Swaroopanand Saraswati

The sanyasi akharas have refused to accept the appointment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth after the death of his guru Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati died at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said.

The massive Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is turning into an echo chamber for powerful Hindu groups to push for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising a two-day meeting to discuss how they can work for early construction of the temple at the disputed site in the Uttar Pradesh town. In a separate event, an in...

Religious leader Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Wednesday that a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya will take place on February 21, even if those gathering there have to "face bullets".

Religious leader Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Monday that the "Kerala temple tragedy may have occurred due to women forcibly entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra," which had been banned for over four centuries.

Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Narendra Modi in the temple town of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election.

Samajwadi Party workers on Monday smeared black paint on posters of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi following a row over a slogan.

After Hindu seers and opposition parties objected to the 'Har Har Modi' slogan, which supporters of Narendra Modi often use, the BJP prime ministerial candidate himself requested his supporters to refrain from using it.

A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi's chances of becoming Prime Minister.

The sanyasi akharas have refused to accept the appointment of Swami Avimukteshwaranand as the new Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth after the death of his guru Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati.

Dwarka peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati died at the age of 99 in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district on Sunday, his aide said.

The massive Kumbh Mela in Prayagraj, formerly Allahabad, is turning into an echo chamber for powerful Hindu groups to push for a Ram temple in Ayodhya. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad is organising a two-day meeting to discuss how they can work for early construction of the temple at the disputed site in the Uttar Pradesh town. In a separate event, an in...

Religious leader Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Wednesday that a ceremony to mark the start of construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya will take place on February 21, even if those gathering there have to "face bullets".

Religious leader Swaroopanand Saraswati said on Monday that the "Kerala temple tragedy may have occurred due to women forcibly entering the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra," which had been banned for over four centuries.

Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Narendra Modi in the temple town of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election.

Samajwadi Party workers on Monday smeared black paint on posters of BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Varanasi following a row over a slogan.

After Hindu seers and opposition parties objected to the 'Har Har Modi' slogan, which supporters of Narendra Modi often use, the BJP prime ministerial candidate himself requested his supporters to refrain from using it.

A senior Hindu priest, Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati, today caused a flutter when he slapped a journalist who asked him about Narendra Modi's chances of becoming Prime Minister.