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Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam to establish college affiliated to Vedic University in Maharashtra
Mumbai: Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam Trust chairman YV Subba Reddy has agreed to establish a college affiliated to the Vedic University in Maharashtra, said Maharashtra Tourism Minister Aaditya Thackeray on Saturday. It was…
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Hanuman Chalisa row: ‘Dadagiri’ won’t be tolerated, says Uddhav Thackeray
Mumbai: Breaking his silence on the Hanuman Chalisa row that has seen a lawmaker couple being booked for sedition and BJP raising the Hindutva pitch, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday…
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Mumbai: Over 70% mosques stopped using loudspeakers for morning Azaan, say police
Mumbai: As many as 72 percent of mosques in Mumbai have stopped using loudspeakers for broadcasting the morning Azaan or prayer, police sources said on Tuesday. The development comes amid MNS chief…
- Mumbai
‘Social Media Lab’ launched in Maharashtra to curb communal tensions
Mumbai: Mumbai Police announced that a ‘Social Media Lab’ has been established to monitor posts that may incite communal tensions in Maharashtra, on Monday. According to Mumbai Police, approximately 3,000 such posts…
- Mumbai
Jahangirpuri Violence: Delhi Police submit preliminary report to MHA
New Delhi: In a latest development in the Jahangirpuri violence, the Delhi Police on Tuesday submitted its preliminary probe report to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). The preliminary report contains the…
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BJP using riots as a tool to win polls: Sanjay Raut
Mumbai: Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Tuesday accused the estranged ally BJP of using communal riots as a “tool” to win polls and instigate communal strife in parts of Maharashtra and…
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Maharashtra makes police nod mandatory for loudspeakers at religious places
Mumbai: In a deft political move, Maharashtra’s Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government on Monday made police permission compulsory for using loudspeakers at all religious places in the state. Any unauthorised use of…
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CSK’s Rayudu becomes 10th Indian cricketer in IPL to cross 4K runs
Pune: Four-time IPL champions Chennai Super Kings player Ambati Rayudu’s 46-run efforts against the Gujarat Titans might have gone in vain at the MCA Stadium here on Sunday night, but the right-hand…
- Offbeat
Four held for ‘raping’ Bengal monitor lizard in Maha forest
Mumbai: Four persons were arrested for allegedly raping a Bengal monitor lizard in Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR) in Maharashtra, a forest official said on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred at Gothane village…
- Mumbai
Bank Fraud case: BJP leader Pravin Darekar called 2nd time for query
Mumbai: Mumbai police have sent a notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Pravin Darekar in a Bank fraud case and asked him to appear for questioning on Monday at 11…
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ED attaches Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut’s properties in Rs 1,034 cr land scam case
Mumbai: The Enforcement Directorate on Tuesday attached Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s properties in connection with Rs 1,034 crore Patra Chawl land scam case, the law enforcement agency said. The properties attached…
- Mumbai
BJP leader offers free loudspeakers for playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ in temples
Mumbai: Maharashtra BJP functionary Mohit Kamboj has offered to finance the installation of loudspeakers atop temples for playing ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ as he pitched for Hindu unity and also demanded the removal of…
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Nawab Malik’s jail custody extended till April 18
Mumbai: A special court here on Monday extended the judicial custody of Maharashtra minister Nawab Malik till April 18 in connection with a money laundering case. Malik (62) was arrested on February…
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Now demand for banning loudspeakers in mosques in Karnataka
Bengaluru: After the demand of removing loudspeakers from mosques in Maharashtra, the Hindu organisations have started demanding the same in Karnataka. Sri Rama Sene has urged the ruling BJP government in Karnataka…
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Watch: Hanuman Chalisa played at MNS office in response to loudspeakers at mosques
Twenty-four hours after Maharastra Navanirman Sena’s chief Raj Thackeray demanded the state government to take down loudspeakers from mosques, the Hindu religious hymn, ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ was played from loudspeakers at his party’s…
