INDIA

[ad_1] A Hindu temple run by the Bochasanwasi Akshar Purushottam Swaminarayan Sanstha in the United States’ California was allegedly desecrated by unknown miscreants on Saturday.In a social media post, the religious organisation stated that the “Hindu community stands steadfast against...

[ad_1] Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday claimed that several members of his party’s Gujarat unit were “conniving” with the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, The Indian Express reported. Gandhi added that the Congress was ready to dismiss 20 to...

[ad_1] Delhi’s Bharatiya Janata Party government on Saturday approved the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana, a scheme that promises to pay Rs 2,500 every month to women in the national capital.However, the government did not clarify who would be eligible for the...

[ad_1] Balesh Dhankhar, a community leader of Indian origin in Australia, has been sentenced to 40 years in prison in Sydney for the “elaborately executed, manipulative and highly predatory” rapes of five Korean women, reported 9News.Dhankhar is the founder of...

[ad_1] On February 28, the day the Ukrainian President was humiliated by the American president in the White House, I was reading an old issue of the literary magazine, Granta, which I had picked up in one of Bengaluru’s wonderful...

[ad_1] Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav on Saturday announced that his government would introduce the death penalty for the forced religious conversion of girls, similar to the punishment for raping minors, reported The Hindu.Yadav made the announcement at a...

[ad_1] Manohara K., director of Mikka Bannada Hakki, receiving the award at the valedictory function of BIFFes in Bengaluru on Saturday. Theatre personality Arundhati Nag received the Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of Shabana Azmi. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI...

[ad_1] Atishi said the promise was never meant to be kept | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) came under fire from the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the Congress for not transferring the first monthly...

[ad_1] One person was killed and 15 were seriously injured on Saturday in clashes between Kuki-Zo protestors and security personnel in different parts of Manipur’s Kangpokpi district.The police said that 27 security personnel were injured in the violence during the...