Shankaracharya slaps journalist over question on Modi

Dwarka Shradha Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has been caught in a controversy after he slapped a television journalist. Swami lost his cool and slapped the journalist when he......

2 Shankaracharyas to campaign against Modi in Varanasi

Two key Hindu religious leaders will campaign against Narendra Modi in the holy city of Varanasi from where the BJP's prime ministerial candidate is contesting the Lok Sabha election. While Puri......

SC stops coronation of U'khand seer as new Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth

The Supreme Court has stopped the coronation of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati as the new shankaracharya of the Jyotish Peeth in Uttarakhand. IMAGE: Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati (third......

Sai Baba just a 'Muslim fakir', can't be worshipped: Shankaracharya

Refusing to budge from his stand on Shirdi Sai Baba, Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand described him as a Muslim ascetic who could not be worshipped like a Hindu deity and said his campaign to......