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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 …

BHUBANEWAR: A major case of illegal cattle smuggling has come to light in Odisha’s Koraput district after a container transporting cows met with an accident near the Odisha–Chhattisgarh border, resulting in the death of more than 40 cows. The incident has triggered widespread public anger, with local residents and cattle …

The Popular Front of India (PFI) posed the gravest threat to the unity and integrity of the country, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) submitted before a Delhi court while concluding its arguments on charges against the banned organisation’s leadership. The case relates to an conspiracy orchestrated by the PFI leadership …

HASTINAPUR: The Central Trust Board (Kendriya Pranyasi Mandal) of the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) held its meeting at Jambu Dweep, Hastinapur, from December 17 to 19, 2025, during which two resolutions were adopted. The resolutions addressed what the VHP termed “jihadi challenges in the country and their solutions” and the …

GORAKHPUR: “Only an organised and disciplined society can lead the nation to supreme prosperity. This is possible when individual character is noble, which is the very objective pursued through RSS shakhas. The concept of the Sangh and its shakhas was envisioned with the goal of building national character through individual …

The Kerala High Court, on December 19, cancelled the permission order for Oasis Breweries, citing environmental concerns, lack of local consent and violations of rules, especially in connection with water usage and paddy land conversion. Oasis Breweries was all set to come up at Elappulli Panchayat. However, the High Court …