On Friday, the Uttar Pradesh State Government announced measures for the well-being of Kanwar pilgrims, including the display of owner/operator names at food and beverage shops along Kanwar routes to maintain the sanctity of the pilgrimage. The order has sparked criticism, with opposition
The UP Police on Thursday said that the police have urged all the eateries to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding that the intention of this order is not to create any kind of "religious discrimination" but only to facilitate the devotees.
After a row erupted over eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar being asked to display their owners' names, Muzaffarnagar Police on Thursday said that the police have urged all the eateries to "voluntarily display" the names of their owners and employees, adding
Sambhajiraje Chhatrapati, former Rajya Sabha MP and descendant of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj on Tuesday thanked Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde for his intervention and his decision to remove the encroachment at Vishalgad fort and urged the people not to give the incident any "reli
Muharram holds significant religious importance for Shia Muslims. In India, the 7-8 crore Shia Muslim community, along with people of different religions, participate in large processions and tazias.
Several religious leaders of minority communities and the Indian diaspora in the United States praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ensuring the inclusive growth of minorities in India and making them equal partners in the nation's global rise in the past decade.
"Rajasekhar was anti-BJP, as BJP is habituated to making religious politics. His dream was to see Rahul Gandhi as PM. Even though Rahul Gandhi was not of that age, he dreamt that Rahul Gandhi would be the PM," Sharmila said while speaking at her father's birth anniversary.
According to eyewitness, Sudhir Pratap Singh from Mughalgarhi village, "The incident happened after 'Baba' announced that devotees should take soil from around his feet. The devotees rushed to collect the soil in a hurry but started falling over and piling up."
Days after 121 people were killed due to a stampede at a religious gathering in Hathras, advocate AP Singh has claimed that the incident that took the lives of 121 people, mostly women and children occurred because unidentified men sprayed poison during the event.
Reacting to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks that the party "will defeat BJP in Gujarat like we did defeat them in Ayodhya", Bharatiya Janata Party national spokesperson and MP Sudhanshu Trivedi suggested the latter to leave the "arrogance", adding that he should talk about religious i
"There is no law and order throughout the country...The election was fought with religious vandalism...The campaign against Tamil Nadu in the state of Odisha reeks of violence that divides people...," Kanimozhi said speaking to reporters at her constituency Thoothukudi on Saturday.