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Thirunavaya (Malappuram): The Thirunavaya Mahamagha Mahotsavam, widely described as the Kumbh Mela of Kerala, formally commenced on Friday with special pujas and ritual observances. The inaugural day’s ceremonies were held in the presence of Mahamagha Sabhapati Mahamandaleshwar Swami Anandavanam Bharathi and Sri Shakti Shantananda Maharshi, Managing Trustee of the Swami …

Bengaluru: The Directorate of Civil Rights Enforcement (DCRE) police have arrested Mohammed Haneef, chief executive officer of a non-governmental organisation on charges of cheating, sexual harassment, forced religious conversion pressure and caste-based abuse. The arrest follows a complaint filed by a 43-year-old woman who alleged that the accused exploited her …

Hosts Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu finish sixth J&K, Odisha, Nagaland and Rajasthan finish in top 10 of KIBG 2026 Karnataka’s Ashmita Chandra finish with two gold medals, winning both the 5km and 10km Open Water Swimming races Chennai, January 2026s: Karnataka’s Ashmita Chandra and Dhrupad Ramakrishna clinched …

Lakhimpur Kheri:  The district administration intervened to halt construction at the Kachari Mosque near the Naurangabad intersection in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, following complaints of illegal activity at the site. The situation on the ground became tense as Bharatiya Janata Party leaders and activists from Hindu organisations gathered to oppose …

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. Updated on : Tuesday, 23 June 2026 The pristine hills of the Western Ghats resonate with the powerful, collective chants of “Swamiye Sharanam Ayyappa” as the annual Mandala-Makaravilakku pilgrimage season reaches its ultimate spiritual crescendo. For millions of devotees, the sighting of the Makaravilakku (the sacred flame lit at Ponnambalamedu) …

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 …