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‘What happened to Ali Mohammad was wrong’: UP temple’s Muslim caretaker held for offering namaz; Hindu priest to arrange bail, says he served with...

In Budaun, Times of India reported how a temple priest has offered to bail out a Muslim caretaker arrested for offering namaz on temple grounds. Paramanand Das condemned the video recording and emphasised Ali Mohammad's decades of faithful service. Despite the arrest and charges of defiling a place of worship, Das affirmed Ali's respect for all faiths and the temple's inclusive nature.

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‘Men for Others’

Xavier’s Social Service Society, AhmedabadAmong the young and the...

‘Bosco made an enormous contribution to me as a person’

Courtesy: deccanchronicle.com   Mahesh Bhatt Film DirectorI do not think that I can...

‘We believe that every one is a child of God’

​Mukta Jeevan Hospital, ShahpurNinety kilometres from Mumbai, in Shahpur...

Why Sonali Bendre gifted Rs. 25 lakhs to St. Catherine’s Home?

St. Catherine’s Home, MumbaiIn October 2000, film actress Sonali...

‘I am what I am thanks to my school’

Courtesy: bollyspice.com​Shabana Azmi Film Actress, Rajya Sabha MP, Social ActivistShabana Azmi...

Victory over Poverty

St Vincent de Paul SocietyWhile the name given to...

‘I am proud to be from a school with workers so committed to education’

Three ex-students of Don Bosco school, Matunga, Mumbai, who...

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