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TopicYati Narsinghanand Saraswati

Topic: Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati

Show Aadhaar card at entry: Hate speech accused Yati at large, security firmed up at Ghaziabad temple

Police are on lookout for Yati Narsinghanand, mahant of Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad, whose inflammatory remarks on Prophet Muhammad have sparked protests in parts of the country.

‘Communal slurs, people beaten’ at Delhi Hindu Mahapanchayat, police say they gave no permission

At the Mahapanchayat in Burari, Haridwar hate speech accused Yati Narsinghanand tells Hindus to ‘pick up arms’ and prevent India from getting a Muslim PM.

Behind the ‘bigot’: How engineer Deependra became Dasna’s hate-spewing sadhu Yati Narsinghanand

Narsinghanand, mahant of Dasna Devi Temple, was arrested a month after his incendiary December 2021 speech in Haridwar. ThePrint traces his ascent as a powerful Hindutva ideologue.

UP Shia Waqf Board ex-chief Waseem Rizvi now a Hindu, takes name ‘Jitendra Narayan Singh Tyagi’

Controversial priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati officiated the conversion at Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad. Rizvi wants him to light his funeral pyre when he dies.  

Controversial UP priest Yati Narsinghanand is now a top leader of India’s largest akhara

Juna Akhara is the largest recognised sect of Hindu seers in India, and Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati has reportedly been named its 'mahamandaleshwar'.

Yati Narsinghanand doesn’t speak for Hindus. Hinduism is all about inclusivity, not hatred

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Darling of Hindu Right to ‘jihadi’ — UP priest Narsinghanand spews hate despite losing fans

Narsinghanand, the head priest of the Dasna Devi temple in Ghaziabad, has long spewed anti-Muslim views. But last week, he upset his prominent backers, including in BJP. 

JeM plotted to kill Dasna temple priest Narsinghanand to avenge insult of Prophet: Delhi Police

Delhi Police arrested Kashmir resident Mohammad Dar at a Delhi hotel Sunday, who revealed he had been tasked by JeM to kill controversial priest, Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati.

Delhi minorities panel sends notice to Delhi Police over Dasna priest’s comments on Prophet

Delhi Minorities Commission sent notice to Delhi Police taking suo motu cognisance of Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati's comments on Prophet Muhammad; police summons priest.

Dasna temple priest’s inflammatory comments on the Prophet go viral, Delhi police file FIR

At a press conference, Dasna temple priest Yati Narsinghanand Saraswati can be heard using insulting remarks against the Prophet and Islam.

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Putin’s Kuril island visit shows why Russia’s Pacific strategy matters to India

This remote frontier is not remote for India. The cold waters between Hokkaido, Sakhalin and the Kurils connect the unfinished business of World War II to the wars of the present.

Andhra’s Rs 150 cr exploration MoU for lithium, gallium as Centre pushes critical mineral self-reliance

Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a Rs 150 crore exploration project to study lithium and gallium deposits in Kadapa Basin, part of the Centre’s drive to reduce critical mineral imports.

India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion deal

It is reliably learnt that Airbus, which had initially offered its A400M, is likely to sit it out since its aircraft outweighs requirements with payload capacity of 37 tonnes.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.