TORONTO: Community tensions have risen in Canada’s multicultural district of Brompton after the police arrested an Indo-Canadian man for vandalising Shaheed Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale banner in the city of Caledon ahead of 18 September Khalistan Referendum voting. Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) has confirmed that it has charged an Indo-Canadian man with criminal mischief for vandalizing […]
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Ranbir Kapoor-Alia Bhat stopped from entering temple
Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor were in Ujjain on Tuesday to visit Mahakaleshwar Temple. Both the actor couple were prevented from entering the temple by Bajrang Dal activists for the actor’s alleged remarks over beef-eating. Following the protest, the Police have taken action under section 353 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from […]
Women’s temple ban debate rages in India flashpoint vote
Voters in a flashpoint constituency in southern India went to the polls Tuesday after a campaign dominated by the fallout from the controversial decision to allow women to enter a Hindu temple. The district of Pathanamthitta in the state of Kerala includes the Sabarimala Hindu temple, where two women finally defied a longstanding ban on […]
Shiv Mandir – reclaiming our heritage
While passing through the Tando Wali Muhammad area, Hyderabad, I witnessed a lot of modern and British era buildings, but in between those structures, I found a yellow temple that had a Shikhara (spire) and a small umbrella-esque structure right beside it, which immediately caught my attention. Just below the spire, I found a really […]
“Mentioned temple, gurudwara as well, but Azaan got highlighted,” says Sonu Nigam
Popular singer Sonu Nigam, who earlier this year fired a series of tweets announcing his displeasure at the call of the Azaan on loudspeakers appropriating it to ‘forced religiousness,’ recently added on Thursday that he had also mentioned ‘temple’ and ‘gurudwara’ in his posts on the micro blogging platform, however only the Azaan was highlighted. “The issue of loudspeaker […]