Missionary school in Rajasthan suspends 8 students for chanting ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’
The eight students have written a letter to the district education officer over the issue, saying that they were suspended for chanting the Bharat Mata Ki Jai slogan, and demanding action against the school and revocation of the suspensions Read more »
Private Member Bill seeking to repeal Waqf Act introduced in Rajya Sabha amid protests
A private member bill seeking to repeal the Waqf Act, 1995, was introduced in the Rajya Sabha after a division of votes amid strong protests by opposition parties.. The introduction of the bill was approved after 53 members, mostly from the treasury benches, voted in favour while 32 opposed the move. Read more »
Kudupu Temple authorities accused of not allotting stalls to Muslim traders
In a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner, Dakshina Kannada Beedibadi Vyaparasta Shreyobhivrudhi Sangha president B.K. Imtiyaz says a group threatened the temple authorities that there would be a disturbance if stalls were allotted to Muslim traders Read more »
‘Garba’ dance included in UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list
Garba is a “ritualistic and devotional dance” that is performed on the occasion of the festival of Navratri which is dedicated to the worship of the feminine energy or ‘Shakti’, the UNESCO website said. UNESCO has approved the inclusion of Gujarat’s traditional Garba dance in its `Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’, Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel announced here on Wednesday. Read more »
Would disrupt exams, postpone SIT probe: Madrasa Board tells minister
The chairman of the Uttar Pradesh Madrasa Education Board, Iftikhar Ahmed, has penned a letter to the state minister of minority welfare, Haj and Waqf, Dharampal Singh, urging the postponement of an inquiry aimed at addressing the lack of essential facilities in madrasas. Read more »
UP: Yogi Adityanath govt to replace Urdu and Persian words with Hindi on registry documents
Due to the wide use of Urdu and Persian in government documents, the registry officers also have to learn these languages, and have to pass an Urdu exam after being recruited. Until they pass the test, their jobs are not made permanent Read more »
UP: Dalit girl kidnapped, compelled to eat beef and converted to Islam by Shoaib
A case of love jihad has come to light in the Hardoi district of Uttar Pradesh where a man named Shoaib is accused of the forceful conversion of an 18-year-old Dalit girl to Islam. Her father disclosed that the victim suffered from sexual abuse and was force-fed beef. Read more »
Staunch Hindu MLA T Raja Singh felicitated by Hindu Janajagruti Samiti on his win
T Raja Singh of BJP has won the Goshamahal Assembly Constituency seat here for the third time. Mr Chetan Gadi (Telangana State Coordinator Hindu Janajagruti Samiti) paid MLA Singh a visit and felicitated him. This event was attended by representatives of other Hindu organisations too. Read more »
Navy ranks to be renamed in line with Indian traditions, says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced the Navy will name its ranks in line with Indian traditions and asserted the country is moving forward abandoning the slavery mentality. He expressed his government’s commitment to increasing the numerical strength of women in the armed forces and hailed the appointment of a female officer to command a naval ship for the first time. Read more »
Ghaziabad: Teacher at Holy Trinity Church school smears student’s face with fluid for writing Jai Shri Ram, Bajrang Dal protests
The parents demanded strict action against the accused. The Bajrang Dal also came to the family and the student’s rescue and staged a protest. Bajrang Dal convener Gaurav Singh said that the presence of the teacher who holds such a mindset is bad for students. Read more »
