Asia and beyond, have welcomed in the Chinese New Year, this year represented by the snake.
Mumbai, Feb 9 (IANS) Filmmaker Remo D'Souza is overwhelmed with the response to his directorial "ABCD - AnyBody Can Dance". He says he will visit the Golden Temple in Amritsar to offer prayers.
Once again BJP has shouted that it is committed to the construction of a Ram Temple at Ayodhya. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) President Rajnath Singh said that it is our deep desire and party is committed for the same.
Panchkula (Haryana), Jan 21 (IANS) A gurdwara here is in the midst of a row over its refusal to hold a prayer service for a decorated former army general as he had participated in Operation Bluestar, the June 1984 action to flush out heavily-armed terrorists from the Golden Temple.
Washington, Jan 17 (IANS) Plants indigenous to eastern US are flowering as much as a month earlier in response to a warming climate, point out scientists.
Amritsar, Jan. 13 (ANI): Hundreds of Sikh devotees visited at Golden Temple here took holy dip and offer prayer on the occasion of Makar Sankranti on Sunday.
Amritsar, Jan 11 (IANS) Visiting Canadian minister Jason Kenny was Friday shown black flags by a group of people who are waiting for their immigration clearance to Canada.
Amritsar, Jan 10 (IANS) The Jaypee Punjab Warriors team Thursday visited the Golden Temple here to seek blessings at Harmandir Sahib before the start of the Hockey India League (HIL).
London, Jan 8 (IANS) Indian actor Suraj Sharma, who played the protagonist in Ang Lee's fantasy adventure drama "Life of Pi", has been nominated for the BAFTA EE Rising Star Award.
Tirupati (Andhra Pradesh), Jan. 7 (ANI): Mauritius President Rajkeswur Purryag along with his wife, Aneetah Purryag,visited Tirupati Temple in Andhra Pradesh on Monday.
Amritsar, Jan 6 (IANS) Two assassins of prime minister Indira Gandhi were Sunday honoured by a senior Sikh clergyman to mark the 24th anniversary of their hanging.
Washington, December 3 (ANI): In a new study, researchers have supported the idea that a majority of infants are best left to self-soothe and fall back to sleep on their own.
Washington, Dec. 26 (ANI): Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed a quasi-governmental Jewish organization to find a solution for non-Orthodox Jewish female groups wishing to pray at one of Judaism's holiest sites.
Tiruchirapalli (Tamil Nadu), Dec.24 (ANI): Thousands of devotees thronged the Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple over the weekend in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchirapalli district to seek the blessings of Lord Vishnu on the occasion of the Vaikunta Ekadasi festival.
London, December 23 (ANI): Even though people around the globe waiting anxiously for the world to end on December 21 have survived unscathed, the actual Apocalypse is nigh on four years away, Doomsdayers have claimed.
Cairo, Dec 4 (IANS/EFE) Two lion statues dating back more than 2,000 years were found on the outskirts of a temple in an oasis, the Egyptian antiquities ministry said Monday.
London, Nov. 23 (ANI): From Daniel Craig's lace-up shoes changing to slip-ons during a train fight to shades that appear and disappear, the latest Bond film 'Skyfall' is full of gaffes.
Lumla, Nov 22 (ANI): The Tawang unit of the powerful Arunachal Pradesh Gaon Bura Association has urged the King of Bhutan to give permission to build the Bhutan portion of the Lumla-Tashigang Road.
London, Nov 21 (ANI): Lenny Kravitz is to play Marvin Gaye in a film about the last years of the soul singer's life by director Julien Temple.
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Faltering kidneys can hit mental processes involved in thinking, understanding, reasoning or remembering, according to a American study.
Washington, November 14(ANI): Despite increased scrutiny over the past decade by the mass media and several legislative efforts by local governments, fast food menus still contain a lot of calories, a new study has revealed.
Hyderabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Tension prevailed in the old city of Hyderabad Sunday following the arrest of eight legislators of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) when they were protesting against the expansion of a temple abutting historic Charminar.
Hyderabad, Nov 11 (IANS) Police arrested five legislators of the Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (MIM) near Charminar Sunday as tension mounted in the old city of Hyderabad over a temple row.
London, Nov 9 (ANI): The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge remembered the first time they met and how they fell in love, at a lavish fundraising dinner for the University of St Andrews.
New Delhi, Nov. 9 (ANI): Taking a jibe at Ram Jethmalani over his controversial comment on Lord Ram, Congress leader Subodh Kant Sahay on Friday said the noted criminal lawyer might be well known for his advocacy, but does not have enough knowledge of the country's mythology.
Gaya (Bihar), Nov.6 (ANI): Gaya Police on Tuesday arrested a man who threatened to blow up the world-famous Mahabodhi Temple, through phone messages.
Kullu (Himachal Pradesh), Oct. 30 (ANI): Hindu devotees in Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh thronged the famous Lord Raghunath Temple to perform special prayers on the occasion of Kullu Dussehra.
Gaya, Oct 30 (IANS) The security of Bodh Gaya's 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine, has been handed over to the special task force (STF) of the Bihar Police in view of threats of a possible terrorist attack, police said Tuesday.
Bhopal, Oct 20 (ANI): At least two people were killed and 13 others injured in a stampede at Salkanpur Devi Temple in Madhya Pradesh's Sehore district.
Toronto, Oct.16 (ANI): Inderjit Singh Reyat, the lone person convicted for perjury in connection with the 1985 bombing of the Air India flight 'Kanishka' that killed 329 people, has filed an appeal in Canada's Supreme Court, asking it to overturn his conviction.
Shirdi (Maharashtra), Oct 16 (IANS) The auction of offerings at the Saibaba Temple here, scheduled in three phases starting Thursday (Oct 18), has been cancelled after the Bombay High Court stayed the process, a temple trust official said.
Washington, Oct 16 (ANI): The Indian man convicted in the 1985 Air India bombing, which claimed 329 lives off the coast of Ireland, has reportedly asked the Canadian Supreme Court to overturn his perjury conviction.
Chandigarh, Oct 12 (IANS) While the controversy lingers on over construction of a memorial for those killed inside the Golden Temple complex in the 1984 Operation Bluestar, the BJP Friday demanded a memorial for the innocent people killed in terrorism in Punjab in the 1980s and 1990s.
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Sikh shrine management committee SGPC had not honoured the killers of Gen. A.S. Vaidya, army chief in 1984 when the Golden Temple in Amritsar was stormed by the miitary, Punjab's ruling Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) MP Naresh Gujral said Thursday.
Amritsar, Oct 10 (IANS) In a controversial move, the SGPC Wednesday honoured the kin of two terrorists who had killed former army chief General A.S. Vaidya two years after Operation Bluestar, close on the heels of Sep 30 attack in London on Lt.Gen (retd) K.S. Brar.
Jerusalem, Oct. 6 (Xinhua-ANI): Israeli police dispersed hundreds of Muslim worshipers at a holy site in the old city of Jerusalem Friday afternoon for allegedly throwing stones at Israeli soldiers and police officers.
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Twelve people have so far been arrested for an attempt on the life of Lt. Gen. (retd) K.S. Brar, who led an Indian Army operation into the Golden Temple in Punjab in 1984, police said Friday.
Los Angeles, Oct 5 (IANS) Actor Daniel Radcliffe was seen smoking during the short breaks he got on the sets of his upcoming movie "Horns".
New Delhi, Oct 5 (IANS) Following an assassination attempt in London on Lt.Gen. (retd) K.S.Brar for the 1984 Operation Bluestar, the Congress party's Punjab unit Friday knocked at the door of Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde on the "situation" prevailing in the once militancy-hit state.
London, Oct 5 (IANS) Four people, including a 40-year-old woman, have been arrested for the assassination attempt on Lt Gen (Retd) K.S. Brar, who led the Indian Army operation into the Golden Temple at Amritsar in Punjab in June 1984, police here said.
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Brig (Retd) Israr Rahim Khan, who commanded the first battalion that entered the Golden Temple in Amritsar during Operation Bluestar says he has no intention of approaching the government, and would not beg for security.
Mumbai, Oct 3 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) K.S. Brar, who was attacked in London earlier this week, returned to Mumbai Wednesday with his wife Meena.
Chandigarh, Oct 2 (ANI): Former Indian army official Lieutenant General (Retd.) P.N. Hoon on Tuesday downplayed reports of a Khalistani attack on Lieutenant General (Retd.) K.S. Brar in London, saying the attackers would have achieved their target if it had been a well-planned attempt.
London, Oct 2 (IANS) Police in Britain have sought information on four men with "long beards" following a vicious knife attack here on Lt.Gen. (Retd) K.S. Brar, who led the Indian Army operation into the Golden Temple at Amritsar in Punjab in June 1984.
London, Oct 2 (ANI): After causing much controversy among the inhabitants of Middle England, British novelist JK Rowling's first adult novel has now enraged Sikh leaders in India.
London, Oct 1(ANI): Lieutenant General Kuldeep Singh Brar, who led Operation Blue Star in the Golden Temple, was stabbed by three unidentified men here on Monday.
New Delhi, Oct 1 (IANS) Lt Gen (Retd) K.S. Brar, who led the army operation into the Golden Temple in June 1984, was injured after he was attacked in London, Indian officials confirmed here Monday.
Washington, September 23 (ANI): 45 percent of layoff victims would return to work for their previous employer - despite anger over being terminated, a new Temple University study has found.
Washington, Sept. 23 (ANI): With the U.S. presidential nominating conventions over, the nation is gearing up for the election's homestretch.
London, Sept 20 (ANI): Ancient Warwickshire documents unearthed stipulate strange laws in the county during the late Middle Ages, which included penalty for selling shoes before 1pm, playing tennis and not going to church on a Sunday.
Shanghai, Sep 10 (IANS) A bogus woman fortune teller has been sentenced to around four years behind bars for swindling a woman here in the Chinese business hub of 190,000 yuan (around $30,000), a media report said Monday.
Amritsar, Sept 3 (ANI): Pakistan High Commissioner to India Salman Bashir, who was here on a visit to the Golden Temple on his way to his country to participate in the foreign ministerial level talks, said that a practical pragmatic cooperation needed to establish peace in the region.
Lhasa, Sept. 3 (Xinhua-ANI): Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region is expected to receive a record 10 million-plus tourists this year, a local tourism official said Monday.
New Delhi, Sept 1, ANI (National): The Sikh community in America has expressed thanks to the people and the government of United States for the instantaneous sympathetic response after Wade Michael Page, killed six innocent worshipers at the Wisconsin Sikh Temple.
Lhasa, Aug. 30 (Xinhua-ANI): China's top tourism official on Thursday pledged special support to boost tourism in Tibet and make it a "pillar industry" for the plateau region.
Kolkata, Aug 28 (IANS) Exuberant after a performance across different cities in India, the world's leading rock band "Poets of the Fall" Tuesday said they found the country "rocking" and loved the energy of the crowd.
London, August 27 (ANI): Conservative MP Jonathan Aitken's socialite daughter Alexandra, who had married a Sikh warrior and was converting to Sikhism, has completely transformed herself to comply with the culture and traditions of her husband.
Washington, Aug. 22 (ANI): The Sikh community in the United States is mulling over the option of carrying guns for their protection after the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting.
Karachi, Aug 12 (ANI): Pakistan's Minister for Political Affairs Maula Bux Chandio met members of the Hindu community at the Shri Ram Temple in Sukkur to address their grievances.
Amritsar, Aug.10 (ANI): Devout Sikhs led by the members of Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) participated in special memorial prayers at the Golden Temple here on Friday.
London, August 9 (ANI): Pamela Anderson has revealed that she is "in tears" over Sunder, an abused baby elephant, which has been chained up at a temple.
Washington, August 9 (ANI): President Barack Obama called Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to express his condolences over the deaths of six Sikh worshippers at the Wisconsin temple shooting.hite House press secretary Jay Carney said that Obama called Singh on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Aug 7 (IANS) The ninth season of reality show "Beg Borrow Steal" will go international and the show's host Aaliyah is ready to take on the challenge one faces in foreign land like language and surviving on limited money.
Washington, August 7 (ANI): Sikhs living in the United States have expressed shock at the Wisconsin Gurudwara shooting and said they had feared such attacks since 9/11.
Washington, Aug.7 (ANI): A Brooklyn-born police officer took up to nine bullets trying to stop the gunman who killed six people in a Sikh temple in Oak Creek and was still more worried about saving other victims than himself.
Washington, August 6 (ANI): A skinhead with a 9/11 tattoo is believed to be behind the killing of six people at a Sikh temple before being shot dead by police in the latest shooting massacre in the US.
