Deoband, Nov 26 (IANS) Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind President, Maulana Arshad Madani, expressed anger over the recent incident in Sambhal and approached the Supreme Court, stating that incidents like Sambhal are happening due to the lack of proper implementation of laws for the protection of places of worship.
Chennai, Nov 26 (IANS) Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev, the spiritual leader and founder of the Isha Foundation, has strongly criticised the Bangladesh government for the arrest of ISKCON priest and Hindu leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in Dhaka. Sadhguru termed the arrest as “disgraceful”.
Kolkata, Nov 26 (IANS) The BJP legislators in West Bengal led by Leader of Opposition in the state Assembly Suvendu Adhikari staged a protest over the arrest of the International Society For Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) monk and spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote Chinmoy Krishna Das, popularly known as Chinmoy Prabhu, by Bangladesh Police.
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das Prabhu, a prominent ISKCON leader in Bangladesh, has sparked wave of anger and outrage among the religious leaders, back home.
Dhaka, Nov 26 (IANS) The International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) on Monday urged the Indian government to take immediate steps, seeking the release of prominent Hindu leader and priest, Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was earlier taken into custody by the Dhaka Metropolitan Police.
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a clutch of petitions challenging the insertion of the words "Socialist" and "Secular" in the Preamble to the Indian Constitution, saying that the country over time has developed its own interpretation of secularism, where government neither supports any religion nor penalises the profession and practice of any faith.
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) Hours after chaos erupted in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal on Sunday as a court-ordered survey of the Mughal-era Jama Masjid led to violent clashes between locals and the police, leading to the deaths of four youths, the authorities on Monday imposed strict security measures and enforced prohibitory orders, shut down schools and colleges and suspended Internet services in the area.
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Congress spokesman Pawan Khera targeted the Uttar Pradesh government over violence in Sambhal on Sunday, holding the regime led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath "responsible for the unrest".
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Survey of Shahi Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district was completed on Sunday and its report will be submitted to the court on November 29.
Lucknow, Nov 24 (IANS) Protesters pelted stoned on cops in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal district when the survey of a Mughal-era mosque was underway on Sunday, following which police resorted to lathi-charge, lobbed tear gas shells to disperse them and caught hold of a few of them.
