Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, currently on a five-day official visit to Nepal, visited the revered Muktinath temple in Mustang on Saturday, a significant pilgrimage site for both Hindus and Buddhists.
The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of the Gyanvapi Masjid Committee on an application filed by some Hindu worshippers seeking an Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) survey of the sealed area of the mosque, where a "Shivlinga" was claimed to have been found in Varanasi.
The slogan 'Batenge to Katenge', coined by UP CM Yogi Adityanath as a call for Hindu unity, has been widely criticised by opposition leaders for allegedly carrying communal undertones.
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) passed a resolution on Tuesday asking the Andhra Pradesh government to cancel the allotment of 20 acres of land given to Mumtaz Hotel in the Alipiri area in Tirupati district.
The movie is based on the burning of S-6 coach of Sabarmati Express near Godhra station (Gujarat) on February 27, 2002. At least 59 Hindu devotees returning from Ayodhya were burnt to death in the incident, which led to the riots in the state later.
BJP MP and Andhra Pradesh BJP President Daggubati Purandeswari on Tuesday on Tuesday welcomed the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) board resolution to remove non-Hindu staff from the temple, terming it "a very good decision."
Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam (TTD) chairman BR Naidu on Tuesday said that they have identified non-Hindu employees in the TTD and will request them either to take voluntary retirement or shift them to other government departments like revenue, municipality or corporations.
Additionally, the board has decided to write to the Andhra Pradesh Government, requesting appropriate action regarding non-Hindu employees working in Tirumala. The TTD Trust Board has also resolved to use enhanced quality ghee in preparing the iconic Srivari Laddu.
Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has condemned the tragic deaths of two Hindu girls, aged 15 and 17, in Pakistan's Islamkot area. The girls, identified as Hema and Venti, were found hanging from a tree.