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BJP ruining original forms of Hindu religious places: Congress
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of tampering with Hindu religious places and claimed that after “ruining” Varanasi’s original form, the party has its sights…
- Andhra Pradesh
TTD to transfer non-Hindu employees, considers retirement option
Hyderabad: The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) Trust Board, which manages the Tirumala Venkateswara temple, has decided to transfer non-Hindu employees from the organisation. Speaking to the media after the board meeting on…
- India
Video: Sabina becomes Suman after marrying boyfriend in UP
A Muslim woman married her Hindu boyfriend and changed her name from Sabina to Suman in Uttar Pradesh’s Farrukhabad district. A video of their marriage is posted on social media platforms. The…
- India
Yogi Adityanath sparks new controversy with Islamophobic remarks
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath stirred controversy with his Islamophobic stance on the safety of Hindus amongst a group of Muslim families. His comments have reignited controversy, particularly due to his…
- Hate Crime
Mob attacks Christian home in West Bengal, accuses family of religious conversion
In yet another incidence of attack against minority communities, a Christian family was attacked by a Hindu mob in West Bengal’s Panshkura town of Purba Medinipur district. The attack was launched on…
- India
After FIR for rape, UP man converts to marry girlfriend of 10 years
Basti (UP): A 34-year-old Muslim man here converted to Hinduism to marry his girlfriend with whom he had an affair for the past 10 years, changing his name from Saddam to Shivshankar,…
- Pakistan
94 Indian pilgrims granted visas by Pakistan for Sindh Shrine visit
New Delhi: Pakistan has issued 94 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims to visit the neighbouring country for the birth anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib at a shrine in…
- India
Kerala monk calls for end to shirt removal practice in temples
Varkala: A prominent Hindu monk in Kerala on Tuesday called for an end to the long-drawn practice of demanding to remove the upper attire of male devotees for entering temples. Swami Satchidananda,…
- News
Hindu, Muslim religious leaders in Bengal call for end to atrocities in Bangladesh
Kolkata: Religious leaders from Hindu and Muslim communities in West Bengal on Saturday called for the restoration of peace and amity in trouble-torn Bangladesh and an end to atrocities against the Hindu…
- World
Three Hindu temples vandalised in Bangladesh; one arrested
New Delhi: Over two consecutive days, miscreants targeted three Hindu temples in Bangladesh, vandalising eight idols in Mymensingh and Dinajpur districts, according to local media reports. Law enforcement authorities have arrested a…
- India
India’s tradition is Hindus and Muslims living, working together: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen on Saturday said India has the tradition of Hindus and Muslims working and living together in cohesion. Sen, a noted economist, was speaking at a programme at…
- Hate Crime
MP: Student thrashed for speaking to Hindu girl, 6 arrested
On January 3, a young Muslim man called Shahbaz was thrashed and beaten brutally by a group of Hindu men in Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh. According to reports, Shahbaz was conversing…
- India
Bajrang Dal to hold 2-day nationwide protest against ‘Jihadis’
New Delhi: The Bajrang Dal will stage two-day nationwide protests from January 17 against radical elements targetting Hindus to create terror, the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) announced on Monday. VHP’s Central Joint…
- India
House in Karnataka converted to mosque; BJP, Hindu activists raise objections
Belagavi: BJP leaders and Hindu activists have objected to the conversion of a residential house into a mosque in Belagavi district of Karnataka. The BJP and Hindu activists were alleging that a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Bandh in Basara over atheist’s remarks against Hindu Goddess
Hyderabad: A shutdown was being observed on Tuesday in the Basara town of Telangana’s Nirmal district over alleged derogatory remarks made by atheist Renjarla Rajesh against Hindu Goddess Maa Saraswati. Demanding arrest…