New Delhi [India], October 8 (ANI/GPRC): Vedic Sadhana Foundation's CEO, Priyanka Anand has written an open letter on the event that unfolded in Delhi on October 5th, where 10,000 people were converted to another faith. In the post, Priyanka vowed to act tirelessly for the cause of preserving Sanatana Dharma and restoring peace.

As the trial in the Gauri Lankesh case progresses in a Bengaluru court, what has emerged is that the group behind Gauri’s killing did not assemble because they wanted to murder her — they came together years earlier in order to identify ‘deshdrohis’, eliminate them, and establish a  ‘Hindu Rashtra’.... The post appeared first on .

New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): The news of a Haridwar couple suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage has evoked a funny reaction from comedian Trevor Noah.

Konaseema (Andhra Pradesh) [India], May 25 (ANI): East Godavari District SP Aishwarya Rastogi deployed in Konaseema warned that as Section 144 is in force in Konaseema district, no rallies and meetings should be held without permission and strict action will be taken if the rules are violated.

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], May 13 (ANI): The parents of a Haridwar couple have moved a local court, suing their only son and his wife for not giving them a grandchild after six years of marriage.

Mumbai Apr 20 PTI Justice Sadhana Jadhav of the Bombay High Court has recused herself from hearing a bunch of petitions about the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case the third judge of the HC to do so this year The accused in the case include 16 scholars and activists including the late Jesuit priest Stan Swamy Earlier this year Justice SS Shinde and Justice PB Varale of the Bombay high court had recused themselves from hearing the pleas arising from the Elgar Parishad case Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Milind Jadhav were presiding over two petitions filed by activists Rona Wilson and Shoma Sen seeking quashing of the case against them a bail plea filed by lawyer Surendra Gadling and a plea filed by priest Frazer Mascarenhas seeking that he be allowed to litigate on behalf of Swamy who died in custody while waiting for medical bail Justice Sadhana Jadhav on Tuesday said that she must recuse herself from hearing the cases and that no Elgar Parishad or Koregaon Bhima case matters be placed before her She did not assign any reasons for her decision to recuse herself Generally judges refrain from hearing a matter if they have any personal interests associations or stakes in a matter or if they have legally represented any of the accused persons in the past This is the third instance when a judge of the Bombay HC has recused from hearing the Elgar Parishad related cases Earlier this year Justice SS Shinde had recused himself from hearing the pleas arising from the Elgar case Incidentally Justice Shinde had been presiding over these matters between 2019 and 2021 It was his bench that had granted temporary medical bail to poet-activist Varavara Rao and default bail to lawyer cum activist Sudha Bharadwaj both accused in the Elgar case The matters had then been transferred to a bench led by Justice PB Varale who too recused from hearing them The high court then assigned a special bench led by Justice SB Shukre to hear the matters Earlier this month Justice Shukre was shifted to the Nagpur bench of the Bombay high court following which the matters were referred to Justice Sadhana Jadhav The petitioners counsels will now have to move an application before the high court chief justice Dipankar Datta seeking that a special bench is assigned once again to hear the Elgar matters The case relates to alleged inflammatory speeches delivered at the Elgar Parishad conclave held at Shaniwarwada in Pune on December 31 2017 which the police claimed triggered violence the next day near the Koregaon Bhima war memorial located on the citys outskirts The Pune Police claimed the conclave was backed by Maoists PTI AYA NSK NSK

Bhopal Mar 18 PTI This years Holi is special for Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as he has achieved the distinction of being the longest-serving BJP chief ministerOn Thursday he broke a record which had been held by former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman SinghWhile Raman Singh who was chief minister for three consecutive terms remained in the post for fifteen years and ten days 63-year-old Chouhan has now surpassed himThe Madhya Pradesh CMs tenure however has not been unbroken he was out of power for fifteen months as Congress formed government under Kamal Naths leadership after the 2018 Assembly polls As far as Madhya Pradesh is concerned Chouhan has another record under his beltOn November 19 2015 when he completed ten years in office he became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state to do soThen he went on to become the longest-serving chief minister of MP by breaking the record of Congress veteran Digvijaya Singh who had ruled from 1993 to 2003Chouhan became chief minister for the first time on November 29 2005 after BJP leaders Uma Bharti and Babulal Gaur had to step down in a span of two years following controversies He quickly consolidated his position and led the party to victories in 2008 and 2013 Assembly electionsBut in the next election the BJP fell short of the majority mark by a whisker and Chouhan resigned on December 12 2018 making way for Congress Kamal Nath Nath however had to step down on March 20 2020 after his government was reduced to minority as Jyotiraditya Scindia quit Congress and his loyalist MLAs resigned Three days later Chouhan became chief minister for the fourth time At present he seems to be firmly in saddle but whether he will lead the party in 2023 elections is an open question as a rival has emerged in the shape of Union Civil Aviation Minister Scindia State BJP spokesperson Pankaj Chaturvedi said Chouhans biggest asset is his humblenessHe is a successful CM because he works for people by remaining in their midst He works for peoples welfare day in and day out Chaturvedi addedChouhan celebrated Holi on Friday at his official residence here greeting people with his wife Sadhana by his side The chief minister smeared gulal colour on visitors faces and was also seen dancing and singing Holi songs He also planted a sapling at the Smart City Park PTI LAL KRK KRK KRK

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 24 (ANI): Schools in Mumbai on Monday welcomed students of all classes as they reopened with stringent adherence to COVID-19 protocols.

Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 18 (ANI/PNN): Ajay Kumar Jha, a prominent businessman in the pharmaceutical sector in India and abroad, was inspired to make a film depicting the pain and struggle of the youngsters and the world beyond government jobs after becoming deeply disturbed by the plight of thousands of young people, particularly in states like Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, who spend their most productive years preparing for exams that may lead to government jobs.

Mumbai Nov 25 PTI The Bombay High Court on Thursday upheld the life sentence awarded to a man in the case of the gangrape of a 19-year-old telephone operator inside the abandoned Shakti Mills compound here in 2013The high court earlier in the day commuted to life sentence the death penalty awarded to three convicts in the case of gangrape of a photojournalist in the Shakti Mills compound which had taken place only a month laterAs to the rape of the 19-year-old telephone operator the court held that delay in filing of FIR would not matter considering the attitudes in our societyA division bench of Justices Sadhana Jadhav and Prithiviraj Chavan dismissed the appeal filed by Mohammed Ashfaq Dawood Shaikh against the trial courts order of March 2014 sentencing him to life imprisonmentAs per the prosecution on July 31 2013 the appellant and six others gangraped the victim a telephone operator after forcibly taking her and her boyfriend inside the premises of the defunct textile mill in central MumbaiThe case came to light after a 22-year-old photojournalist was gangraped by five persons inside the mills compound a month laterDuring the probe police realized that a similar crime had taken place in the compound earlierA total of seven persons including a minor were arrested in the two casesThree accused were common in both the cases While the trio was awarded death penalty by the trial court Shaikh and another accused were awarded life imprisonmentShaikhs lawyer Anjali Patil had argued that it was a false case that was lodged after a month of the alleged incidentThe high court refused to accept thisIn view of our tradition-bound non-permissive society where the reputation and honour of the family of a victim of a sexual assault is at stake it is not expected that an immediate report would be lodgedThere is no doubt the victim was subjected to the most humiliating horrendous and embarrassing form of sexual assault by the five accused that too in the presence of her boyfriend with whom she was to marry the HC saidEvidence given by the victim and her boyfriend was reliable truthful and inspired full confidence and there was clinching evidence pointing to the guilt of the appellant Shaikh the court saidThe HC also passed strictures against the state-run J J Hospital for using the degrading and unscientific archaic two finger test during the victims medical examinationWe hope that the State of Maharashtra would take necessary steps to shun all such unscientific and heavily criticized two finger test It appears that the Maharashtra government has formulated some guidelines We expect and hope that the State will strictly adhere to the same the bench said PTI SP KRK KRK KRK