Villagers decide to end ban on entry of dalits into temple
TIRUVANNAMALAI: Two months after a century-old village temple was closed by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment (HR &CE) following communal tension between dalits and vanniyars, villagers of Hariharapakkam panchayat near Cheyyar passed resolutions at a special grama sabha meet on Wednesday, permitting devotees of all castes and religion More...
Over 1 lakh people attempt yoga world records in Chhattisgarh; watch here
Over 1 lakh people attempted five world records in the field of yoga in Chhattisgarh’s Bhilai. Yoga exponent Randev also attended the event, according to ANI report. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh also More...
IIT Bombay converts Veda ‘workshop’ to lectures after opposition
A workshop on ‘Ancient Indian Knowledge Systems’ at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay (IIT-B), for which the requisite permissions were apparently not taken, had to be converted into a lecture series More...
Hindu Swastika Exhibits Tolerance, Fortune and Auspiciousness
Despite being stigmatized as Nazi emblem of anti-Semitic, hate and violence, Swastika, the world’s most recognized sign, represents an auspicious and sacred symbol in Hinduism. Swastika is derived from the Sanskrit More...
Narendra Modi facing threat to life after demonetisation: Baba Ramdev
VADODARA: Lauding government’s decision to demonetise high value bank notes, yoga guru Ramdev today said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is facing threat to his life from drug mafia, terrorists and other economic More...
Supreme Court to hear Swamy’s plea on building Ayodhya Ram Temple next week
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to have an urgent hearing of a plea made by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subramanian Swamy with regard to the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The plea to “re-build” More...
YEIDA gives reservation letter to Baba Ramdev
GREATER NOIDA: Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) on Thursday issued a reservation letter to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for setting up a manufacturing unit — Patanjali Ayurved—in its area. More...
HC upholds decision of TTD to renovate Vakulamatha temple
Justice C.Kodanadaram of the Hyderabad High court on Wednesday upheld the decision of the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) to renovate the Vakulamatha Temple at Peruru, Pathakalva village, on Chittoor –Tirupathi More...
Reddy Couple visit temple after landing in Ballari
Janardhan Reddy’s newly-wed daughter and son-in-law flew to Ballari after their wedding in Bengaluru on Wednesday. They performed puja in Sri Kumaraswamy temple before heading to the family residence nearby. A More...
Tirumala temple untouched by demonetisation storm
The pilgrim rush continues at the world-famous Lord Venkateswara temple even after the demonetisation of high-value currency by the Centre. Offerings too continue to pour into the hundi. The hill town has recorded More...