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New Year 2025: Devotees across India throng temples, churches to offer prayers

New Year 2025: Devotees across India throng temples, churches to offer prayers

Whether it was Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Ayodhya, Haridwar, Mathura, Varanasi, Ajmer, Tirupati, or Guwahati, people flocked to iconic religious spots to celebrate the first day of 2025

01 January,2025 01:54 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
Sambhal violence: SP's Mata Prasad Pandey to give

Sambhal violence: SP's Mata Prasad Pandey to give "cheques to deceased's kin"

Sambhal District Magistrate (DM) Dr Rajender Pensiya announced on Saturday the start of restoration and reconstruction work at Sambhal's Chaturmukh Well

30 December,2024 01:09 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
RSS Chief expresses concern over rising temple-mosque disputes, calls for unity

RSS Chief expresses concern over rising temple-mosque disputes, calls for unity

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat has expressed concerns over the resurgence of temple-mosque disputes and the actions of those seeking to become Hindu leaders by stirring up such issues. He advocates for unity and an inclusive society to set an example for the world.

20 December,2024 08:57 AM IST | Pune
Mini power stations being set up in mosques in Sambhal, says Adityanath

Mini power stations being set up in mosques in Sambhal, says Adityanath

Speaking in the UP Legislative Assembly after the Question Hour, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister said many mosques were found to be setting up illegal sub-stations in them and connections were distributed for free

16 December,2024 10:35 PM IST | Lucknow | mid-day online correspondent
Part of 185-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh demolished

Part of 185-year-old mosque in Uttar Pradesh demolished

“About 20 metres of Noori Masjid, which was obstructing the widening of Banda-Bahraich Highway No. 13, was demolished by a bulldozer,” police station said on Tuesday.

11 December,2024 08:24 AM IST | Fatehpur | Agencies
Surveying mosques is wrong while people and farmers suffering: Robert Vadra

Surveying mosques is wrong while people and farmers suffering: Robert Vadra

The religion and politics should be kept separate as India is a diverse, secular nation, Robert Vadra said

07 December,2024 06:01 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Security heightened outside Shahi Eidgah on Babri Masjid demolition day

Security heightened outside Shahi Eidgah on Babri Masjid demolition day

Security has been increased outside the Shahi Eidgah in Mathura on the 32nd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition. The area has been divided into zones, with barricades and traffic diversions in place. Similar security measures were seen in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain district

06 December,2024 09:06 AM IST | Mathura
'Why court ordered Sambhal mosque survey when plea prayed for right to access?'

'Why court ordered Sambhal mosque survey when plea prayed for right to access?'

Targeting the ruling BJP, Owaisi said such issues weaken the country, which is facing inflation, unemployment, farmer suicides and other issues

02 December,2024 11:15 AM IST | Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar | mid-day online correspondent
Judicial members inspect violence-hit areas in Sambhal

Judicial members inspect violence-hit areas in Sambhal

The ASI survey has been linked to a petition claiming that a temple once stood at the site of the mosque

02 December,2024 07:30 AM IST | Sambhal | Agencies
India’s mosques under siege: how history is being weaponised

India’s mosques under siege: how history is being weaponised

None of the petitions pleading for surveying the mosques should have been entertained by the judiciary, for the Places of Worship Act, 1991, freezes the religious character of sacred places as it existed on August 15, 1947

02 December,2024 07:13 AM IST | Mumbai | Ajaz Ashraf

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