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New Delhi: A scuffle broke out between members of the two communities in Lalgarh area of Deoghar district in Jharkhand over a dispute related to renovation of an old temple. According to media reports, the dispute arises over the renovation of an old Maa Kali temple which led to clashes …

Pathanamthitta: Makaravilakku (Makara sacred flame) was lit at Ponnambalamedu to enable the darshan of lakhs of devotees who had assembled for one of the most sacred moments of the Sabarimala pilgrimage season. As the Makara Nakshatra (Makara star) appeared thrice in the sky, the shrine was opened for the Deepa …

DMK has been trying to secularise the Pongal festival every year. It rechristened it as “Samathuva (equality all religion) Pongal” and started calling the first day of the month (Thai) in the solar calendar as New Year. It seems as if the DMK is indeed implementing the agenda of missionaries …

“Save us Sanatanis from the clutches of jihadists!”—this is the desperate appeal made to the Government of India by Bangladeshi refugee Bappaditya Basu. Having somehow fled to India on a medical visa, Bappaditya Basu—one of the prominent faces of the Shahbag movement and a leader of the Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity …

LONDON: 200 members of the Sikh community gathered at Hounslow, West London, chanting, “Jo Bole So Nihaal, Sat Sri Akal,” to rescue a 16-year-old girl held captive by a man in his late 30s. The teenager was raped by 6 other men belonging to a Pakistani grooming gang. After hours …

JAMMU: A Delhi court on January 14 convicted Kashmiri separatist Aasiya Andrabi and two of her associates in a terror case lodged under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA). The UAPA is a law specifically aimed at dealing with cases of terrorism, separatism and secessionism. Aasiya Andrabi, chief of …

RAIPUR: A number of people have reverted to their original faith in separate developments reported from Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. According to details, as many as six people have reverted to Sanatan fold in a small Ghar Wapsi ceremony organised in Sarandi village of Antagarh block of the district. The …

As attacks on religious minorities continue unabated in Bangladesh, the house of a Hindu teacher in Sylhet district was set on fire, triggering fear and outrage within the local Hindu community and beyond. The incident, which took place in Gowainghat Upazila of Sylhet, has once again highlighted the deteriorating security …

Thiruvananthapuram: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) has concluded that the ceremonial ‘dwaja sthambham’ (flagpole) at Sabarimala was deliberately replaced using gold and precious idols with the intention of facilitating theft and eventual destruction. With this finding, serious questions have arisen regarding the Devaswom Governing Body that was in office when …

Bellari:  A  chilling murder case has come to light from Ballari district, where a 32-year-old woman, a mother of three who was living separately from her husband, was brutally killed by her lover, Mohammed Khwaja, whom she had secretly married just four months ago. The crime, driven by suspicion and …