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One dead, 70 hospitalised due to alleged food poisoning in Karnataka

One dead, 70 hospitalised due to alleged food poisoning in Karnataka
Published on Dec 25, 2023 03:55 pm IST

Can’t order blanket stay on worship act pleas: Supreme Court

The supreme Court observes that it cannot order a blanket stay restraining other courts from hearing cases related to disputed religious sites. (ANI)
Updated on Jul 12, 2023 03:15 am IST

UK gurdwara issues scam warning after Indians duped with fake job offers

A gurdwara in the south-east England county of Kent has posted a scam alert warning on its website after it discovered that fraudsters had been impersonating the Sikh temple with fake job and visa offers for Indians. (Image for representational purpose)
Updated on Apr 18, 2023 01:03 am IST

Man arrested for morphing videos of PM Modi, Sonia Gandhi

Upon his arrest, Ansari confessed to his actions and revealed that he had created the morphed videos for fun purposes. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Updated on Apr 12, 2023 11:12 pm IST

Man driving Amritpal’s car during Hoshiarpur police chase nabbed

Police are said to have arrested the driver of the car ferrying Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh during the police chase in Hoshiarpur. (HT File)
Updated on Mar 31, 2023 04:25 pm IST

AIMPLB moves SC, seeks to become party to petition against Places of Worship Act

The Supreme Court of India. (PTI File Photo)
Updated on Jul 15, 2022 03:56 am IST

Sena’s Sanjay Raut launches fresh attack on BJP

Sanjay Raut said Prime Minister Narendra Modi should ask his party members to desist from indulging in politics over Covid-19.
Published on Nov 22, 2020 02:00 pm IST

Places of worship reopen in Maharashtra with strict Covid-19 protocols in place

Devotees gather outside the Siddhivinayak temple in Mumbai early on Monday.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 09:42 am IST

Maharashtra: ‘Prepared to deal with Covid-19 surge,’ says minister as temples set to reopen

An employee, wearing a PPE kit, sanitizes the premises of a Hindu temple in Mumbai.
Updated on Nov 16, 2020 06:30 am IST

Places of worship in Maharashtra to reopen from Monday: Govt

A statement by chief minister Uddhav Thackeray’s office said that self-discipline will have to be maintained at these places.
Published on Nov 14, 2020 04:40 pm IST

Will prepare SOP on opening religious places after Diwali: CM Thackeray

Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackarey during a Covid-19 review meeting in Pune in July.
Updated on Nov 08, 2020 05:23 pm IST

Locked for five months, shrines in J-K finally reopen

Religious places in Kashmir valley reopened nearly five months after they were closed as a precautionary measure to contain teh spread of Covid-19.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 06:06 pm IST

Travel for faith: NCR residents cross border to fulfil long pending meeting with almighty

Devotees offer prayers inside Jhandewalan Temple after it opened to the public, post the nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Updated on Jun 16, 2020 05:54 am IST

Call on reopening malls, hotels, borders on Saturday, says Delhi govt

Till Friday evening, the government had received more than 7.5 lakh responses from people regarding the opening of Delhi’s borders, which were shut for a week on Monday, and limiting city hospitals to residents of the Capital.
Updated on Jun 06, 2020 03:02 am IST

Health ministry issues SOPs for hotels, places of worship

Staff at a Patna salon work wearing PPE.
Updated on Jun 05, 2020 04:00 am IST

Under Unlock 1, Rajasthan will not allow religious places to reopen

A view of an illuminated dargah of Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer.
Updated on May 31, 2020 05:55 pm IST

As govt relaxes lockdown, decision to reopen schools, colleges in July

In north India, schools normally remain closed for summer holidays from mid May to the end of June.
Updated on May 30, 2020 09:36 pm IST

Can refer legal questions to larger bench: Supreme Court in Sabarimala case

On November 14, 2019, a five-judge bench that heard the Sabarimala review petitions framed seven questions to be answered by a larger bench, resulting in the constitution of a nine-judge bench.
Updated on Feb 10, 2020 06:27 pm IST

China jails Christian pastor for 9 years on subversion charges

The Chengdu Intermediate People’s Court released its judgment on Monday, saying the pastor was convicted of illegal business operations as well as subversive activities.
Updated on Dec 30, 2019 06:15 pm IST

On gender, the Supreme Court should lead. Society will follow

Women from diverse faiths look up to the courts to be able to freely exercise their rights. This demand for change is led by women who are religious
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 07:17 pm IST

Citing Akshardham attack of 2002, Biju Janata Dal defends demolition around Jagannath temple

The ruling party jumped to defend Naveen Patnaik government’s demolition drive around the Jagannath temple on Friday
Updated on Sept 07, 2019 08:34 am IST

Golden Temple illuminates on 415th anniversary of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Parkash Parv

The Golden Temple on the occasion of the 415th anniversary of Shri Guru Granth Sahib Parkash Parv in Amritsar.
Updated on Sept 01, 2019 06:21 pm IST

Muslims praying at site doesn’t give them right to claim, SC told

The Supreme Court.
Updated on Aug 17, 2019 02:40 am IST

55-year-old booked for refusing woman to offer prayers, hurling caste-based slurs

The Ghaziabad police booked a 55-year-old caretaker of a place of worship for allegedly hurling casteist comments and not allowing a 50-year-old woman to offer prayers.
Updated on Jul 25, 2019 11:05 pm IST

A mosque sans Muslims stands tall in this Ludhiana village

The mosque at Village Hedon Bet of District Ludhiana in Punjab.
Updated on Jun 19, 2019 02:16 pm IST

Lok Sabha elections 2019: BJP asks EC to stop religious bodies from issuing vote diktat

A delegation of BJP’s state unit submitted complaint with the election commission highlighting that religious institutions and places of worship were being used as a forum to coerce people to vote for a particular political party.
Published on May 05, 2019 03:16 pm IST

PM Modi condemns New Zealand attack, says violence has no place in democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed “deep shock and sadness” over the death of scores of people in the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand.
Updated on Mar 15, 2019 07:35 pm IST

Mumbai’s 135-yr-old ‘Blue Synagogue’ gets 5-crore facelift

The newly restored Keneseth Eliyahoo Synagogue at Fort.
Updated on Feb 06, 2019 08:23 am IST

Attack on Kolhapur Christian prayer meet: Six ‘right-wing’ suspects detained

Senior officials, who asked not to be identified, said the suspects are likely to be arrested after their interrogation is over
Updated on Dec 28, 2018 02:37 pm IST