Ahead of International Day of Yoga, former Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu on Friday said that Yoga takes care of everyone's health and mind and gives a balance and positive ideas, rejecting the idea of connecting it to any religion.
The Karnataka government's decision to increase reservation for minority communities under housing schemes has sparked strong criticism from the BJP. State party president Vijayendra Yediyurappa has called it "unconstitutional" and accused the Congress of indulging in vote-bank politics.
After the Karnataka Cabinet decides that the reservation for minorities under various housing schemes has been increased from 10 to 15 per cent, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi called the move against the Constitution by referring to the Supreme Court's rejection of religion-based reservation.
Addressing the communal tension over planting Tulsi in place of a fruit vendor's shop, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee called it an insult to the sacred plant and said that people have the right to follow their religion.
Akal Takht Sahib's Head Granthi, Giani Malkit Singh, on Tuesday said 'nothing wrong has happened' in response to the murder of social media influencer Kanchan Kumari and suggested such incidents are justified for those who defame the Sikh religion.
"I believe that a person holding a responsible position should act responsibly. As the Chairman of the Minority Commission, Pyare Khan should focus on how he can bring the Muslim and minority communities together and how he can educate them. However, his current position is tarnishing the
US-based Tibet Action Group has come up with a new report that reveals that China is using colonial boarding schools for political assimilation and not for education access. The report says that China has designed this system to assimilate Tibetan children. The report describes how these
Speaking to reporters, the BJP leader said, "The action is only taken against Sanatanis. Everyone here has a licence to abuse Sanatana... This is appeasement politics. A certain community is their vote bank and this is for appeasement. Mahua Moitra used derogatory language against Goddess
"... When some Mughals tried to destroy our temples, Mata Ahilyabai Holkar opened up her coffers for the welfare of the poor. Whether it is Kashi Vishwanath temple or Somnath temple, she worked to complete construction of these temples. Not only temples, she also worked for the religion, cul