The Travancore Devasom Board (TDB) -- custodians of the Sabarimala temple -- on Friday decided to seek an explanation from Kantararu Rajeeveru, the temple tantri, as to why they conducted a "purification ritual" on Wednesday, said a TDB official.


Sabarimala tantri given 15 days to explain why 'purification' ritual


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BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Animal Husbandry Minister S.P. Singh Baghel on Friday claimed that the Ram temple will surely be built in Ayodhya and said if the dispute on the issue is not settled in the Supreme Court, it should be sorted out through mutual discussions among the stakeholders.


If not in SC, Ram temple row must be sorted out through discussions: UP Minister


The Supreme Court on Friday said the bench that will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2010 Allahabad High Court judgment on the Ayodhya title suit will decide the future course of hearing.


SC to decide on course of Ayodhya hearing on Jan 10


A 47-year-old Sri Lankan woman, who is said to have prayed at the Sabarimala temple on Thursday night, said on Friday that she was denied a 'darshan' by the police.


Did Sri Lankan woman pray at Sabarimala? She denies


The Supreme Court on Friday said a bench that will hear a batch of cross petitions challenging the 2014 Allahabad High Court judgement on the Ayodhya title issue will decide the way forward.


SC to hear petitions over Allahabad HC ruling


Actress Melissa Joan Hart of "Sabrina The Teenage Witch" fame has opened up on how faith has helped her to overcome challenges.


Hart gets candid about her Christian faith


Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Ram Vilas Paswan on Thursday expressed opposition to the idea of bringing an ordinance on the Ram Mandir issue and said the Supreme Court's decision on this matter should be final.


SC's decision on Ram Mandir should be final: Paswan


A dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown called to denounce the visit of two women to the Sabarimala temple saw major violence on Thursday, a rarity compared to the regular strikes the state witnesses from time to time.


Widespread violence in Kerala during shutdown over Sabarimala (Roundup)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi has revealed his "communal mindset" by taking different lines on gender equality on the issues of triple talaq and women's entry into the Sabarimala temple in Kerala, the CPI-M has said.


Modi reveals communal mindset: CPI-M


Devotees of Lord Krishna will celebrate the Lord Jagannath Rath Yatra 2019 chariot festival at Shivaji Park here on Saturday, organised by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) Chowpatty, an official said on Thursday.


Mumbai ISKCON's 'Rath Yatra' festival starts from Saturday


Police arrested on Thursday the prime suspect in the killing of police Inspector Subodh Kumar Singh during a mob violence in December in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.


Bajrang Dal leader arrested in Bulandshahr cop murder case


A dawn-to-dusk Kerala shutdown call, given by the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SKS) to protest against the visit of two women to the Sabarimala temple on Wednesday, evoked a mixed response in the state on Thursday.


Dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Kerala over Sabarimala row


To revive the ancient Sarasvati river in the state and ensure regular flow of fresh water into it, the Haryana Saraswati Heritage Development Board (HSHDB) on Wednesday approved 11 major projects, including restoration of various heritage sites along the course of the mythical river.


Haryana approves 11 projects for Sarasvati river revival


Protests erupted across Kerala on Wednesday after two women in the hitherto banned age group entered the Sabarimala temple before dawn, with the Sabarimala Karma Samithi (SMS) calling for a state-wide shutdown on Thursday.


Protests as two women pray at Sabarimala, Kerala shutdown called (Third Lead)


The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday described as "deplorable" Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remarks that the government will be ready to make efforts to build a Ram temple in Ayodhya after the judicial process.


CPI-M deplores Modi over Ram temple


The Sabarimala temple in Kerala was shut on Wednesday after two women from the hitherto banned age group prayed there and was reopened an hour later after the priests performed "purification rituals".


Sabarimala temple shut after two women pray at shrine


The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Tuesday hailed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's remraks on construction of a grand Ram temple at Ayodhya as "positive" and hoped that his government will fulfil its promise during this tenure.


RSS says Modi's remarks on Ram temple 'positive'


Terming triple talaq bill "inhuman, anti-women and barbaric", women's wing of the All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday appealed to Rajya Sabha members to press for referring it to a select committee for scrutiny.


Triple talaq bill 'barbaric', says AIMPLB women wing


The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Tuesday urged the Rajya Sabha not to pass the Triple Talaq bill - scheduled to come up in the Upper House on Wednesday - in its present form and instead send it to a Select Committee for better scrutiny.


AIMPLB urges Rajya Sabha not to pass Triple Talaq bill in present form


A 620-km long "women's wall" that had the backing of the Kerala government was formed on Tuesday evening linking Kasargode in the north to Ayyanakali square near the Governor's residence in Thiruvananthapuram, with lakhs taking part.


Lakhs form 'women's wall' in Kerala


A five-member ministerial committee headed by Kerala Industries Minister E.P. Jayarajan was set up on Tuesday to resolve the ongoing row between the Orthodox and Jacobite church factions.

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