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Saffron Buddha draws teachers’ ire

Lucknow:  A Buddha statue made of cement and concrete and installed at the main gate of the College of Arts and Crafts in Lucknow University, was found painted in ‘saffron’ colour, leaving teachers and students…

Name of father not compulsory for Devdasis’ children: Karnataka

Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Thursday agreed to the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights’ recommendation on not asking children of Devdasis for the name of their father The Commission has taken a decision…

ASI to probe viral video of man offering namaz at Taj Mahal

  Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has decided to probe the authenticity of a viral video purportedly showing a man offering ‘namaz’ with a woman sitting alongside him in garden area said to…

Shia clerics seek PM’s intervention in renaming of Muslim sites

Lucknow: Shia religious leaders will write to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking restoration of the original names of Muslim historical and heritage sites in Lucknow. Shia cleric Mohammad Mirza Yasoob Abbas made the announcement after…

Sardar vs Nehru: Hype vs Reality

  New Delhi: It is said that when one works in an abattoir long enough, one goes deaf to the blood and guts of slaughter. In the much-hyped Nehru vs Sardar surround sound, there are…

Explained: What appeared before Mahatma Gandhi’s image on Indian currency? A brief history

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stirred a controversy when he appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to order the concerned authorities to print images of Hindu gods Laxmi and Ganesha on banknotes. Underscoring that the…

BJP conspiring to stop free yoga classes in Delhi, says Sisodia

New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party has hatched a conspiracy to stop the ‘Dilli ki Yogshala’ programme from November 1, Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Wednesday. “They (BJP) are troubling the officials by…

Fiji to host World Hindi conference next year

Suva: Fiji is set to host the World Hindi conference next year with over 1,000 delegates attending the event from all around the world, Indias High Commissioner to the island nation Palaniswamy Karthigeyan confirmed. The…

AMU remembers its founder Sir Syed, sending out message against hate, intolerance

Aligarh: At a time when hate speeches and increasing intolerance were causing concern among all sections of the society in the country, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) today sent out a message of communal harmony while…

Delhi court rejects plea claiming right over Qutab Minar

Ne Delhi: A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected an application by a man who claimed that the land on which the Qutub Minar complex stands was his ancestral property. The intervention application was filed by…

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