Documentary funded by RSS, BJP leaders challenges caste discrimination in Indian temples

Senior RSS functionary and BJP leaders attended the screening of documentary titled The Caste Rush directed by IIT alumnus and U.S.-trained filmmaker Nikhil Singh Rajput in Delhi on Friday (April 25, 2025). Made with an aim to debunk ‘caste-centric politics’ and counter ‘false narratives’ against Indians in abroad, the documentary dismisses the idea of caste…

Faecal contamination beyond permissible limits in Kadambrayar, Chitrapuzha

Faecal contamination exceeded the maximum permissible limits along the Brahmapuram and Manakkakadavu stretches of the Kadambrayar and the Irumpanam stretch of the Chitrapuzha in Ernakulam in February 2025. While the maximum permissible limit is less than 2,500 MPN (most probable number) per 100 ml under the criteria for bathing prescribed by the Central Pollution Control…

Encroachments around Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai demolished to facilitate drain work

Encroachments, mostly houses and petty shops, were demolished around Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai town on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Encroachments, mostly houses and petty shops, were demolished around Arunachaleshwara temple in Tiruvannamalai town, to facilitate construction of storm water drain on key stretches around the temple on Friday. The massive exercise was being…

Bengaluru road-rage case: HC fiat to police

  The High Court of Karnataka has directed the city police not to take any coercive action against IAF officer Wing Commander Shiladitya Bose based on the first information report (FIR) registered against him in connection with a road-rage incident. Justice Hemant Chandangoudar passed the interim order on April 24 on a petition filed by…

BJP’s ‘Vikasitha Keralam’ is not just a slogan but a responsibility: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State president Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said that the party’s campaign ‘Vikasitha Keralam’ was not a mere slogan but a solemn responsibility. Speaking at a Vikasitha Keralam convention held here, he said the BJP believed in development-oriented politics, unlike the Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist) [CPI(M)]. “Despite years…

India’s decision on Indus casts shadow on renewal of Indo-Bangladesh Ganga Water Treaty: Bangladesh water expert

Prof. Aninun Nishat, a leading water resource and climate change specialist in Dhaka. Photo: Special arrangement NEW DELHI India’s decision to hold the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan ‘in abeyance’ has proved that India will not hesitate to use water as a “weapon” in case political relations with common riparian neighbours nosedive, a leading water…