Hundreds of members of a radical Islamist group attacked Hindu temples and a train in Eastern Bangladesh on Sunday as they protested against Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s visit. Hefajat-e-Islam, a Qawmi madrasa-based organization, announced a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit, as well as a “day of prayers” and mourning for today, and called for nationwide rallies on April 2. Members of the organization have been carrying out violent attacks for three days, in which at least 500 people have been injured. Yesterday, protesters from the outfit attacked a train in the Brahmanbaria district, causing damage to…
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PM Modi addressed a large crowd in Dharapuram during his first rally in the state of Tamil Nadu before assembly elections. “India takes great pride in Tamil Nadu’s culture. One of the happiest moments of my life was when I was given the opportunity to speak a few words in Tamil, the world’s oldest language, at the United Nations,” he said. PM Modi attacked the DMK and Congress, saying, “On the one hand, the NDA has our development agenda. The Congress and the DMK, on the other hand, have their own dynasty agendas. Their leaders’ speeches have nothing positive to…
A century-old Hindu temple was vandalised in Pakistan’s Rawalpindi by some assailants. In the attack, which occurred on Saturday night, vandals damaged the temple’s door and stairs. According to local police official Mohammad Toseef Sajjad, the temple had not yet reopened for Hindu community worship and was still undergoing renovation. The renovation had been put on hold for the Hindu festival of Holi, during which Hindus throw coloured powder and spray water on each other to celebrate the arrival of spring. The temple had been abandoned until the renovations began. Nearby shop owners had encroached on a large portion of…
https://twitter.com/BJP4JnK/status/1376446871086931968?s=20 In Jammu and Kashmir, a member of the Gurez Block Development Council (BDC) has joined the BJP. Famida Bano, along with a number of local leaders, was inducted into the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday at the party’s headquarters in Jammu’s Trikuta Nagar. Famida Bano joined the BJP in the presence of former MLC Surinder Ambardar and District Development Council (DDC) member from Tulail in Gurez, Aijaz Khan. BJP general secretary Ashok Kaul said at the induction ceremony on Monday that Famida Bano’s inclusion in the party will boost worker morale. Gurez is a highly sensitive and strategically important…
https://twitter.com/TimesNow/status/1376379441773826050?s=20 Hindus have been targeted in the recent past and especially sadhus who can preach the doctrines of Hinduism have been target of many anti-Hindu elements. Even on an auspicious festival like Holi, a 50-year-old sadhu who used to live in a temple was discovered dead in a field near a temple in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. According to a police, the sadhu’s throat was slit with a sharp weapon. Dissatisfied devotees have expressed their outrage over the brutal murder of a sadhu, prompting the police to issue a high-level alert. Ashok Kumar, 50, a priest, had arrived at the temple…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a poll rally here on Tuesday to hunt support for the NDA within the union territory for the April 6 Assembly elections. This is the Prime Minister’s second visit to Puducherry to campaign for the NDA candidates after having addressed a poll rally here on February 25 after unveiling several centrally sponsored development projects that day. He will speak at the rally to be held at the AFT Thidal here, BJP sources said. The AINRC, which heads the NDA here, is contesting from 16 of the entire 30 constituencies, while BJP is seeking election…
As 30 Assembly seats in West Bengal visited the polls on Saturday within the first phase, the BJP released an audio clip during which an individual that the party claims is Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heard seeking help from a former Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker now with the BJP. The caller is heard asking the BJP leader to support her in Nandigram. The TMC said the tape wasn’t verified but added that if true there was nothing wrong with Banerjee approaching a former party liner . The India Aware didn’t independently verify the content of the audio clip and…
Shova Majumdar, the 85-year-old mother of a party worker in West Bengal who was allegedly attacked by Trinamool Congress (TMC) members and attacked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, died on Monday, according to Home Minister Amit Shah. TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee will be haunted for a long time, according to Amit Shah, by Majumdar’s family’s pain and wounds. “Shova Majumdar ji, Bengal’s daughter, died after being brutally beaten by TMC goons. Mamata didi will be haunted by her family’s pain and wounds for a long time. Bengal will fight for a violence-free tomorrow, a safer state for our sisters and mothers…
At least ten new Rafale fighter aircraft would join the Indian Air Force’s fighter fleet, resulting in the formation of the second squadron of the planes. The new additions would bring the total number of these planes to 21, with 11 already flying with the Ambala-based 17 Squadron. “Three Rafale fighters will arrive in India in the next two to three days, flying directly from France with mid-air re-fuelling support from a friendly Air Force. Following that, we should see 7-8 more of these fighters and their trainer variants in the second half of next month. This would significantly improve…
Justice NV Ramana, who is set to be the next Chief Justice of India (CJI), emphasized the need for Centre and State Governments to constitute a “National Judicial Infrastructure Corporation” to fulfill the country’s judicial infrastructure needs yesterday (27 March). Speaking in the attendance of the incumbent CJI SA Bobde and Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, Justice Ramana also pressed, “Talking of impediments in the way of modernisation, the financial constraints must never come in the path of progress.” Justice Ramana argued that perhaps the establishment of such a corporation would provide the standardisation and centralization necessary to fundamentally…