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Vedic scriptures like Manusmriti give respect to women: Justice Prathiba Singh
"Manusmriti itself says that if you don't respect and honour women, all the 'puja path' that you may do will have no meaning," she said during a speech at a conference titled 'Challenges faced by women in science, technology, entrepreneurship and mathematics' held on Wednesday.The high court judge further said that we are lucky to be in a country like India which is progressive about women being in leadership roles. "I am not saying we need to ignore the violence and the bad things that happen to women at a lower level, but yes, at the higher level, at the middle level, we are seeing women growing," she said.
Coal smuggling: ED summons 8 IPS officers from Bengal to Delhi
Of the eight IPS officers who are being summoned between August 21-31, two are additional director ranking officials namely ADG of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and Special Task Force (STF) of the state police, Gyanwant Singh and ADG of state Intelligence Branch (IB), Rajeev Mishra.Two of them are deputy inspector ranking officers, namely DIG (traffic division) of state police, Sukesh Kumar Jain and DIG of state civil defense, Shyam Singh. The ED and CBI, which are conducting parallel probes, have identified Asansol in West Burdwan district and portions of Purulia district as the epicentre of the scam.
Delhi govt makes wearing of masks mandatory at public places, fine on violators
The decision was taken by the DDMA after noticing that people were not adhering to wearing of masks at public places.
The district administration has been directed to implement the decisions which were taken in the DDMA's meeting held in April. "The DDMA after examining all the relevant facts related to the issue of penal provisions for not adhering to the Covid protocol of wearing of masks at public places, decided that whereby not wearing of face mask/cover in all public places has been made an offence, a fine of Rs 500 for not wearing of face mask/cover in all public places in Delhi will be imposed," said a Delhi government notification.
India became Independent when people took to streets: RSS chief
Bhagwat said that changes can happen only when the people at large are involved. People living in a society should not be weak. Awakening Hindu community to identify its own responsibility is the need of the hour. Each person in the society should have self-esteem, high moral values, integrity, patriotism and discipline to fulfil their role in building an honest and true society.
Karnataka Idgah Maidan row: Hindu activists demand demolition of tower
"We have been fighting over the issue since 2017. Muslims have been given separate Idgah Maidan and kabristan (funeral ground) by the state government. If they are still insisting on conducting prayers here and stake claim, then their intention is very clear. They don't want any other community to make use of this property," he said.
Partha Chatterjee used his college-day photo while buying property in 2012
Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials probing the multi-crore West Bengal School Service Commission (WBSSC) recruitment irregularities scam are wondering whether this former minister Partha Chatterjee of West Bengal deliberately submitted his college day picture to hide his identity.
SC agrees to list Swamy's plea to declare 'Ram Sethu' national heritage monument
A bench headed by Chief Justice N.V. Ramana said the matter could not be listed as one of the judges on the concerned bench had some health issues. The Chief Justice told Swamy, "We will list it". Earlier, a bench headed by Chief Justice and also comprising Justices Krishna Murari and Hima Kohli had agreed to list the plea for hearing on July 26. Swamy had mentioned the matter for hearing a couple of times in the apex court.
Telugu YouTuber's claim of entering Mecca sparks row
Ravi Prabhu recently claimed in a live chat that he entered Mecca. He even showed a photograph on his mobile, which shows him standing near the holiest mosque with hands raised in supplication. In another video clip, the traveller revealed that at the entry point to Mecca he was asked to recite some Quranic verses and when he recited the same, he was allowed.
Deity on sanitary pad: 'Masoom Sawaal' poster triggers social media protest
Actress Ekavali Khanna, who plays a lawyer in the film, says on the matter: "Firstly, I'm not aware about any backlash that the poster received. But if that is the case then I can just say that the makers didn't have any intention to hurt anyone's sentiments."
Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir: A confluence of spirituality and development
The Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir has an important role to play in realising the heritage and cultural tourism potential of this region. The pioneering efforts of A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, the founder of ISKCON (International Society for Krishna Consciousness), brought before the world the significance of Vrindavan.
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