scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicDharam Sansad

Topic: Dharam Sansad

SC rejects plea to ban ‘Muhammad’, book by ex-UP Waqf Board chair who Yati converted to Hinduism

Court also refused to order the arrest of the author, Jitendra Tyagi alias Wasim Rizvi, and Yati Narsinghanand, the controversial priest of Ghaziabad's Dasna Devi temple.

Pooja Pandey’s transformation into hate-spewing Sadhvi at forefront of ‘Hindu Rashtra’ mission

Sadhvi Annapurna gave up her married life, kids and job to don the saffron robe. Ten years later, she is on a mission to make India a Hindu Rashtra and 'cleanse' it of Muslims.

Supreme Court warns Uttarakhand over hate speech at religious event Wednesday

The top court on Tuesday was hearing a petition seeking probe into alleged hate speeches against Muslims at recent dharam sansads.

‘Ban non-Hindus from Char Dham sites’: Seer who spoke at Haridwar Dharma Sansad writes to Dhami

Swami Anand Swaroop, one of the main speakers at Dharma Sansad in Haridwar last year, claims non-Hindus could attack the shrines. CM says 'seers' views will be honoured'.

‘Indian Muslims under attack’: What Urdu press wrote about Ram Navami violence

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

No hate in Chavhanke’s speech at 2021 Delhi event, must practise tolerance, police tell SC

Videos of event purportedly show Suresh Chavhanke, the controversial editor-in-chief of 'Sudarshan News', exhorting people to 'fight, die and, if needed, kill for making India a Hindu Rashtra'. 

Forget drugs & potholes, Dharma Sansad-host Haridwar’s seers say ‘Muslim appeasement’ poll issue

Seers in Haridwar claim their interests are being ignored due to alleged appeasement. Their allegations play into the narrative being pursued by BJP in Uttarakhand.

Haridwar courts reject Yati Narsinghanand, Jitendra Tyagi bail pleas in Dharam Sansad case

Two FIRs have been lodged in Haridwar against more than 10 people, including Yati Narsinghanand and Jitendra Narayan Tyagi, in connection with the alleged hate speech at Dharma Sansad.

SC agrees to hear PIL on ‘hate speech’ made during Dharam Sansad in Haridwar

A bench headed by CJI Ramana took note of the submissions of advocate Kapil Sibal that no action has been taken against those who made alleged hate speeches despite registration of FIR.

Hindu voters in UP don’t need extremism and call for violence for them to vote BJP

Hindu voters in UP don't need violent appeals to vote on the lines of their religious identity. Yogi Adityanath and uttering ‘Mandir-masjid’ is enough.

On Camera

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.