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“No state funding for religious education”: Assam govt to shut all govt-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols, to be converted to regular schools
Assam government has decided to shut all state-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols in the state
BHU’s SVDV students write letter to PM Modi asking for a high-level inquiry into the appointment of Dr Feroze Khan
Students carried out a funeral procession of the VC of the BHU as a mark of symbolic protest
BHU Protests: Emeritus Professors of SVDV write to President Kovind, slam the appointment of Firoz Khan
The letter written by two professors to the President of India has been signed by 50 professors.
We perform Purohit Karm, we do not want Sanatan Dharma studies get influenced by Islam or Christianity: Protesting students at BHU
BHU students of Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan faculty are protesting against appointment of Muslim professor, Dr Firoz Khan
A Tale of Two Protests: ‘Students’ at JNU receive a free pass while the students at BHU are demonized for a fair demand
The mainstream media has completely misrepresented the arguments made by the students of BHU.
‘Not against Muslims’ – protesting students at BHU explain their position. An OpIndia exclusive
Recently, in Banaras Hindu University (BHU)'s Sanskrit Vidya Dharm Vigyan (SVDV) stream, a Muslim professor Dr Firoz Khan was appointed as an assistant professor.
DMK accuses Centre of ‘Sanskrit imposition’ after Anna University introduces Hindu scriptures in course, Left deems it ‘unacceptable’
The Vice-Chancellor of Anna University said that they were not even teaching Sanskrit.
Uttarakhand to make Sanskrit a mandatory subject in all schools from class 3 to 8
Sanskrit is the second official language of the state and according to the government, the step will help promote the language's popularity.
Uttar Pradesh government to release CM’s speech and press releases in Sanskrit
The State Information Department had made the decision in a bid to promote the usage of Sanskrit
Union HRD minister proposes to set up two Sanskrit speaking villages near the central institutes
The BJP government attempts to preserve the 3500-year-old heritage
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Despite shrill Rafale campaign, Rahul Gandhi has attended zero sittings of Parliamentary Committee on Defence
Rahul Gandhi has not attended a single sitting of the of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence.
News Reports
In a first in the world, Indian Railways sets up solar power plant in Madhya Pradesh to run trains
The 1.7 MW solar power plant of Indian Railways will feed power to the overhead power lines to power the traction systems of locomotives
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Ladakh standoff: Tibetan community in Manali cheer for Indian Army, wave flags as the convoy passes by
The current standoff between India and China began on May 5-6 and has been continuing all along the LAC up to Sikkim.
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Agra’s Taj Mahal may reopen from Monday with restrictions, district authorities in dilemma as fresh cases rise
The visitors to the Taj Mahal will have to mandatorily wear masks at all times, and keep their distance from each other.
Politics
Politics and Instagram generation: Of memes, misinformation and whole lot of misguided youth
The newer generation seems as clueless about politics as the current opposition leaders.
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Congress leaders and anti-BJP trolls spread fake news that Modi’s visit to Leh military hospital was staged: Here are the facts
The Conference Hall of the Leh Army Hospital has been convereted into a ward for soldiers with minor injuries, that does not mean it is fake
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Ahead of the release of Mahesh Bhatt’s Sadak 2, clips of him praising Islamist preacher Zakir Naik goes viral
"We, as Indians, owe it to our brother (Zakir Naik) who is national pride, (and) a prized treasure," Bhatt was heard as saying.
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Kim Kardashian as First Lady? Rapper Kanye West announces he is running for US President, Elon Musk extends his support
US-based rapper Kanye West today took to Twitter to announce that he's going to run for President in the upcoming Presidential elections in America.
Opinions
Amidst chants of Allah hu Akbar and ‘Jai Bheem Jai Meem’, Vinod Kashyap was murdered: The Dalit killing fields of North East Delhi
It was the 24th of February 2020 and the atmosphere was tense with anti-CAA protests turning into anti-Hindu Delhi riots
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Kanpur encounter: Circle Officer DSP Devendra Mishra’s head and toes cut off by Vikas Dubey’s men, autopsy reveals
The autopsy report of the eight policemen who died in one of the bloodiest encounters in UP History has revealed Maoist-style ambush and extreme brutality.
