Dec 11, 2022
"A reform is a correction of abuses; a revolution is a transfer of power": Historic mistake corrected - Karnataka BJP govt renames 'Salaam Aarti' started by Islamic tyrant Tipu Sultan to 'Namaskara', Hindu organizations long pending demand fulfilled
Under pressure from right-wing groups, the Karnataka government has decided to rename some of the names of rituals conducted at several temples across the state.
who had mandated that the temple priests should perform special aarti to the presiding deity in his honour. As per Hindu priest of Kollur -When Tipu Sultan was ruling Mysuru region, he had come to destroy this temple but couldn't enter due to divine powers. pic.twitter.com/UjFrdPEXGc— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 11, 2022
Acting on the recommendations of the Karnataka Dharmika Parishad, the state...
Dec 10, 2022
"We are all born gifted. That is our true inheritance": Supreme Court observes that female tribal is entitled to parity with male tribal in intestate succession, says "Not to grant benefit of 'Survivorship to daughter in father's property' is bad Law"
The Supreme Court recently observed that not granting the benefits of survivorship in father’s property to the daughter is bad law.
Not To Grant Benefit Of Survivorship To Daughter In Father's Property Is Bad Law: Supreme Court pic.twitter.com/fxoxrkkgQM— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022
A division bench of Justices MR Shah and Krishna Murari was hearing a plea of a woman who was deprived of her share in the compensation with respect to a land that belonged to her father. It was her claim that there may not be any justification to deny the right of su...
Dec 10, 2022
"Give and take is Principle of diplomacy -- give one and take ten": US State Department says, India doesn't need to be placed on America's Special Watch List for religious freedom violation, Pakistan placed on the "countries of particular concern"
The United States has made it clear that India will not be placed on its list of ‘Countries of Particular Concern’ or ‘Special Watch list’ this year for violations of religious freedom.
"Our Annual Report on International Religions Freedom outlines some of the concerns we’ve taken note of when it comes to India, and we continue to carefully monitor the religious freedom situation in all countries and that includes in India" state dept pic.twitter.com/qOX4P3kee4— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 10, 2022
During the State Department briefing on Decem...
Dec 10, 2022
"How a kidnapping ends depends to a large degree on who the kidnappers are": Telangana - Dentist Vaishali, a 24-yr-old girl abducted from her house in Adibatla, parents allege that around 100 youths barged into house and took their daughter, rescued
"How a kidnapping ends depends to a large degree on who the kidnappers are": Telangana - Dentist Vaishali, a 24-yr-old girl abducted from her house in Adibatla, parents allege that around 100 youths barged into house and took their daughter, rescued
Hyderabad: A mob of around 40 men yesterday forcibly entered a house and kidnapped a 24-year-old Telangana woman on the day she was to get engaged, a chilling video clip of the incident shows. She was safely rescued after an hours-long operation by the police, and some of the accused have been picked up. A case has also been registered.
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Dec 9, 2022
“The truth about injustice always sounds outrageous”: Supreme Court stays death sentence of M Samivel, who raped a minor girl and fearing that the girl might tell someone about the crime, he smashed her head against a tree and dropped her into a pond
The Supreme Court on Thursday stayed the death penalty of a flower vendor accused of raping and murdering a juvenile in Tamil Nadu’s Pudukkottai in 2020.
Dec 9, 2022
"Festivals are happy places, and you don't really want to enjoy them on your own": CJI, Supreme Court ~ "Why do we always want to portray that religious festivals are the time for riots; for example, there are no riots during Ganesh Puja in Maharashtra"
The Supreme Court of India on Friday deprecated the tendency to equate religious processions with communal riots.
Dec 9, 2022
"Reality really is theater. It's all so nonsensical, ridiculous and chaotic": Year 2022 was a chaotic one, from Twitter's ownership passed on to Elon Musk with wide layoffs to FTX, once trusted crypto company, imploded under Sam Bankman-Fried's leadership
The year 2022 was a chaotic one for companies. Twitter's ownership passed on to Elon Musk, who initiated wide-ranging layoffs and work culture and policy changes. FTX, once a trusted crypto company, imploded under Sam Bankman-Fried's leadership. In India, a CEO advised youngsters to work 18 hours a day, drawing backlash.
Dec 9, 2022
“All our silences in the face of assault are acts of complicity”: Meet Muslim man Karim Azizi of NYC Manhattan arrested over an assault in which he allegedly pulled a baseball bat from his pants and hit a man on the street in the back of the head
A 36-year-old man suspected of battering a pedestrian across the head with a baseball bat on an NYC street was arrested and paraded in front of the press on Wednesday afternoon.
Karim Azizi, 36, was charged with assault, attempted assault, and criminal possession of a weapon for the Nov. 29 attack at Amsterdam Avenue and West 148th Street, cops said. pic.twitter.com/Bk8ZSFxozl— Satyaagrah (@satyaagrahindia) December 9, 2022
Karim Azizi was arrested from his house in Harlem on Wednesday morning - just around the corner from where he is accused of attacking ...
Dec 9, 2022
"Nepotism will never give you success, but talent can": Delhi Court framed charges against DCW Chairperson, Swati Maliwal and 3 others for abusing their official positions and illegally appointing various acquaintances, says “Clearly Reflects Nepotism”
A Delhi Court on Thursday framed charges against Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson, Swati Maliwal, Promila Gupta, Sarika Chaudhary, and Farheen Malick for allegedly abusing their official positions and illegally appointing various acquaintances, including Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) workers, in DCW between August 2015 and 2016 ~ Synopsis