India

 A fresh row is brewing at the Sabanayagar temple, also known as Thillai Natarajar temple, here, over recent constructions undertaken at the premises. Historians and archaeologists are calling for declaration of the temple as a national monument and heritage site to preserve its antiquity, while Podhu Dikshitars, who are the administrators of temple, have expressed apprehension [...]

Actress Sonali Bendre says imparting education and values is not only the duty of schools as parents should also try and inculcate them through vedic teachings. “We cannot put all the onus onto schools. What are the parents doing? There has to be some responsibilities that parents have to take. It is not that you [...]

“Significantly, PM Narendra Modi had made beef exports an election issue. In a poll rally in Nawada, Bihar, in April 2014, he had referred to ‘pink revolution’. More recently, incidents like the Dadri lynching and the Kerala House raid had led to a debate on ‘intolerance’ with several BJP members speaking against consumption of beef.” [...]

Thursday was a day for differing claims, as the police said that they had foiled the proposed beef festival in Osmania University, even as the organisers asserted that students had celebrated the event in their hostel rooms. The university resembled a war zone, with heavy deployment of police in and around the campus and barricades [...]

I want to know as a responsible citizen, from Aamir Khan and Shahrukh Khan as well, why did they make such irresponsible statements and spoil the image of the 13 crores of Muslims in India? – Dr Sofiya Rangwala  Amidst a fake atmosphere of intolerance being created in India, in the last one month, I owe [...]

RAIPUR: Senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary Indresh Kumar on Sunday questioned why there has been no Maoist attack on institutions of Christian communities, saying this needs an explanation. “Why have churches never been targeted by the Maoists?” he asked while talking to a group of reporters at the new circuit house in the state [...]

“Mr Singhal died at 2.24 pm at Medanta Medicity hospital, Gurgaon,” VHP International President Pravin Togadia told media persons on Tuesday. 89-year-old Singhal was admitted on November 14 to Medanta following complaints of acute breathlessness and was diagnosed with right lower Lobe Pneumonia. Condoling his death PM Narendra Modi took to twitter and said his [...]

LONDON: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday gifted his British counterpart David Cameron a specially handcrafted pair of bookends with verses from Bhagavad Gita engraved on it and a book compiled of letters sent by Indian soldiers during the World War I when they served in France. “Presented PM @David_Cameron a specially handcrafted pair of [...]

CHENNAI: Pilgrims to the famous Kerala shrine of Sabarimala who discard clothes and other belongings in the Pamba river as part of a misconceived religious tenet would face penal consequences that could lead to a jail term up to 18 months, the special commissioner of the hill shrine has warned. Quoting an October 16 Kerala [...]

Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s organising secretary for Kodagu district, Sri DS Kuttappa, who was protesting against TippuJayanti celebrations was brutally attacked and hacked to death by a group of miscreants on Tuesday morning. Angered by the Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s decision to celebrate Tippu Jayanti every year on November 10, Sanghparivar organisations including VHP, Bajarangadal, Hindu [...]