NEW DELHI - Denouncing a radical Muslim group in Kerala as a blot on Muslims, a senior leader of the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) has urged young Muslims to stay away from such "anti-Islamic outfits".

RANCHI - Security has been strengthened at the famous Shiva temple in Deoghar in Jharkhand ahead of a 30-day festival starting July 26, police said Thursday.

AMRITSAR - The Akal Takht, the highest seat of Sikhism, has asked Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Paramjit Singh Sarna and his brother to explain their stand on the controversy over advocate H.S. Phoolka fighting 1984 anti-Sikh riots cases.