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China on Monday criticised the Grammy Award conferred on the Dalai Lama, stating that it “firmly opposes” the Tibetan spiritual leader using the international recognition to carry out what it described as “anti-China activities.”The reaction came after the Dalai Lama (also known as Tenzin Gyatso) won his first Grammy Award in the Best Audio Book,…
Controversy brews as a formal complaint has been lodged against actor Ranveer Singh for allegedly ridiculing the sacred Daiva tradition of the ‘Kantara’ film during his appearance at IFFI Goa. Advocate Prashanth Methal asserts that Singh’s impersonation and description of a deity as a ‘female ghost’ has deeply offended religious sentiments. Ranveer Singh mimicking Rishab…
The alleged mastermind of a gym-based religious conversion and blackmail racket in Mirzapur, Imran Khan (38), was arrested by the immigration department at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. LUCKNOW: The alleged mastermind of a gym-based religious conversion and blackmail racket in Mirzapur, Imran Khan (38), was arrested by the immigration department at Indira…
SRINAGAR: Former J&K chief minister and PDP Mehbooba Mufti on Wednesday denounced what she called “profiling of mosques” by police, saying it amounted to interference in religious affairs and was an attempt to humiliate Kashmiri Muslims. It’s Hindu temples that needed to be “profiled”, she said.“If religious places are to be profiled, then start with…
NEW DELHI: The former chancellor of Maulana Azad National Urdu University Firoz Bakht Ahmed has written to Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan, alleging religious discrimination, administrative apathy and institutional failure at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and seeking an independent central probe into the matter. In his letter, Ahmed flagged the case of Rachana Kaushal, a…
Nushrratt Bharuccha’s recent pilgrimage to the revered Shri Mahakaleshwar Jyotirlinga Temple has sparked a lively discussion around interfaith practices. Although she identifies as Muslim, her participation in the traditional Bhasma aarti drew the ire of some authorities who argue it contradicts Islamic teachings. Nushrratt Bharuccha’s recent actions have sparked a religious controversy. The actress recently…
NEW DELHI: An FIR was registered on Thursday against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) functionaries Saurabh Bharadwaj, Sanjeev Jha and Adil Ahmad Khan for allegedly outraging the religious feelings of Christians. The FIR was filed on the complaint of a lawyer after the party posted a video on its official social media accounts on Dec 17…
Screen grab from video shared by @officeofssbadal on X NEW DELHI: Senior Sikh leader and Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Singh Badal on Sunday condemned the disruption of a peaceful Sikh Nagar Kirtan procession in South Auckland, New Zealand, expressing concern over the threat posed to religious freedom and communal harmony.Sharing a video of the…
JAISALMER: Six people, including a German couple, were detained on Thursday night for alleged illegal religious conversions in Sriganganagar. The incident was reported from a rented house in the district’s Srikaranpur town, located close to the India-Pakistan border.Those detained were identified as German nationals Swan Baz Bat Jaler and his wife Sandra, Santosh Varghese from…
Bengaluru-based High Court advocate Prashanth Methal has now lodged a fresh complaint against Ranveer Singh, accusing him of disrespecting the traditional Tulu spirit-worship showcased in Rishab Shetty’s ‘Kantara’ films. This marks the second complaint against Ranveer, who has already issued a public apology regarding the matter.According to The Hindu, the advocate filed his written complaint…
