Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the return of the sacred Piprahwa relics of Lord Buddha to India after 127 years, terming it a moment of immense pride and joy for the nation. In a statement reflecting the government’s cultural vision of “Vikas Bhi, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) India has significantly deepened its cultural and spiritual ties with Southeast Asia through a series of high-profile initiatives centred around Buddhist heritage and tourism. Over the past two years, the government has facilitated two major expositions of the Holy Relics of Lord Buddha. The first, … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kancheepuram, July 23 (IANS) The iconic Koil Idli, a time-honoured delicacy served as an offering at the historic Sri Varadharaja Perumal Temple in Kancheepuram, is now on the path to receiving a Geographical Indication (GI) tag, a move expected to cement its cultural and culinary significance. The Tamil Nadu Food … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kalaburagi (Karnataka), May 5 (IANS) The Karnataka Police on Monday arrested two staffers of an examination centre for allegedly forcing student to remove his sacred thread before writing the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET). NEET is a nationwide entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA) for admission … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 30 (IANS) The BJP’s Information Technology cell chief and the party’s central observer for West Bengal, Amit Malviya on Wednesday morning issued a loaded message on the devastating fire at a hotel on Madan Mohan Burman Street in central Kolkata and asked if the people of West Bengal … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 28 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Railways and Jal Shakti, V. Somanna, has issued directions to the authorities not to remove sacred threads and mangalsutras from candidates appearing for the exam for the nursing superintendent posts organised by the Railway Recruitment Board. Earlier, a circular issued by … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 26 (IANS) The Akhila Karnataka Brahmana Mahasangh filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Karnataka High Court on Saturday, condemning the removal of sacred threads from students during the Common Entrance Test (CET). The organisation has also demanded that a re-examination be conducted. The High Court has … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Kolkata, April 25 (IANS) Manish Ranjan Mishra, the slain Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer and one of the three tourists killed in the ghastly terror attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, was identified as a Hindu by the assassins after they spotted a sacred thread tied on … Read more
Follow Us on Google News Bengaluru, April 25 (IANS) Karnataka BJP has filed a complaint with the National Human Rights Commission over the sacred thread row, in which students wearing janviara/janeu were denied entry to write the Common Entrance Test (CET) in the state. In his complaint, Leader of the Opposition in Karnataka Assembly R. … Read more