Inner Sanctum

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  'Risk': Inside The Inner Sanctum Of WikiLeaks' Julian Assange

  The enigmatic champion of a global movement for transparency and democracy. A Russian stooge. A West-hating attention-seeker. A cold fish with questionable attitudes and alleged diabolical sexual mores.

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  Haji Ali Shrine Give Full Access To Women, Says Court. Not Ok, Says Trust

  Women have the right to enter the core or inner sanctum of Mumbai's famous Haji Ali shrine, the Bombay High Court has ruled. However, women cannot avail of the order just yet - the trust that runs the shrine wants to appeal the decision in the Supreme Court, so today's verdict is suspended or put on hold for six weeks.

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  Shani Shingnapur Temple Opens Doors To Women, Ends Ban: 10 Developments

  Maharashtra's Shani Shingnapur temple today threw open its doors to women, ending a centuries-old ban that had been challenged in courts by various activists and inspired a high-voltage campaign.

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  Women Activists Led by Trupti Desai Stopped At Shani Temple Despite Court Orders

  A day after the Bombay High Court upheld women's right to go to all places of worship, activists led by Trupti Desai, tried to enter the inner sanctum of the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra. But, locals blocked their entry.

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  Activists March Against Ban On Women In Maharashtra's Trimbakeshwar Temple

  Keeping up the campaign against gender bias at places of worship, around 150 women under the banner of Bhumata Brigade today left for the famous Trimbakeshwar temple in Nashik district in Maharashtra seeking to break the bar on female devotees at the inner sanctum of the Lord Shiva shrine.

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  Hope Of Truce In Maharashtra Temple Row After Activists, Staff Meet

  Activists campaigning for the entry of women into the inner sanctum of Maharashtra's Shani Shignapur temple and staff who have opposed the move, held a round of "positive" talks with both sides expecting Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to take the process forward.

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  Women Fight Against Ban at Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah

  The landmark Haji Ali mosque in Mumbai is facing pressure to overturn a ban on women entering its inner sanctum, a move that could set a precedent on gender restrictions to places of worship.

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  Bombay High Court to Deliver Order on Women's Entry to Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah: 10 Developments

  The Bombay High Court is expected to deliver its order today on a petition challenging the ban on women's entry in the inner sanctum of Mumbai's Haji Ali Dargah. The Dargah Trust has justified its decision arguing that in Islam it is considered a sin for women to come close to the tomb.

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  Semifinals Remain an Inner Sanctum Until Further Notice

  Brazil face Germany in the first semi-final of the FIFA World Cup 2014, while Netherlands and Argentina battle it out for a place in the final.

• Army Chief worships at Lord Venkateswara temple

  Army Chief General V K Singh offered prayers at the famous hill shrine of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala temple today.Mr Singh along with wife witnessed an hour long "Abhishekam" (celestial bath) conducted for the presiding deity at the inner sanctum of the shrine, temple sources told Press Trust of India (PTI).