Hindutva Effect

Assam bans beef consumption in public, Kerala BJP vice-president disagrees

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, on Wednesday, announced the prohibition of beef consumption in restaurants, hotels, and public places

Uddhav-led Sena no longer stands for cause of Hindutva: BJP leader

Bharatiya Janata Party's in-charge for Maharashtra, Dinesh Sharma, on Tuesday said the kind of Hindutva that the Shiv Sena (UBT) workers expect it to stand for is no longer practised by the Uddhav Thackeray-led party but by the BJP. Speaking to reporters here, he said Uddhav Thackeray cheated the BJP after the 2019 Maharashtra assembly polls by joining hands with the Congress, and changed the stand from being a pro-Hindutva party to being an anti-Ram temple party. "The kind of Hindutva that the Shiv Sena (UBT) workers expect it to have is followed by the BJP. It is no longer practised by the Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena, which aligned with the Congress. It is the same Congress that once rejected the existence of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya," the BJP's Rajya Sabha member said. Sharma claimed that the upcoming Lok Sabha elections revolved around Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Ayodhya Ram temple issue. "This election is all about Modi and Lord Ram. I attended a meeting, where women

BJP veteran and ex-Dy PM L K Advani to be awarded Bharat Ratna: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Saturday that BJP stalwart and former deputy prime minister L K Advani will be conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian award. "One of the most respected statesmen of our times, his contribution to the development of India is monumental. His is a life that started from working at the grassroots to serving the nation as our Deputy Prime Minister," Modi said on X. The prime minister said he is very happy to share that Advani (96) will be conferred the honour. Modi spoke to the BJP's longest serving president, who is credited with crafting the party's rise through the 90s when it came to power for the first time as the head of coalition governments under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, and congratulated him. Advani's parliamentary interventions have always been exemplary and full of rich insights, Modi said.

Attack on procession in Thane on Ram temple idol consecration day, 2 held

A group of persons allegedly attacked members of a procession taken out in Maharashtra's Thane district on the day of consecration of Lord Ram's idol in the Ayodhya temple following which police have arrested two persons, an official said on Wednesday. Two-three persons were injured in the incident which took place at around 8.30 pm on Monday when the victims were heading on four motorcycles as well as on foot as part of the procession in Borivali village of Padgha area here, the official from Padgha police station said. A group of nearly 15 armed persons intercepted them and allegedly attacked them with iron rods, wooden sticks and sharp objects. The attackers also smashed a couple of motorbikes and damaged them, the official said. One of the victims in a police complaint alleged that the attackers also pulled out a saffron flag bearing the image of Lord Ram from a motorcycle and tore it. The police on Tuesday registered offences under various sections of the Indian Penal Code in

SP's moves to embrace symbols of Hindutva are targeted at the 2024 polls

At Naimisharanya Dham on June 10, Yadav, while addressing the SP rank and file, emphatically stated his party had been "soft" but it was time to take a hard stance

The Hindutva effect: Buffalo slaughter falls and milk prices cool

Buffalo meat exports in both volume and value are down by a third since the Modi govt came to power in 2014