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PAKISTAN HAS issued around 2,800 visas to Indian nationals for the annual Baisakhi pilgrimage this year, which starts on April 10. Last year, around 6,500 Indians got to visit various gurdwaras in Pakistan for the 10-day pilgrimage. This is the first Baisakhi pilgrimage which will be held post the Pahalgam terror attack of April 2025 and Operation Sindoor in May. In a statement posted on X, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday said, "On the occasion of Baisakhi festival, the Pa ...Read More >
Anant Ambani has pledged financial support to the Ganga Spine Injury Foundation in Coimbatore to provide free, multidisciplinary rehabilitation for spinal cord injury patients. Anant Ambani, Executive Director of Reliance Industries, has extended financial backing to the Ganga Spine Injury Foundation (GSIF) in Coimbatore to expand access to structured rehabilitation for individuals living with spinal cord injuries. The initiative, announced ahead of Ambani's birthday on April 10, is aimed at e ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 9 (PTI) The Centre on Thursday backed the restriction on the entry of women of menstruating age into Kerala's Sabarimala temple, saying that the top court's 2018 judgement proceeds on the assumption that men are superior and women are on a lower pedestal. A nine-judge Constitution bench is hearing petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple f ...Read More >
PUNE: A few hours before the deadline for withdrawal of nominations for the bypolls, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar 'advised' the Congress party to withdraw its candidate from the Baramati seat and support NCP chief Sunetra Pawar. Earlier, Sharad Pawar had said there was nothing wrong with the Congress contesting the Baramati seat. However, on the last day for withdrawal, he appealed to his alliance partner at both the Centre and state levels to step aside. "Maharashtra lost a talented politician l ...Read More >
New Delhi: A woman cannot be treated as "untouchable" for three days in a month and then cease to be considered untouchable on the fourth day, Supreme Court judge BV Nagarathna remarked on Tuesday. The remark came while a nine-judge bench was hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala temple of Keralam, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The constitution bench comprised Chief Justice Surya Ka ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 7 (PTI) Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday said those interpreting the law must take faith into account, as he spoke on the Sabarimala women entry issue and the lessons learned from the controversy. Speaking to the media here, the Thiruvananthapuram MP said he had written in detail about the matter earlier and urged people to read his views. Referring to the controversy over the entry of women of menstruating age into the Sabarimala Temple, Tharoor said the Left ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued over 2,800 visas to Indian pilgrims for the upcoming Baisakhi celebrations, scheduled to take place in Pakistan from April 10 to 19, 2026. The pilgrims will visit significant Sikh religious sites, including Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, the official statement read. Also Read | Global Shares Mostly Rise Ahead of Trump's Deadline on Iran. Extending his greetings o ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited, Anant Ambani has announced Rs 18 crore in contributions towards temple infrastructure and animal welfare in Kerala, including Rs 6 crore in donations to the Rajrajeshwaram and Guruvayur temples and a Rs 12 crore commitment to restore the historic East Gopuram at Rajrajeshwaram, alongside new initiatives for the care of temple elephants. Anant Ambani, visited two of Kerala's most revered temples, the ...Read More >
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], April 7 (ANI): Executive Director of Reliance Industries Limited, Anant Ambani has announced Rs 18 crore in contributions towards temple infrastructure and animal welfare in Kerala, including Rs 6 crore in donations to the Rajrajeshwaram and Guruvayur temples and a Rs 12 crore commitment to restore the historic East Gopuram at Rajrajeshwaram, alongside new initiatives for the care of temple elephants. Anant Ambani, visited two of Kerala's most revered temples, the ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) For the Khalistani terror groups, the narrative is fast falling. A referendum call by the proscribed terror group Sikhs for Justice (SFJ) had earlier attracted a crowd of 1.3 lakh, but a recent event in Canada turned out to be a damp squib. The SFJ had called for an anti-India referendum and asked people to gather in large numbers outside the Triveni Temple and Lakshmi Narayan Temple at Brampton and Surrey. The SFJ was in for a surprise to see that the police ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) A nine-judge Supreme Court bench on Tuesday commenced hearing on petitions related to discrimination against women at religious places, including Sabarimala temple of Keralam, and on the ambit and scope of religious freedom practised by multiple faiths. The Constitution bench comprises Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices B V Nagarathna, M M Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Kumar, Augustine George Masih, Prasanna B Varale, R Mahadevan and Joymalya Bagchi. Ahead o ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) A nine-judge Constitution Bench headed by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant is slated to hear on Tuesday the long-pending Sabarimala review matter, involving a batch of petitions raising significant constitutional questions on religious freedom and gender equality. As per the cause list published on the official website of the Supreme Court, the Constitution Bench, also comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna, M.M. Sundresh, Ahsanuddin Amanullah, Aravind Ku ...Read More >
Ujjain: Could "Mahakaal Standard Time" be considered as an alternate framework to Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)? Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan called for a scientific discussion on this, placing the idea within India's civilisation and scientific legacy, while speaking in Ujjain at an international conference themed 'Mahakal: the Master of Time'. "We have also urged scientific communities and thinkers to reflect on whether the nomenclature and framework of time calculation...can be r ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 31 (PTI) The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday released its manifesto which promised monetary benefits for needy women and those above 70 years, two free LPG cylinders per year for poor households, an AIIMS for Kerala and protection of places of worship in the state. The manifesto, released by BJP national president Nitin Nabin at an NDA event here, also promised a high speed railway network connecting the state capital with Kannur, 20,000 litres of free water for every household a ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 14 (ANI): India on Monday strongly condemned the disruption caused during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto, calling the act despicable and urging the Canadian authorities to take action against those responsible. In response to media queries on the incident, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, We have seen reports regarding disruption created by mischievous elements during the Rath Yatra procession in Toronto. Such despicab ...Read More >
New Delhi The Allahabad High Court on Thursday (July 3, 2025) dismissed a plea seeking that the Mathura-based Shahi Idgah mosque be referred to as "disputed structure" in all future proceedings. A Bench of Justice Ram Manohar Narayan Mishra dismissed the plea filed by advocate Mahendra Pratap Singh, who requested the court to direct the stenographer concerned to use the word "disputed structure" in place of "Shahi Idgah Mosque" in all further proceedings of this original suit, and other relate ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 2 (PTI) Nearly 200 people were arrested in connection with the alleged violation of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act and over 1.7 tonnes of suspected beef were seized across the state, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. According to Inspector General Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a drive was launched across Assam on Tuesday to check reported incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and selling of beef in restaurants unauthorisedly. "The operation against viol ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 2 (PTI) Nearly 200 people were arrested in connection with the alleged violation of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act and over 1.7 tonnes of suspected beef were seized across the state, a senior police officer said on Wednesday. According to Inspector General Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a drive was launched across Assam on Tuesday to check reported incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and selling of beef in restaurants unauthorisedly. Also Read | Karnataka Shock ...Read More >
Guwahati, July 1: At least 133 people were apprehended for their role in alleged violation of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act 2021 and over one tonne of suspected beef were seized across the state, on Tuesday. According to Inspector General Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a suo-motu drive was initiated across the state to check reported incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and selling of beef in restaurants unauthorisedly. Consumption of beef is not illegal in Assam, but the As ...Read More >
MUMBAI: In response to a petition filed by five Muslim religious establishments in Vikhroli challenging the removal of their loudspeakers by the police since May as unconstitutional and violating due process, the Bombay high court (HC) on Tuesday issued notice to the police to file a complete record of action taken by them by July 9. The details asked for include: names of places of worship whose loudspeakers had been removed, measurements of volume emanating from the loudspeakers, whether the ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay high court on Tuesday issued notice to the state and Maharashtra Pollution Control Board on a petition filed by five mosques against police crackdown on loudspeakers.Justices Ravindra Ghuge and Milind Sathaye directed that the police authorities file a reply along with relevant records and posted the next hearing for July 9. Senior advocate Yusuf Muchhala and advocate Mubin Solkar, representing the petitioners, argued that action was being taken only against mosques.The petiti ...Read More >
Guwahati, Jul 1 (PTI) At least 133 people were apprehended on Tuesday for their role in alleged violation of the Assam Cattle Preservation Act and over one tonne of suspected beef were seized across the state, a senior police officer said. According to Inspector General Police (Law and Order) Akhilesh Kumar Singh, a suo-motu drive was initiated across the state to check reported incidents of illegal cattle slaughter and selling of beef in restaurants unauthorisedly. Consumption of beef is not ...Read More >
The Supreme Court halted new temple-mosque legal battles. The court will review the 1991 law impacting religious site status. This law froze the status of religious sites as of August 15, 1947. Several cases, including Gyanvapi and Shahi Idgah, challenge this law. The law's validity is being questioned. The court's decision impacts ongoing and future disputes.In its ruling on the keenly-watched Place of Worship Act case, the Supreme Court said on December 12 that no new Mandir-Masjid suits are t ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant ruling, the Supreme Court has directed that no new lawsuits related to places of worship (temples, mosques, or shrines) can be filed until further notice. This decision was made during the ongoing hearing of petitions challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. The ruling prohibits the lower courts from issuing any survey orders or interim orders that might alter the status or nature of any religious site. The bench, comprising Chief Justice San ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (PTI) In an important development, the Supreme Court on Thursday restrained till further directions the courts in the country from entertaining fresh lawsuits and passing any effective interim or final orders in pending ones seeking to reclaim religious places, especially mosques and dargahs (a muslim shrine). "As the matter is sub-judice in this court, we deem it appropriate that no fresh suit would be registered and proceedings are undertaken till further orders of this cour ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed courts across the country to refrain from admitting or passing any new orders on pleas seeking surveys of mosques to determine if temples lie beneath them. This decision extends to existing suits, halting any further orders on the matter. The directive was issued as the apex court continued hearing petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991. This Act prohibits filing lawsuits to recl ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 12 (VOICE) The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered that no fresh suits would be registered under the Places of Worship Act in the country, and in the pending cases, no final or effective orders would be passed till further orders of the Apex Court. A Special Bench headed by CJI Sajiv Khanna asked the Union government to file within four weeks its reply to the clutch of petitions challenging the validity of the 1991 Act, which prohibits the filing of a lawsuit to reclaim a place of ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained all courts across the country from passing any effective interim or final order including orders of survey in pending suits against existing religious structures. A bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justices PV Sanjay Kumar and KV Viswanathan also ordered that no fresh suits can be registered over such claims while the court is hearing pleas challenging the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 12 (ANI): Congress MP Karti Chidambaram on Thursday strongly defended the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, as the Supreme Court will be hearing pleas challenging the law. Speaking to the ANI, Chidambaram emphasized that the Act was crucial in maintaining the secular fabric of India and should not be altered. "The provisions of the Places of Worship Act, 1991, protect the secular fabric of the nation. Any alteration to the Act is very problematic," C ...Read More >
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