Meditation vital for inner peace, social harmony, says VP Radhakrishnan

IANS | December 21, 2025 3:05 PM

New Delhi, Dec 21 (IANS) Vice President C.P. Radhakrishnan on Sunday participated in the World Meditation Day celebrations at Kanha Shanti Vanam in Telangana, highlighting the timeless relevance of meditation in fostering inner peace, emotional well-being and social harmony.

Tripura: Protests in Agartala against Hindu youth's lynching in B'desh

IANS | December 20, 2025 7:07 PM

Agartala, Dec 20 (IANS) Activists of the Sanatani Hindu Sena on Saturday staged a protest outside the Bangladesh Assistant High Commission office in Agartala, condemning the alleged lynching of a Hindu man in the neighbouring country and accusing authorities there of failing to curb atrocities against religious minorities.

FairPoint: The politics of selective secularism

Deepika Bhan | December 14, 2025 4:25 PM

New Delhi, Dec 14 (IANS) It becomes impossible to ignore -- when a centuries-old Deepam lighting ritual in Tamil Nadu is projected as a threat to communal harmony, while political attempts to resurrect the Babri Masjid narrative in West Bengal are met with studied silence -- as an uncomfortable truth.