Supporters of various Hindu organisations on Tuesday took to the streets in various cities of Kerala to protest against the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the Sabarimala temple to women of all ages.


Hindu bodies hold protests in Kerala on Sabarimala verdict


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The restoration work at the historic Jamia Masjid began here on Tuesday after a gap of 250 years.


Work on to restore Srinagar mosque after 250 years


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a medley version of Bapu's favourite bhajan 'Vaishnav jan to tene kahiye' sung by artists from over 40 countries, during the closing ceremony of the Mahatma Gandhi International Sanitation Conference here.


Modi launches medley version of Bapu's favourite bhajan


As expressive of his faults and follies as of his vigour and virtues, Mahatma Gandhi's autobiography -- read, discussed, debated, admired and critiqued widely -- is the living testament of Bapus coming to terms with "satya", for he never claimed to have been all truthful, as those who preach his preachings today do. His was a lived faith and his own realisation of truth(s), in its myriad forms, came during the course of penning what became the monumental "The Story of My Experiments With Truth".


Revisiting 'My Experiments with Truth' on Gandhi's 149th birth anniversary


Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday held a meeting over the September 28 Supreme Court verdict that threw open the Sabarimala temple to all women, and discussed steps to welcome women this upcoming season.


Vijayan holds meeting over Sabarimala verdict


A new biography of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat by Kingshuk Nag argues that the BJP coasted to power in 2014 only because of the RSS and if it does win in 2019, that too, will be because of the RSS.


Mohan Bhagwat believes in keeping Modi under check, says new biography


Senior Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa on Saturday resigned from all positions in the party, citing "advancing age and deteriorating health".


Senior Akali leader Sukhdev Dhindsa quits all party posts


The Delhi High Court on Saturday restrained the publication and sale the book 'Godman to Tycoon: The Untold Story of Baba Ramdev' until the publisher deletes some defamatory portion written against Baba Ramdev.


HC restrains sale of book on Ramdev till removal of defamatory portion



Senior Akali leader Dhindsa quits all party posts citing age, health


India has witnessed a rising tide of violence, impunity, extended pre-trial detentions, and surveillance under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, PEN International, said on Saturday as it wound up the 84th PEN International Congress with representation from 80 countries in Pune. The International writers body called upon the Indian government to safeguard freedom of expression in the country.


India's climate for free expression severely deteriorated under Modi government: PEN International


Amidst repeated allegations by professional historians that history is being rewritten by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government, a two-day All India History Summit kicked off at the Nehru Memorial Museum Library (NMML) on Saturday with prominent historians asserting that the major institutions in the country are being populated by "mediocre" people with RSS patronage. They also expressed fear that this will damage the country's academic discourse.


Modi government populating institutions with mediocre people: Historians


Various Muslim socio-religious and political organisations came together on a common platform here on Friday night to demand the central government to withdraw the ordinance on triple talaq as it is unconstitutional.


Muslim groups urge government to withdraw triple talaq ordinance


Haryana will renovate 134 holy pilgrimages located in five districts of the state as described in holy relics Mahabharata, Ramayana and Vamana Purana, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar announced on Friday.


Haryana to renovate 134 pilgrimage places


The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that women in the age group of 10-50 could also enter the famed Sabarimala temple in Kerala, a decision that caused dismay among the devout.


SC opens Sabarimala to women aged 10-50, not everyone is happy (Roundup)


Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday slammed people from the Muslim community who dish out 'fatwas' and said the country is not run by them but the Constitution given by the likes of Bhimrao Aambedkar.


Nation cannot be run by 'fatwas', says Adityanath


The Supreme Court ruling on Friday allowing women of all ages to enter the Lord Ayyappa temple in Kerala has left its priests and many others, including women, unhappy.


SC opens Sabarimala to women of all ages, many unhappy


Authorities on Friday disallowed congregational prayers at the historic Jamia Masjid here by imposing restrictions in the area.


Congregational prayers disallowed in Srinagar's Jamia Masjid


National Award-winning actress Divya Dutta has been roped in as the narrator of the upcoming mythological show "RadhaKrishn".


Divya Dutta lends her voice to TV show


The Supreme Court on Friday opened the gates of the Sabarimala temple dedicated to Lord Ayyappa in Kerala to the women in the 10-50 age group, saying the ban violated their fundamental rights and constitutional guarantees.


SC opens Sabarimala gates to women aged 10-50 (Fifth Lead)


Union Minister for Women and Child Development Maneka Gandhi on Friday  welcomed the Supreme Court's verdict to open the gates of the Sabarimala Temple in Kerala to women of all ages, saying that temples cannot be run like clubs.


Maneka Gandhi welcomes Sabarimala verdict


The Punjab and Himachal Pradesh governments on Friday signed an agreement to build a Rs 250 crore ropeway project connecting popular Sikh and Hindu shrines in both states.

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