Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP)

India

Same-sex marriage dangerous for Indian culture, allegesVHP

Varanasi: The Vishva Hindu Parishad on Saturday said the “haste” with which the Supreme Court is disposing of the petitions for legal recognition to same-sex marriages is not appropriate and it should have…
India

Hanuman Jayanti: Delhi police deny permission for rally in Jahangirpuri

New Delhi: The Delhi Police on Wednesday denied permission to the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and another group to undertake processions in the Jahangirpuri area of the national capital on the occasion of…

Delhi

Delhi: BJP, VHP protest after temple demolished as part of DDA anti-encroachment drive

New Delhi: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) demolished a temple in the Rajender Nagar area on Thursday as part of its anti-encroachment drive, triggering a protest by the BJP and the Vishva…
India

Tamil Nadu: VHP worker held for threatening Christian priest

Ariyalur’s district secretary of Vishwa Hindu Parishad Muthuvel has been arrested on Wednesday by the police for blackmailing a priest with Rs 25 lakhs. According to reports, Muthuvel demanded Rs 25 lakhs from…
India

Himachal Pradesh: Muslim wedding in VHP-run Hindu temple sets example

Rampur: In an unusual venue for a Muslim wedding, a couple on Monday married at a temple run here by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad. The Thakur Satyanarayan temple in this small town in Shimla…
Telangana

Telangana govt supporting ‘love jihad’: VHP, Bajrang Dal protest medico’s suicide

Hyderabad: Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Monday protested against Telangana Government over the death of Warangal PG medical student Dr. Preethi. “The incompetent government’s rule is supporting rapes and…
India

Raj: Accused denies murdering Muslim men; faces support from VHP, Bajrang Dal

A day after the charred remains of two Muslim men Junaid and Nasir were found in Haryana, one of the accused, Monu Manesar, a member of the Bajrang Dal said that neither…

Hate Crime

UP: VHP, Bajrang Dal vandalise mosque claiming illegal construction

An under-construction mosque, located near the Balkhandi Naka area in the Banda district of Uttar Pradesh was vandalised by members of right-wing organisations – Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) –…
India

VHP slams Jamiat’s Arshad Madani over his ‘Manu worshipped Allah’ remark

New Delhi: The VHP on Sunday hit out at Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind chief Maulana Arshad Madani over his claim that “Om” and “Allah” were the same God worshipped by ‘Manu’, saying his remarks…
Hate Crime

Rajasthan: VHP, Bajrang Dal distribute trishuls to 1,100 youth

Rajashthan’s capital Jaipur witnessed right-wing organizations like the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal distributing trishuls (tridents) to around 1,100 Hindu men which was followed by a call for Hindu Rashtra.…
India

UP: Rare rocks for Lord Ram idol reach Ayodhya from Nepal

Ayodhya: Special rocks from which the idol of Lord Ram will be carved out and placed in the sanctum sanctorum of the Ram Temple has arrived from Nepal, a senior functionary of…
Hate Crime

Karnataka: Petition to prevent non-Hindu traders from temple premises submitted

Tumakuru: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajrang Dal have submitted a petition to the Deputy Commissioner of Tumakuru city in Karnataka asking the authorities to prevent traders of other faiths to…
India

Bihar: Police register case against protesters tearing ‘Pathaan’ posters in Bhagalpur

Bhagalpur: Officials of Bihar Police on Thursday booked 25 persons, accused of agitating in front of a cinema hall against Pathaan movie in State’s Bhagalpur. “Legal action is being taken against 10…
India

Gujarat: VHP activists tear ‘Pathaan’ posters at cinema hall in Surat

Surat: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) activists barged into a movie theatre in Surat city in Gujarat and tore posters of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer “Pathaan”, police said on Sunday. Five activists have been…
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…