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Hare Krishna vs Hare Krishna—how ISKCON Bangalore won 25-yr battle for freedom

The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of ISKCON Bangalore after a bitter 25-year standoff with the Mumbai chapter. “The actual dispute is about succession,” said chairman Madhu Pandit Dasa.

Former ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das granted bail in sedition case by Bangladesh High Court

Das has been accused of insulting the national flag of Bangladesh. He had applied for bail in the High Court after a lower court in Chittagong rejected his plea on 2 January.

No relief for ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, Bangladesh court rejects bail plea

Das has been charged with sedition for allegedly raising a saffron flag over Bangladesh’s national flag in Chittagong on 25 October last year.

ISKCON Kolkata says lawyers for arrested Hindu monk attacked. Why ISKCON Bangladesh is quieter

Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran Jote spokesperson, was arrested this month. Member of his outfit also says lawyers representing Das are being targeted.

Hindu priest detained in Bangladesh days after ex-ISKCON monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest

ISKCON is yet to issue statement. Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das’s arrest in sedition case earlier this month led to widespread protests in Bangladesh.

Chinmoy Das arrest: RSS asks govt to mobilise global support against atrocities on Hindus in Bangladesh

Demanding ex-ISKCON leader’s release, BJP’s ideological parent RSS also called Yunus-led Bangladesh govt a ‘silent spectator’ to violence against the Hindu minority.

Chinmoy Das arrest: MEA says attacks on Hindus in Bangladesh can’t be dismissed as ‘media exaggeration’

In the past, Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser of Bangladesh’s interim government, has dismissed reports of attacks against minorities in Bangladesh as media propaganda.

Dhaka court refuses to ban ISKCON amid row over monk Chinmoy Das’ arrest, Hasina calls for his release

ISKCON distances itself from Das, who, it says, was expelled from religious organisation earlier. He was arrested on charges of dishonouring Bangladesh's national flag.

Fresh protests in Bangladesh after Hindu monk jailed in sedition case, attacks reported on temples

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari was denied bail by a Chittagong court amid protests by his followers Tuesday. In Kolkata, BJP stages protests.

Ex-ISKCON leader Chinmoy Das’s arrest: India slams ‘attacks on Hindus by extremist elements’ in Bangladesh

A former leader of ISKCON, Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested & produced before a court in Chattogram, which ordered his detention in a case alleging disrespect to the country's flag.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

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Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, trained dogs and horses to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P....

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?