A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ordered the registration of an FIR against Jyotish Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati on Saturday. The order follows allegations of sexual exploitation of minors levelled against
Uttar Pradesh Congress President Ajay Rai on Tuesday said that the Congress party workers will lay a siege to the State Assembly to raise issues such as the renaming of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and market demolitions.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday responded to the ongoing controversy involving Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and the Magh Mela administration, asserting that "no individual can be above the law."
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday, while attending the Sant Sammelan being held at Saptarishi Ashram Ground, near Bharat Mata Temple, Sapt Sarovar Road in Haridwar, said that there are no riots or curfews in the State now, and it is making a breakthrough in the Indian
Mishra informed that several valuable heritage texts have been received by the Trust. Among them is a nearly 400-year-old commentary on the Valmiki Ramayana in Sanskrit script, belonging to the Central Sanskrit University, Delhi. The manuscript had earlier been kept on loan at the museum
"In favour of the government and to oppose Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand, I have resigned. For the last 2 days, I was deeply hurt by his baseless allegations against our CM and PM," Kumar told ANI.
"Don't harbour illusions against Yogi; my statement is not against Yogi ji--I hold feelings of respect, affection, and goodwill toward him. However, I stand firm on this: the administration must maintain strict control over law and order, but demanding proof of someone's status as Shankar
Alankar Agnihotri, who resigned from his post as the City Magistrate of Bareilly on January 26, alleged that an "anti-Brahmin campaign" is underway in Uttar Pradesh. He also alleged that Shankaracharya Swami Avimukteshwaranand and his disciples were mistreated during the Magh Mela in Pray
Her comments come against the backdrop of sharp political exchanges over the alleged prevention of Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati from taking a dip at the Sangam during the Magh Mela.
Amid the controversy over the Prayagraj administration allegedly preventing Shankaracharya Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati from taking a dip at the Sangam during the ongoing Magh Mela, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh gove
Divisional Commissioner of Prayagraj Division, Saumya Agarwal, said the Shankaracharya arrived in a chariot, accompanied by around 200 followers, despite heavy crowding at the Sangam. She alleged that his followers broke barricades and blocked the return route for nearly three hours, caus
Speaking on the occasion, Chief Minister Sarma, paying rich obeisance to Pujyasri Sankara Vijayendra Saraswathi Swamigal, the Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam, expressed his gratitude to the South Indian Education Society for considering him for the award.