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Odisha launches SAMALEI Plan to transform Samaleswari Temple into a spiritual hub

New Delhi: The Odisha government led by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik launched the SAMALEI (Samaleswari Temple Area Management and Local Economic Initiative) Plan —...

‘Have faith in Maa Sharda’, says Muslim worker at MP temple after govt directive to fire non-Hindus

After deputy secretary of MP's Religious Trust & Endowments ministry wrote to Maa Sharda temple management to remove Muslim workers, senior committee member says 'no one will lose job'.

Celebrate 100 yrs of Vaikom. But now focus on entry in boardrooms, judiciary, media, teaching

Fight for egalitarianism has to shift the goal posts from temple entry movement. The lowered castes must focus now on entering the temples of power and prosperity.

Heritage Hindu temple defaced with anti-India graffiti in Canada

Condemning the act of vandalism at Gauri Shankar Mandir, the Indian Consulate General in Toronto said the incident has deeply hurt the sentiments of the Indian community in Canada.

3 women killed as stampede breaks out in Rajasthan temple premises

The mishap took place as devotees gathered early morning outside Khatu Shyam temple in Rajasthan’s Sikar on the occasion of ‘Gyaras’, an auspicious day according to the Hindu calendar.

20 priests of Tamil Nadu temple booked under SC/ST Act for ‘stopping’ Dalit woman from praying

Police said woman complained priests at Chidambaram Natarajar temple didn’t let her on to a platform to pray, intimidated her and accused her of trying to steal an item.

DMK govt appoints trained aspirants of all castes as temple priests in Tamil Nadu

CM MK Stalin handed over appointment orders of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department to 75 people, marking appointments to 208 positions under various categories.

Congress leader writes to Jaishankar demanding evacuation of Hindus, Sikhs from Afghanistan

Congress leader Jaiveer Shergill stated that around 650 Sikhs and 50 Hindus in Afghanistan have become sitting targets for the Taliban 'adamant to kill' minorities of Indian origin.

10 arrested over attack on Hindu homes, temples in Bangladesh

The incident took place in Shiali village following a heated altercation between Hindu and Muslim residents after which security was beefed up in the area, Dhaka Tribune reported.

Swaminarayan temple in US raided, workers taken from India treated as forced labour: Report

90 labourers removed from site by US federal agencies. In lawsuit, 6 workers alleged they were paid merely 10% of hourly minimum wage, forced to live in gruelling conditions.

On Camera

Aryan Khan brings back the bad days of underworld-Bollywood nexus

While the series keeps things stylised and light, it’s grounded in a reality far darker—one that has shaped Bollywood’s history for decades.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

‘Attack on one is attack on both’—As Pakistan & Saudi Arabia sign pact, a look at their ties since 1967

Building on long-standing ties & Islamic solidarity, Strategic Mutual Defence Agreement comes at a time of heightened regional tensions especially after Israeli attack on Doha.

Gen Zs have taken down the Nepal regime. Here’s why this will never happen in India

To be truly functional and durable, even eternal, a state doesn’t just need a leader, a party or an ideology. It needs functional and robust institutions.