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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 …

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 …

The Uttar Pradesh government has formally withdrawn the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa (Payment of Salaries to Teachers and Other Employees) Bill, a legislation passed by the Samajwadi Party government in 2016 that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 …

Raipur: A state-wide Bandh (shutdown) is being observed in Chhattisgarh on December 24 against conversion and the recent dispute over burial of a converted man in Kanker district. The day-long shutdown called by Sarv Samaj has also received support from the Chhattisgarh Chambers of Commerce and Industries and Confederation of All …

Character-building among the younger generation is critical for nation-building, and patriotism and discipline are essential to checking the spread of extremism, said Shriram Bharat Kumar, Dakshin Madhya Kshetra Pracharak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, while calling upon youth to lead disciplined lives. He was addressing a public meeting at Government …

Hyderabad, 23rd December 2025: The Grand Finals of “TANDANANA – Annamacharya International Music Competition 2025” were held in a spiritually uplifting ambience at Annamacharya Bhavana Vahini (ABV), Near HITEX, Hyderabad, drawing an enthusiastic gathering of over 500 music lovers. Organised under the visionary leadership of Padmashri Dr. Shobha Raju, Founder & President of Annamacharya …

Another blatant instance of minority appeasement and alleged persecution of Hindus has surfaced in Thiruparankundram, where the DMK government disallowed Hindu devotees from lighting a lamp at the ancient stone pillar atop the hill, despite orders from both the High Court single bench and division bench. Now, devotees are not …

“Christian principles are essentially the same as DMK principles,” Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin said, asserting that both Christianity and the Dravidian movement are rooted in love, compassion, equality and humanitarianism, and place human dignity at their core. He made the remarks while speaking at a Christmas celebration …

A fresh political controversy has erupted in West Bengal after Wajedul Haq, president of the Bengali Minority Intellectual Forum of the Trinamool Congress (TMC), made a provocative statement on the Waqf issue, claiming that he would not hesitate to adopt an “extreme” or even “militant” stance to protect Waqf properties. …

BHUBANESWAR: A case linked to a planned “love jihad” has emerged in Odisha’s Kendrapada district. Allegations have surfaced that a married Muslim man misrepresented himself as unmarried, lured Hindu women into romantic relationships, and subsequently married them. So far, he is accused of targeting two Hindu women. It is further …