Rajya Sabha chairman removes extra 30-minute break given for Namaz on Fridays
Rajya Sabha chairman removes extra 30-minute break given for Namaz on Fridays, Dhankhar, has gone ahead and removed extra 30-minute break given for Namaz on Fridays in Rajya Sabha and has changed rules Read more »
Parliament committee suggests allowing puja, rituals at ASI monuments of ‘religious significance’
A parliamentary panel has recommended the government to explore the possibility of permitting puja and worship at monuments protected by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) that have religious significance. As of now, ASI only permits worship and rituals at monuments wherein such traditions were on at the time of the monument coming to the agency’s custody. Read more »
Goa : ‘Gomantak Mandir-Dharmik Sanstha Parishad’ held at Mardol
“Not only tourism, but religious and spiritual tourism that preserves the sanctity of temples should be promoted in Goa”, said Mr Ramesh Shinde, National Spokesperson of Hindu Janajagruti Samiti at the ‘Goa State Mandir-Dharmik Sanstha Parishad’ held at Singhpurush hall, Shri Mahalasa Devasthan, Mardol, Ponda. Read more »
Supreme Court upholds Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370
On 11th December, the Supreme Court of India upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate Article 370. CJI said that Article 370 was a temporary provision, and it was introduced to serve a transitional purpose to serve an interim process. It was introduced due to the war conditions in the state. Read more »
Maharashtra : Court stays melting ornaments of Shri Tulja Bhavani Devi
The Aurangabad Bench of Mumbai High Court passed a stay order to keep on hold the process of melting gold-silver ornaments of Shri Tulja Bhavani Devi, ‘Kulaswamini’ of Maharashtra. Owing to the Government managing this temple, there was misappropriation in the auction of gold-silver ornaments, precious diamonds donated by devotees, and the cash of more than Rs 8.50 crore offered by devotees in the temple. Read more »
40 acres of Shri Kanifnath Devasthan’s land grabbed by Waqf Board
In 2005, Muslims illegally registered 40 acres of land belonging to Shri Kanifnath Devasthan in Guha taluka of Ahilya Nagar, in the name of Waqf Board but the local people have been kept in the dark about the same. Now the Muslims are trying to dictate terms and troubling Hindus. Read more »
Bangladeshi intruder, who illegally brought Bangladesh citizens to Mumbai, arrested
Mumbai Police arrested Akram Noor Navi Shaikh (26) who was illegally bringing citizens from Bangladesh to Mumbai and getting them work. The accused and his accomplice were illegally bringing Bangladeshi citizens to Mumbai for Rs 20,000. Money earned in India was illegally sent to Bangladesh. Read more »
Tamil Nadu Church groups which led Kudankulam protests, receive foreign funds even after FCRA cancellation
Raghu Ramakrishna Raju revealed in the complaint to the Home Ministry on 7th December that the NGOs continue to receive foreign funds in their respective FCRA-designated bank accounts which were said to have been frozen by the government. As per the complaint the Tuticorin Diocesan Association is said to have received Rs. 4,45,07,214 in its Bank of Baroda account designated to receive foreign funds. Read more »
BJP MLA T Raja Singh refuses to take oath from Owaisi
T Raja Singh said that he will take oath as MLA in the speaker’s chamber after the new speaker is elected, and party will decide whether other MLAs will also do the same Read more »
Father of Hadiya moves Kerala High Court again claiming daughter is unreachable, illegally detained by husband
Hadiya, who earlier went by the name of Akhila, is a 30-year-old woman from Kerala who converted to Islam and subsequently married a Muslim man, Shafin Jahan. KM Asokan, the father of Hadiya, has moved the Kerala High Court alleging that his daughter is being illegally detained by her husband Shafin Jahan and certain persons associated with him. Read more »
