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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TopicVishnu

Topic: Vishnu

2 Vaishnava sects, 200-year-old dispute—why SC referred case involving TN temple for mediation

The Thengalai & Vadagalai sects, both followers of philosopher Ramanuja, have been fighting a legal battle over the right to pray at Sri Devaraja Temple in Kancheepuram.

Why Vishnu statue is emerging as latest flashpoint in Cambodia-Thailand border dispute & how India reacted

Thailand and Cambodia's General Border Committee (GBC) secretariats are currently meeting in Chanthaburi province to draft ceasefire terms.

SC lawyer admits he ‘hurled’ shoe at CJI; was let go after brief police detention

Kishore says he was enraged at CJI's remarks while hearing plea to restore Vishnu idol. He also says he was apprehensive CJI might intervene in anti-encroachment drive in Bareilly.

‘Mocked Hindu faith,’ says VHP chief on CJI Gavai’s ‘ask your deity’ remark in Khajuraho case

VHP chief Alok Kumar's reaction came Thursday when CJI Gavai sought to put a lid on the controversy, explaining that his remark was misrepresented on social media. 

Mohini is not an avatar of Vishnu—despite what Devi Bhagavata Purana says

In 'Devi and Her Avatars', Alka Pande explores forms of the goddess in Hindu mythology and her impact on art and culture.

Buddha used to be Vishnu in India. In Sri Lanka, Vishnu is a future Buddha

In the 15th–17th centuries, the politics and ethnic diversity of Sri Lanka led to the subordination of Vishnu into the Buddhist pantheon.

How Hinduism incorporated Buddha and then distanced the religion

In ‘Ancient India’, Upinder Singh tells readers to abandon simplistic stereotypes and instead think of ancient India in terms of coexistence of contradictions.

On Camera

Balen wave marks the second coming of democracy in Nepal

The Gen Z movement was a serious wave that RSP and Balen together managed to capture—the first milestone reflecting the relevance of issues-based politics.

Centre invokes Essential Commodities Act to regulate gas supply as Iran and US-Israel conflict rages on

Gazette notification prioritises household fuel, transport gas and fertiliser sector as West Asia tensions raise concerns over energy supplies

SMPP secures order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces

SMPP Limited gets order for additional 10,000 bulletproof jackets for BSF, CISF & SSB. This is over & above the existing order for 40,000 jackets, taking the total to 50,000.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.