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Monday, October 27, 2025
TopicJain Festivals

Topic: Jain Festivals

‘Jagannath forgave, your gods will forgive too’ — SC says 3 Jain temples can open for 2 days

Sri Parshwatilak Shwetambar Murtipujak Jain Trust had moved SC against Bombay High Court's 14 August order refusing permission to allow opening of temples during Paryushan period.

Karnataka Jains threaten protest if govt makes Mahavir Jayanti a ‘restricted’ holiday

A cabinet sub-committee recommended Mahavir Jayanti be turned into a restricted holiday. Jains say move ‘smacks of bias and conspiracy’.

The great meat scandal: Will Bengal, God forbid, succumb to the Dark Lord called the veg biryani?

Mamata Banerjee govt has acted with far more alacrity in nabbing the kingpins allegedly behind the meat racket than they have in many cases of rape and murder.

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Hindu temples belong to deities & devotees, not the govt. Himachal Pradesh HC got it right

Just as India’s educated elite have benefited from missionary-run schools, temple donations could be channelled for the economic and educational upliftment of Hindus.

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.