Hindu Temples

From Baisakhi to Bihu: India celebrates spring harvest festivals with pomp

The spring harvest season is here and it is celebrated across the country: Bohag Bihu in Assam, Baisakhi in Punjab, Vishu in Kerala, and Puthandu in Tamil Nadu. Farming communities offer prayers for a better harvest. It also coincides with the New Year in some states

Strict action to be taken against attackers on Hindu temples, idols, says Deputy Commissioner of Bangladesh's Thakurgaon

On Sunday, a group of unidentified persons vandalised idols of Hindu goddesses in 14 temples in Bangladesh's Baliadangi upazila

Pakistan floods: Hindu temple becomes shelter for affected people

The catastrophic floods have displaced more than 33 million people and are estimated to have caused USD 30 billion of damage

Court allows videography inside Varanasi's Gyanvapi Mosque: A look at the case, the verdict, and past controversies

The mosque first grabbed headlines in 1991 when devotees claimed that it was built at the site of a temple, demolished in 1669 on the orders of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. Since then, the place of worship has been wrangled in legal troubles

EXCLUSIVE | Muslims want to paralyse puja in Karnataka temples after Hijab row, we only want temples to follow the law: VHP

It has always been the plot of liberals in India to castigate the Hindus and push them in the corner by creating ‘anti-Hindu narratives’, said VHP joint general secretary Surendra Jain

ISKCON appeals UN to send delegation to Bangladesh over temple attacks, says Radharamn Das

The Kolkata ISKCON vice president has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to hold talks with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina to end cycle of violence

SC agrees to examine Subramanian Swamy's plea seeking abolition of Devaswom Board, issues notices to Kerala govt, Board

The petition seeks removal of control of Devaswom Board over Hindu temples in Kerala.

Govt scraps Haj subsidy: Not revolutionary, but aim to end appeasement in favour of empowerment is evident

Narendra Modi government’s move to withdraw Haj subsidy is in itself hardly a revolutionary step. However, taken as part of a continuous process to end politics of appeasement in favour of Muslim empowerment, it is an important marker for reform.

Haj subsidy scrapped: Welfare policies only for Muslim girls will perpetuate appeasement politics

The Narendra Modi government's decision to end Haj subsidy — the nature and amount of which Mecca-bound Muslim pilgrims never knew — has been welcomed by Muslims and non-Muslims alike. India is a secular state.

'Kashi Vision': Modi recruits Google to execute Varanasi plans

Modi has had two meetings with his team of experts on a development plan for Varanasi. He is keen to revive city's lost glory as hub of culture, spiritualism.