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Allahabad HC judges participate in VHP event, draw flak for ‘gross violation of secular principles’

VHP legal cell's event, that saw Justices Dinesh Pathak & Shekhar Yadav participation, was held in HC's library hall. VHP says they were invited 'to address specific topics as faculty'.

Church leader from Golaghat is first to be jailed under Assam’s law against ‘magical healing’

Pranjal Bhuyan, a resident of Padmapur village, was reportedly arrested for attempting to convert Hindus through 'magical healing practices'. He is under 14-day judicial custody.

As BJP leaders share meme of Trump in saffron kurta, VHP hopes Hindus worldwide will be safer under him

From VHP president Alok Kumar to BJP MP Kangana Ranaut, a host of Indian leaders congratulate US President-elect Donald Trump.

Ram Mandir took BJP to 303 seats from 2 but Hindus divided by caste again, says VHP ex-leader Togadia

Pravin Togadia, who quit VHP in 2018 & founded Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, also spoke of the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh, and his meeting with RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat.

In SC/ST outreach, VHP plans nationwide dharm sabhas, padyatras to take up ‘pressing’ issues of Hindus

RSS affiliate to carry out exercise in SC/ST colonies, villages to also 'promote social harmony'. BJP won 54 of 131 LS seats reserved for SC/STs this time, compared to 77 last election.

VHP to open centre in Ayodhya to train English-speaking pujaris for Hindu temples abroad

Another centre to open in Faridabad to meet domestic requirements, says VHP president Alok Kumar, adding that aim is to 'explain Hindu scriptures to youth in language they understand'.

Brij Mandal Yatra ends peacefully under heavy security cover in Nuh, Muslims set up camps for Hindus

Nineteen camps were set up by Muslims to welcome devotees, who were showered with rose petals & handed refreshments. Drones in air & cops on ground kept a close watch.

Public spats, private grumbles — how and why frictions have defined RSS-BJP relations over 7 decades

From differences between MC Sharma-Deendayal Upadhyay to Nadda's latest pushback against RSS, the 70-yr-old relationship between Jana Sangh-BJP & their ideological patron has been fraught.

Campaign in 1,000 ‘sensitive blocks’ across country as VHP focuses on ‘ghar wapsi’ of Hindus

Outfit engages 1,000 workers for ‘reconversion’ mission, asks Bajrang Dal & Durga Vahini to ‘educate’ and make Hindu families ‘aware’ of the perils of religious conversion.

What’s behind PM Modi’s sudden announcement of Bharat Ratna for LK Advani

Announcement being seen as BJP's way to reach out to Advani sympathisers as well as section of Sangh-VHP cadre. It also cashes in on sentiment of Ram temple movement in run up to polls.

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Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.