My Hindu faith guides me as Prime Minister of U.K., says Rishi Sunak
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, that his Hindu faith guides him in every aspect of his life and gives him the courage to do the best as the Prime Minister of Britain. Read more »
Mumbai: Youth beaten up over ‘love jihad’ claim; Taken into custody for allegedly kidnapping the girl
The youth and the 16-year-old girl had run away from their homes at Ambernath in Thane and come to Mumbai. The girl’s family had filed a kidnapping case with the Ambernath police and figured out she was planning to leave the city with the youth from the Bandra station, the police said. Read more »
Irfan Haider takes Deepika, mother of two children to Kuwait and converts her to Islam
An individual identified as Irfan Haider has been accused of brainwashing a Hindu woman who is the mother of two children, taking her to Kuwait and converting her to Islam. Read more »
Malaysia Airlines returns to Sydney after passenger threatens to ‘blow the plane up’
An airline flight from Australia to Malaysia returned on Monday to Sydney, after a passenger reportedly threatened to “blow the plane up”. A 45-year-old man was arrested without incident. Read more »
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organises ‘Krantigatha’ exhibition on the occasion of Independence Day
The Hindu Janajagruti Samiti organised a ‘Krantigatha’ (Saga of Revolution) exhibition at 6 places in the district with assistance from local devout Hindus and self-defence class attendees. Read more »
Pune: Two detained for raising ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans in Kondhwa
In a concerning incident, slogans of ‘Pakistan Zindabad’ were raised in Pune’s Kondhwa area on Monday night, just before Independence Day. Read more »
Goa: 3 arrested for desecrating Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj statue
Goa police on Tuesday arrested three persons, Nigesl Joaquim Fonceca, Alex Fernandes and Lawrence Mendes for allegedly desecrating a statue of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj near Mapusa town in the state. The three accused were remanded in police custody for six days by a court. Read more »
Uttar Pradesh: 11 held for coercing girl’s religious conversion
Eleven persons have been booked for forcing a girl to embrace Islam in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli district. The police said on Monday that when the girl resisted, she and her mother were thrashed. Read more »
Illegal Muslim cemetery constructed on the land owned by Banke Bihariji Maharaj Temple in Mathura
The Allahabad high court has ordered the Chhata tehsildar of Mathura district in Uttar Pradesh to provide an explanation on how the ownership of the Banke Bihari Ji Maharaj temple land was altered in revenue records in 2004 in the name of a Qabristan, or Muslim graveyard. Read more »
Krishna Janmabhoomi case: Hindu party moves Supreme Court for scientific survey of premises
The case concerns a suit filed by Hindu parties seeking the removal of the Mathura Shahi Idgah Masjid on the ground that this mosque was built over Krishna Janmabhoomi land. The Supreme Court recently upheld an Allahabad High Court order allowing the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) to conduct a scientific survey of the Gyanvapi mosque premises. Read more »