Jamiat questions RSS leader’s remarks on Islamic worship practices

IANS | December 23, 2025 7:02 PM

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) The Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind on Tuesday strongly criticised comments made by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale, in which he suggested that Muslims should worship the sun, rivers and trees, saying the remarks reflected a serious misunderstanding of Islam and India’s pluralistic ethos.

NDA will win 2026 TN assembly polls with big majority: Piyush Goyal

IANS | December 23, 2025 5:29 PM

Chennai, Dec 23 (IANS) Union Minister and Tamil Nadu BJP election in-charge Piyush Goyal on Tuesday expressed strong confidence that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) would secure a decisive victory in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, asserting that the alliance would defeat what he described as the “corruption-ridden” DMK-led front.

Gujarat CM calls for stronger police-public trust to check crime

IANS | December 23, 2025 5:26 PM

Gandhinagar, Dec 23 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel called upon senior police officers to further strengthen the bridge of trust between the police and the public, asserting that public confidence is the most effective "intelligence bureau" for crime control.

Congress questions timing of JP Nadda's claim on 2013 Maoist attack

IANS | December 23, 2025 4:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) As BJP National President J.P. Nadda alleged the involvement of some Congress leaders in the 2013 Jhiram Ghati Maoist attack, the party's media in-charge, Pawan Khera, questioned the timing of the "childish claims" made by the Union Health Minister.