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MP Minister apologises over remark on female Army officer; Congress demand
Updated : 10 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Madhya Pradesh Cabinet Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah on Tuesday apologised for making an objectionable remark against female Army Officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi.
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BJD's Debi Prasad Mishra defends Jagannath Dham, responds to Digha temple
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
BJD VP Debi Prasad Mishra defends Jagannath Dham's sanctity, clarifies Darubrahma wood issue, and addresses party's new team formation. BJP's Manmohan Samal and CM Mamata Banerjee also weigh in on the Digha Jagannath Temple naming controversy.
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"Not right to call this temple as 'Dham'": Shankaracharya Avimukteshwarana
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Tuesday spoke about the naming of the newly built Digha temple as 'Jagannath Dham and stated that a 'Dham' can only be in one place, and it would not be right to call this temple as 'Dham'.
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"Writing Dham does not make it a Dham," says historian Anil Dhir on Jagann
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Historian Anil Dhir has downplayed the controversy surrounding the newly constructed Jagannath temple in Digha, calling it an issue that is being unnecessarily exaggerated and clarified calling a place a 'Dham' does not grant it religious status equivalent to the traditional four Dhams.
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"CM Mamata must clarify, this is Jagannath Temple, not Jagannath Dham," sa
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Padma Shri awardee Sudarsan Pattnaik has objected to naming a newly built Jagannath temple in Digha as 'Jagannath Dham,' saying it undermines the sanctity of Puri's Jagannath Dham and called on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to clarify the state's stand.
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"An insult to Maha Prabhu, sanatanis will not tolerate": BJP's Suvendu Adh
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"This is not a Jagannath temple but a cultural centre, do not spread false info. It (Digha temple) has been built with government money, Rs 250 crore, look at the tender, work orders. It is clear in those that it not a temple but a cultural centre. It is an insult to Maha Prabhu, I am also a
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"Why is there so much anger?": Mamata Banerjee on Digha Jagannath Temple c
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
This comes after West Bengal government, led by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, referred to the Digha temple as "Jagannath Dham," a term traditionally reserved for the 12th-century Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
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Bengaluru Police summon Sonu Nigam over alleged Kannada remarks
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Bengaluru District Police on Monday issued a notice to playback singer Sonu Nigam, asking him to appear before the investigation officer within a week.
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Actor Ajaz Khan faces police summons for obscene content in 'House Arrest'
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Actor Ajaz Khan has found himself at the center of a growing controversy surrounding the Ullu app's latest show, 'House Arrest,' which he hosts.
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Maharashtra State Women Commission writes to state DGP on 'House Arrest' c
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amidst the ongoing controversy over the OTT platform Ullu app's 'House Arrest' program hosted by actor Ajaz Khan, NCP leader and Maharashtra State Women's Commission president Rupali Chakankar said that many women have complained about the vulgar questions being asked from the contestants in
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"People of the country want action against terrorism": Ajay Rai stands fir
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Amidst the rising controversy due to Congress leader Ajay Rai's 'nimbu-mirchi' statement by showcasing a toy Rafale plane, the Uttar Pradesh Congress chief said that he stands by his statement and presented Rafale symbolically because the country wants action against the Pahalgam attack.<
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Actor Ajaz Khan booked for rape amid ongoing controversy over 'House Arres
Updated : 10 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Actor Ajaz Khan has been booked by the Charkop Police in Mumbai after a woman filed a complaint accusing him of rape.
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