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BAPS clarifies no one denied access during Eiffel Tower visit
Paris: The BAPS (Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha) Hindu temple in Paris has clarified that the private visit by a delegation from the temple to the Eiffel Tower was coordinated with the…
- News
Transgender community recites ‘Modi Chalisa’ in Delhi Press Club
New Delhi: The transgender community on Thursday, August 20, recited ‘Modi Chalisa’, a Hindu devotional prayer, hailing Prime Minister Narendra Modi, at the Press Club of India. Portraying the PM as Lord…
- India
Six dead, several injured in stampede at Bihar temple
Lakhisarai: At least six people were killed, and several others were injured in a stampede at the Ashok Dham temple in Bihar’s Lakhisarai district on Monday, officials said. The incident occurred due…
- India
We are beggars: JNU Vice-Chancellor pitches for campus temple
Varanasi: Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice-Chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit has said the cash-strapped university should follow Banaras Hindu University’s (BHU) Vishwanath temple model and set up a Lord Venkateswara temple on its campus…
- India
Temples, mosques, gurudwaras keep Jharkhand exam protest going
Ranchi: An army marches on its stomach, and so does a protest. As the stir against alleged examination irregularities in Jharkhand gains steam, temples, mosques and gurudwaras, as well as individuals, are…
- Telangana
Telangana HC halts priest recruitment at Palakurthi temple
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the state government to first settle a long-pending dispute over which set of Hindu rituals should be followed at a temple in Palakurthi before going ahead…
- Bangalore
Temple employee caught stealing cash at Bangara Tirupati shrine
Kolar: A temple employee was caught allegedly stealing cash from the donation box during the counting of offerings at the famous Bangara Tirupati Sri Netra Venkataramana Swamy Temple in Bangarapet taluk of…
- Telangana
Komuravelli railway station to be inaugurated soon: Kishan Reddy
Hyderabad: A new railway station coming up near the Komuravelli Mallanna Swamy Temple in Telangana is likely to be inaugurated soon, Union Minister for Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said on Wednesday,…
- India
Security stepped up for counting of donations at Mahavir Temple
Patna: Security has been stepped up at the revered Mahavir Temple in Patna to ensure greater transparency in the donation counting process in view of the alleged embezzlement of devotees’ offerings at…
- Bangalore
Theft at Melukote temple, case against staff, priests
Mandya: A major theft is suspected at the famed Yoganarasimha Swamy Temple in Melukote, with gold, silver and cash allegedly missing from the temple hundi. Following a complaint by Temple Executive Officer…
- Telangana
Temple land given at throwaway price, Telangana High Court told
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court on Monday, June 8, directed private companies to file counter-affidavits on the allocation of temple land and other parcels in Sitarampur village in Shabad mandal of Ranga Reddy…
- World
Trump declines to say if he and Xi discussed Taiwan
Beijing: US President Donald Trump said, “great,” when reporters asked how the talks with Xi went. But that’s about all he said. Follow-up questions about whether they discussed Taiwan were asked. Also…
- Hate Crime
They spit, defecate near temple: Uttarakhand women protest against Muslim shop
Udham Singh Nagar: “Band karo, band karo. Yeh dukaan band karo!” slogans rang through the city of Khatima in Uttarakhand‘s Udham Singh Nagar as women residents staged a dharna strongly objecting to…
- Telangana
Kakatiya-era Warangal temple razed: Centre books case; restoration promised
Hyderabad: The Union Ministry of Culture and the Archaeology Department have registered a case over the demolition of an 800-year-old temple built during the Kakatiya era at Ashok Nagar in Warangal district, following…
- Andhra Pradesh
8 pilgrims killed as car collides with lorry near Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool
Hyderabad: Eight people were killed and 12 others injured in a major road accident in Andhra Pradesh’s Kurnool district in the early hours of Thursday, April 16. The accident occurred near Chilakaladona village…
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