Voting in the assembly by-election at Sardarshahar in Rajasthan's Churu district began at 8 AM.

At a time when a row over alleged discrimination and casteism in the appointment of Sabarimala 'melsanthi' (head priest) has erupted in Kerala for the last few months, the Kerala High Court on Saturday heard a batch of petitions challenging the Dewaswom Board notification inviting applications only from Malayala Bhramins for appointment as Melshanthi of Sabarimala.

The JNU VC also said that the “Manusmriti” has categorized all women as “Shudras”, which is “extraordinarily regressive”. JNU Vice chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday while delivering the keynote address at the B R Ambedkar Lecture Series organized by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said Hindu... The post appeared first on .

The JNU VC also said that the “Manusmriti” has categorized all women as “Shudras”, which is “extraordinarily regressive”. JNU Vice chancellor Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit on Monday while delivering the keynote address at the B R Ambedkar Lecture Series organized by the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment said Hindu... The post appeared first on .

Darrang (Assam) [India], August 13 (ANI): District administration officials in Assam's Darrang have exhumed the body of a Hindu man who was buried by his family following his death after fellow villagers refused to cremate him because he had married outside his caste.

New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Amid backlash over the "Rashtrapatni" remark, Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Thursday said that he can't even think of insulting President Droupadi Murmu and he will personally meet her and apologise.

Pune Apr 23 PTI The RPIA opposes the demand by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray to remove loudspeakers atop mosques Union Minister Ramdas Athawale said here on Saturday Thackeray had during his Gudi Padwa rally in Mumbai on April 2 demanded that loudspeakers relaying azaan from mosques be removed by May 3 and had threatened to drown out the call of prayer by playing Hanuman Chalisa at higher volume We are not opposed to playing Hanuman Chalisa We are against Raj Thackerays demand that loudspeakers from mosques be removed The Muslim community must also not issue threats on the issue All this is against the Constitution Athawale who was here to address workers from his Republican Party of India Athawale outfit said He said Hindus and Muslims have always supported each others festivals and no one should be allowed to vitiate the atmosphere by coming up with such divisive issues and threats Queried on the charge made by the MNS that NCP chief Sharad Pawar indulges in caste-based politics Athawale said some people from NCP may be making such statements but not Pawar He was apparently referring to a recent statement by NCP leader Amol Mitkari on Hindu marriage rituals which a section of the Brahmin community had claimed was aimed at mocking them PTI COR BNM BNM

Lucknow Mar 25 PTI BJP leader and outgoing Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Friday said he will continue to strengthen the party to ensure that it emerges winner in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls Sharma has been replaced as deputy CM in the new BJP-led state government by another Brahmin leader Brajesh Pathak He congratulated new ministers who took oath on Friday and wished May the double-engine government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath continue to work for the people of the state I will continue to work for the party and strengthen it As a party worker I will work to ensure that the BJP emerges victorious in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections Sharma told PTI Sharma dismissed speculations of him being next Uttar Pradesh BJP chief With Swatantra Dev Singh taking oath as a cabinet minister the post is likely to fall vacant and a new state unit chief of the party may be named a senior UP BJP leader said Sharma 58 had earlier served as the mayor of Lucknow He did not contest the just-concluded Assembly polls He is currently a member of the state Legislative Council Yogi Adityanath on Friday took oath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the second term in a mega ceremony attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak were also sworn in as deputy chief ministers PTI NAV SNS RDK RDK

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 25 (ANI): Sticking with the Brahmin-OBC combination for Deputy Chief Ministers, Brajesh Pathak along with Keshav Prasad Maurya took oath on Friday as deputies of CM Yogi Adityanath.

New Delhi [India], March 21 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad, who had earlier said that he often has a longing to retire from politics and be actively involved in social service, clarified on Monday that he does not plan to retire from active politics at the moment.