Hindu Gathering

Celebrations sparkled up the Times Square in New York City yesterday as the Indian community and several US citizens gathered to observe the Hindu festival of lights.

As many as 57 renowned pontiffs and seers from across the country have gathered at the Tirumala temple shrine for a three-day Vedic conference today. The grand meet of seers will hold discussions on upholding the values of Hindu Sanatana Dharma.

With the VHP asserting that Hindu groups would go ahead with its procession in Haryana's Nuh on Monday, authorities have ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on the day.

The gathering, being organised by Sarv Hindu Samaj, a community group, will discuss resuming the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, called the 'Brajmandal Dharmik Yatra', on August 28.

As per preliminary information, some children fought over a petty issue and members of the village's Hindu and Muslim communities gathered in the village square to settle the dispute, Bemetara Collector P S Elma said.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in Jharkhand's Chaibasa after Giriraj Sena chief Kamal Giri Dev was murdered on Saturday, said Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Reena Hansda on Sunday.

Case was registered over "mass gathering to offer namaz" at a house "without prior permission", but investigation found no such thing, say cops

Large gatherings have been banned near a mosque in Karnataka's Mangaluru amid protests by a rightwing Hindu group that claims that remains of a temple were found during its partial demolition.

Sitapur Hate Speech: The Uttar Pradesh police have started investigating a video in which a Hindu priest is seen allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women while addressing a gathering outside a mosque in Sitapur district.

Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganga on thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Friday to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring Covid cases in the country.

Mahakumbh 2021: On Maha Shivratri today, lakhs of Hindu devotees gathered at the banks of the river Ganga in Haridwar to take a holy dip on the auspicious first Shahi Snan day. Devotees of Lord Shiva across the world are celebrating Shivratri with great devotion today.

The four-day-long Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Sun God, began today. Devotees from several parts of the country celebrate the festival by observing fast and offering prayers to the Sun God by taking a dip in the river. However, this year, the coronavirus pandemic has dampened the festive spirit as celebrations would be low-key and ...

The Chhath Puja celebrations have begun in different parts of the country, bound by restrictions imposed by state authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar, which also happens to be the fourth day after Diwali. Devotees gather near water bodies and offer prayer to t...

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

Dozens of members of a right-wing group gathered on Sunday afternoon at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, the heart of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, and asked the police to evacuate the anti-CAA protesters. The pro-CAA protests by members of Hindu Sena came a day after a man fired shots at Shaheen Bagh, triggering panic in the area.

Celebrations sparkled up the Times Square in New York City yesterday as the Indian community and several US citizens gathered to observe the Hindu festival of lights.

As many as 57 renowned pontiffs and seers from across the country have gathered at the Tirumala temple shrine for a three-day Vedic conference today. The grand meet of seers will hold discussions on upholding the values of Hindu Sanatana Dharma.

With the VHP asserting that Hindu groups would go ahead with its procession in Haryana's Nuh on Monday, authorities have ordered the closure of educational institutions and banks on the day.

The gathering, being organised by Sarv Hindu Samaj, a community group, will discuss resuming the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) procession, called the 'Brajmandal Dharmik Yatra', on August 28.

As per preliminary information, some children fought over a petty issue and members of the village's Hindu and Muslim communities gathered in the village square to settle the dispute, Bemetara Collector P S Elma said.

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 have been imposed in Jharkhand's Chaibasa after Giriraj Sena chief Kamal Giri Dev was murdered on Saturday, said Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Reena Hansda on Sunday.

Case was registered over "mass gathering to offer namaz" at a house "without prior permission", but investigation found no such thing, say cops

Large gatherings have been banned near a mosque in Karnataka's Mangaluru amid protests by a rightwing Hindu group that claims that remains of a temple were found during its partial demolition.

Sitapur Hate Speech: The Uttar Pradesh police have started investigating a video in which a Hindu priest is seen allegedly threatening to kidnap and rape Muslim women while addressing a gathering outside a mosque in Sitapur district.

Drones sprayed holy water from the Ganga on thousands of Hindu pilgrims on Friday to reduce crowding during a massive festival being held despite soaring Covid cases in the country.

Mahakumbh 2021: On Maha Shivratri today, lakhs of Hindu devotees gathered at the banks of the river Ganga in Haridwar to take a holy dip on the auspicious first Shahi Snan day. Devotees of Lord Shiva across the world are celebrating Shivratri with great devotion today.

The four-day-long Hindu festival, Chhath Puja, dedicated to the Sun God, began today. Devotees from several parts of the country celebrate the festival by observing fast and offering prayers to the Sun God by taking a dip in the river. However, this year, the coronavirus pandemic has dampened the festive spirit as celebrations would be low-key and ...

The Chhath Puja celebrations have begun in different parts of the country, bound by restrictions imposed by state authorities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival is celebrated on the sixth day of the Kartik month of the Hindu calendar, which also happens to be the fourth day after Diwali. Devotees gather near water bodies and offer prayer to t...

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

Dozens of members of a right-wing group gathered on Sunday afternoon at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi, the heart of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, and asked the police to evacuate the anti-CAA protesters. The pro-CAA protests by members of Hindu Sena came a day after a man fired shots at Shaheen Bagh, triggering panic in the area.