India on December 24, 2025, strongly condemned the demolition of a statue of Bhagwan Vishnu in a contested border area amid renewed clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said such actions were unacceptable and hurt the sentiments of devotees around the world, particularly in a …
Read More »Charity turned cash pipeline? ED finds Rs 415 crore fraud at Al-Falah institutions
The Directorate of Enforcement (ED) has exposed what it describes as a massive and systematic financial scam operating under the guise of charitable education, with Al-Falah Charitable Trust and its associated institutions at the centre of the investigation. The probe, conducted under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, …
Read More »Fear shadows Christmas in Europe as ‘lone wolf Jihadi’ terror attack turns festive cities into high security zones
It scarcely needs emphasis that this year’s festive season across Europe is unfolding under extraordinary tension. Cities traditionally synonymous with open-air Christmas markets, concerts, and street celebrations, London, Paris, Vienna, Brussels and others, are witnessing curtailed festivities, heavy police presence, and public unease. What was once a period defined by …
Read More »‘Dropped for being Hindu’: Nisha Chatterjee accuses Humayun Kabir after ticket withdrawal
Humayun Kabir, the suspended Trinamool Congress MLA who recently floated a new political party, has dropped social media influencer Nisha Chatterjee as the provisional candidate of the Janata Unnayan Party (JUP) for the Ballygunge Assembly constituency. The decision came merely hours after Kabir publicly announced Chatterjee’s name as the party’s …
Read More »Why and how are Hindus being persecuted despite their contribution to Bangladesh during both good & terrible times?
Pakistan, established in 1947 following the split of Bharat, appeared poised for further division. Many observers saw it as a geographical anomaly, a loose merging of two distinct territories 1,000 miles apart. Apart from having a Muslim majority, West Pakistan and East Pakistan (now known as Bangladesh) have little in …
Read More »Is Christmas a copy of Hindu festivals?
“Christmas wasn’t Christian. Pagan(Idolaters/Hindu) festivals were absorbed so completely that within two generations, people forgot they ever existed. And we have the letter from 601 AD that proves it was intentional. But here’s what changed everything for me: I realised that this exact strategy is being used today on the …
Read More »Chhattisgarh government to develop Bhoramdeo Corridor on lines of Kashi Vishwanath
Raipur: Chhattisgarh government is all set to develop a grand corridor at the ancient Bhoramdeo temple complex in Kabirdham district. The ‘Bhoramdeo Corridor’ will come up with an estimated cost of around Rs 146 crore, informed the government in an official statement on December 24. The corridor is being developed as …
Read More »How western media framing diluted brutal killing of Dipu Chandra Das in Bangladesh: The NYT Case
For nearly a week after Dipu Chandra Das was lynched, burnt, and publicly humiliated in Mymensingh, Bangladesh, the silence from major Western media outlets was conspicuous. No breaking alerts. No anguished editorials. No prime-time outrage. A Hindu garment factory worker in his thirties was beaten to death by a mob, …
Read More »Santa Row in classrooms: Rajasthan education department warns schools against forcing Christmas attire
The education department in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district has issued a stern warning to private schools against forcing students to dress up as Santa Claus for Christmas celebrations. The department has made it clear that strict action will be taken against any school found coercing students or pressuring parents to …
Read More »UP Govt withdraws SP-era Bill granting legal shield to Madrassa teachers
The Uttar Pradesh government has formally withdrawn the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa (Payment of Salaries to Teachers and Other Employees) Bill, a legislation passed by the Samajwadi Party government in 2016 that sought to provide madrassa teachers immunity from police and administrative action. The decision was taken at a state cabinet …
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