BJP supporters call it the "New India" that wipes away caste and religious boundaries. And offering proof is a Muslim family in Uttar Pradesh's Gonda district who has named their newborn son Narendra Damodardas Modi.


Muslim family in UP names newly-born son Narendra Modi


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The newly-elected legislators of the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) in Andhra Pradesh will meet here on Saturday to formally elect party chief Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy as their leader.


YSRCP MLAs to elect Jagan as their leader on Saturday


The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has expressed concern over the Muslim community's future in the wake of the BJP's landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections and asked them not to be worried.


AIMPLB asks Muslims not to 'worry' over BJP sweep


West Bengal is sending six Muslims to the 17th Lok Sabha -- two less than the last general election.


Bengal sends 6 Muslims to Lok Sabha, 2 less from 2014


The emotive Sabarimala row in which senior BJP leaders played a key role failed to help the party open its account in the Lok Sabha battle in Kerala.


Sabarimala fails to help 'lotus' bloom in Kerala


Prime Minister Narendra Modi recorded a spectacular victory in Varanasi, clocking a margin of 4,75,754 votes.


Modi wins Varanasi by 4.75 lakh votes


The cave at the Kedarnath shrine where Prime Minister Narendra Modi meditated overnight is all set to become a spiritual tourist destination.


'Modi cave' all set to become spiritual destination


Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik on Tuesday reviewed security arrangements for the annual Amarnath Yatra that begins on July 1.


J&K Governor reviews security for Amarnath Yatra


Deoband, the renowned Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur, has appealed to Muslims to offer prayers if they want the results of Lok Sabha elections to be "suitable for all".


Deoband asks Muslims to pray for 'suitable results'


Faith is long over and all that remains now are mounds of filth.


Faith is over, filth remains in Prayagraj


A section of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church on Monday demanded either a CBI or a judicial probe into the fake document case to defame its Cardinal, Archbishop George Alencherry.


'Order CBI probe in fake document case against Cardinal'


American e-tailer Wayfair has come under fire for selling bath mats depicting Hindu Gods, after Amazon was slammed for selling similar items, the media reported.


US e-tailer sells bath mats depicting Hindu Gods


After Kedarnath, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday offered prayers at the Badrinath temple in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.


Modi offers prayers at Badrinath


In agrarian Punjab, where Scheduled Castes and Backward Classes make 55 per cent of the population, religion and riots more than concerns of farmers and poor are likely to play a decisive role in the Lok Sabha elections going to the polls on Sunday.


Religion, riots, dynasty dominate Punjab poll battle


Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday granted amnesty to 762 prisoners to mark Buddha Purnima, also known as Vesak festival.


SL President frees 762 prisoners on Buddha Purnima


Five days ahead of the election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning offered prayers at the Kedarnath shrine nestled in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.


Modi in Kedarnath, to visit Badrinath on Sunday (3rd Lead)


A day after campaigning ended for the last phase of Lok Sabha polls, Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah on Saturday offered prayers at the Somnath Temple in Gujarat.


Amit Shah offers prayers at Somnath Temple


President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday greeted the nation on the occasion of Buddha Purnima.


Kovind, Naidu, Modi greet nation on Buddha Purnima


Five days before the election results, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday morning offered prayers at the Kedarnath shrine nestled in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttarakhand.


Modi in Kedarnath, to visit Badrinath on Sunday (2nd Lead)


Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday arrived here in Uttarakhand on a two day visit. He will be praying at Kedarnath and Badrinath shrines over the weekend.


Modi sets off for Kedar-Badri darshan


A Sikh youth has claimed that a bar in New York's Long Island didn't let him enter because he was wearing a turban.

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