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Sabarimala temple: Kerala man fired from job in Saudi Arabia for posting 'derogatory comments' on women

Deepak Pavithram, a Keralite working with Lulu Hypermarket in Riyadh, was fired on Tuesday for allegedly making misogynistic and insensitive remarks about women on social media.

Oct 18, 2018

Sabarimala LIVE: Protests intensify as women wait to enter temple; section 144 imposed

It's the second day since the gates were opened to devotees. However, the protests have intensified and section 144 has been imposed in the region.

Oct 18, 2018

Sabarimala: Temple doors open but not for women amid violent protests and threats

This is the first time Sabarimala temple is opening after the landmark judgement by the Supreme Court that allowed women of all ages to enter the temple.

Oct 17, 2018

Three boys drown while trying to take selfies in a lake near Bengaluru

The teenagers-between 16 and 17 years old, were trying to take a selfie at the lake when one of them slipped and fell in, the other two drowned trying to save him.

Oct 16, 2018

Rahul Gandhi lashes out at PM Modi, says 'beti padhao aur beti ko BJP ke MLA se bachao'

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Monday began his two-day tour of poll-bound Madhya Pradesh by offering prayers at the famous Maa Peetambara Peeth temple complex.

Oct 15, 2018

Jammu and Kashmir: Pilgrims visiting Vaishno Devi to get free insurance of Rs 5 lakh

This was decided on Saturday at a meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (MVDSB) chaired by Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik.

Oct 14, 2018

Supreme Court disallows entry of cops with weapons, shoes inside Puri's Jagannath temple

A bench comprising Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta was informed by the Odisha government that 47 persons were arrested in connection with the violence in the temple and the situation was under control now.

Oct 10, 2018

Shiv Sena attacks BJP over Ayodhya dispute; says Ram temple reduced to mere 'poll promise'

Shiv Sena, the BJP's carping ally in Maharashtra, has asked the Prime Minister Modi-led government to seriously take up the matter of constructing Ram temple in Ayodhya.

Oct 9, 2018

Arun Jaitley says SC ruling on homosexuality, adultery may have adverse impact on Indian society

He said that changing the rule and decriminalising adultery would convert the Indian family system into a Western one where marriages are more fragile.

Oct 7, 2018

Sabarimala verdict: RSS does a U-turn; criticises Kerala govt for ignoring devotees' sentiments

Bhaiyyaji Joshi, the General Secretary of the RSS said that the judgment by the Supreme Court is unfortunate and that the protests which are taking place across Kerala are a reaction to 'forceful breaking of tradition'.

Oct 4, 2018

Woman tries self-immolation in protest against landmark SC verdict on Sabarimala

Hundreds of Ayyappa devotees took to the roads of the state capital protesting against the Supreme Court verdict that lifted the age-old ban on entry of women of menstrual age into the Ayyappa Temple.

Oct 3, 2018

Who is Gita Gopinath? International Monetary Fund names India-born Harvard professor as chief economist

Gopinath will succeed Maurice Obstfeld, who is set to retire as the economic counsellor and director of the organisation's research department at the end of 2018.

Oct 2, 2018

J&K Police chief's job in jeopardy over 20-year-old recruitment scam

A report in Asia Times quotes official documents which say that the J&K Police DGP was found involved in illegal recruitment of police constables since 1990s.

Oct 1, 2018

KB Valsala Kumari: Meet the woman IAS officer who visited Sabarimala two decades ago

Braving threats from conservatives and the tough terrains of the hillock, K B Valsala Kumari, then collector of Pathanamthitta district, visited the temple complex at least four times during 1994-95, aged 41.

Sep 30, 2018

Harmonium maestro Pandit Tulsidas passes away at 83 in Mumbai

Born in Borim, Goa on November 18, 1934, Pt. Tulsidas Borkar was conferred the Padma Shri in 2016 for his contribution to Indian music.

Sep 29, 2018

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