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Commit a blunder, and when caught, evade it with a mere apology or an “oversight” excuse — this has become a standard method to test the waters of society. The same pattern is now evident as the Kerala High Court Advocates Cooperative Society printed its New Year diaries with distorted …

The Telangana High Court on January 7, 2026, ordered status quo on the proposed allotment of one acre of government land to the Waqf Board for a Muslim graveyard at Borabanda, under the Jubilee Hills Assembly constituency, following sustained local protests and a legal challenge. The interim direction was issued …

Taking serious note of an allegedly scandalous publication, the Madras High Court on January 7, 2026, directed the Tamil Nadu Police to seize copies of a book making personal attacks against sitting judge Justice G.R. Swaminathan and ordered authorities to ensure that such publications are not released or circulated. The …

Disrespect Hindu sentiments is increasingly being cited by temple activists as a defining feature of DMK politics, particularly in relation to alleged corruption and decision-making within the state government–controlled Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department (HR&CE). In the latest instance, temple activist TR Ramesh has accused the HR&CE Department of …

Mysuru: A white granite slab at the entrance of a Mandir in Mandya district went unnoticed by generations of devotees until scholars recently recognised its historical and cultural significance. An inscription on a slab at Sri Mahalakshmi Mandir in K. Bettahalli, Pandavapura taluk, has offered a glimpse into the 12th …

GUWAHATI: A shocking molestation attempt on a 13-year-old Hindu girl in Assam’s Barpeta district triggered violent protests on December 8, with enraged locals setting fire to the accused’s house amid rising communal tensions. The incident unfolded in Matabari village, under the Tarabari Police Station, around midday. The minor, out for …

There are moments in history when silence is no longer neutral. It becomes a verdict. And today, as Hindus in Bangladesh are being lynched, burnt alive, hacked to death, and executed at close range, the silence of the international community has begun to resemble something far more sinister – complicity. …

Kolkata: In a recent controversy at Jadavpur University, Professor Saswati Halder, Head of the English Department, has been asked to go on leave until the end of January following protests over an exam-related incident. The action came after students and activists accused her of “Islamophobia” for requesting a Muslim student …

A renewed demand to bifurcate the Muslim-majority Malappuram district has brought the issue of separatism back into Kerala’s political discourse. The call was raised by Kanthapuram A.P. Aboobacker Musliyar, General Secretary of the All India Sunni Jamiyyathul Ulema and the self-styled ‘Indian Grand Mufti’, a prominent and influential Muslim cleric …

MADRAS: A historic and hard-hitting judgment delivered on December 15, 2025, and published on January 1, 2026, saw a Division Bench of the Madras High Court restore 3.93 acres of land to the Sri Annamalainathar Mandir, Kadayanallur (Tenkasi District), striking down a decades-old auction sanctioned by the Tamil Nadu HR&CE …