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A penitent reacts as he is nailed on a wooden cross in
a voluntary ritual to mark the death of Jesus Christ on
Good Friday in Cutud town in Pampanga province, north of
Manila March 21, 2008. Voluntary crucifixion is the most
extreme display of religious devotion in the Philippines,
a largely Catholic country in Southeast Asia.
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Holy gift for Central government staff
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| New Delhi, Mar 21:
Central government staff and officers, along with their counterparts
in defence and paramilitary forces, have a reason to paint
the town red on Holi - the Sixth Central Pay.
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Perez,PM greet nation on Holi, Navroz
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| New Delhi, Mar 21:
President Pratibha Patil and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
on Friday greeted the nation on the occasion of Holi and Navroz,
saying the festivals would imbibe the spirit of friendship
among people of all faiths.
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