At a time when the BJP's stars are at the top on the eve of the Lok Sabha polls, the Puri-Joshimath Sankaracharyas may have kick-started a row whose efforts might be to divide Hindus, not in the name of castes, but on what passes for greater belief, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.
"None is above law. Whatever the misfortune I am suffering, I am okay," the seer was quoted as saying by former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Uma Bharti, who met him in jail in Vellore on Tuesday.
The Madras high court rejected Jayendra Saraswathi's petition challenging a Kanchipuram court order to send him to police custody.
The pontiff's fresh peace initiative has been rejected by both the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and the All India Muslim Personal Law Board while the Centre has termed it as a 'personal initiative'.
The burial ceremony was performed in the presence of Sri Vijayendra Saraswathi, the junior pontiff of the Mutt and some close family relatives of the late seer.
'We don't want him to get embroiled in any controversy,' Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayananda said.
Meanwhile, the Chengalpattu sessions court adjourned the hearing on Vijayendra's bail plea to January 25 following a request from the prosecution.
In a huge relief to the pontiffs of Kanchi Sankara Mutt, Jayendra Saraswathi and Vijayendra Saraswathi, a local court on Wednesday acquitted them in the murder case of a temple official in Kancheepuram in Tamil Nadu.
Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli travelled to the Swami Dayanand Giri ashram in Rishikesh.
Anushka Sharma, Virat Kohli and their daughter Vamika traveled to the Kanchi Dham in Nainital to seek Baba Neem Karoli's blessings.
The top posts on social media from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Ritiesh Deshmukh's directorial debut Ved has done terrific business at the box office, and the Deshmukh family invited their friends over to celebrate.
Shilpa Shetty invited her friends and filmi colleagues over for a Diwali party and everyone trooped over to make beautiful memories.
The Bharatiya Janata Party vs ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam battle over live telecast of the Ayodhya Ram temple consecration in Tamil Nadu shrines reached the Supreme Court on Monday, with the apex court asking the authorities to act in accordance with the law and not based on any oral instructions.
Producer Bunty Walia threw a birthday bash for wife Vanessa over the weekend, and quite a few television folk turned up to party.
Salman Khan missed attending the year's numerous Diwali as he was suffering from dengue.
The two stars are not exactly friends but here's who brought them under the same roof for one evening.
Genelia D'Souza and Riteish Deshmukh threw a birthday party for their son Riaan, who turned eight on November 25.
Salman Khan shares his birthday with his little niece Ayat Sharma on December 27. While he will turn 57, she turns three!
Couple power at Arpita Khan and Aayush Sharma's Eid party.
The proposed 18-day Bharat Gaurav Tourist train tour has its first stop at Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, where tourists will visit Shri Ram Janmabhumi temple and Hanuman temple.
The Stars emerge and Rediff.com's Contributing Photographer Pradeep Bandekar is there!
Ekta Kapoor got family and friends together for the Ganpati visarjan at her home.
The Tamil Nadu government on Friday announced Tamil Thaai Vaazhthu, an invocation sung in praise of mother Tamil, as the state anthem and directed that all present during its rendition should remain standing.
The 'Tamil Thai Vaazhthu', an invocation, is only a prayer song and not a National Anthem and hence, there is no need for every one to remain in standing posture when it is rendered, the Madras High Court bench here has ruled.
Designer Gaurang Shah's Taramati line brought back memories of a bygone era.
'He will always live in the hearts of the millions of children who have studied in schools and colleges established by him and the faithful Hindus to whom he was a symbol of the invincible spirit of glorious Hindu Dharma,' says Tarun Vijay.
The summons has been issued in connection with a case registered against columnist S Gurumurthy for misleading the investigation.
After Karan Johar, it was Ekta Kapoor's turn to host a Diwali party for her friends, and they turned up looking gorgeous in traditional wear.
Ekta Kapoor's son Ravie turned two on January 27.
Bollywood's Christmas parties have started early.
It was a double celebration for Aayush Sharma, as his birthday coincided with the trailer launch of his next film, Antim: The Final Truth.
Swaroop Kanchi, the Bangalore-based film-maker tries his hand at Hindi film, Yeh Dil Ramta Jogi.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Bharatiya Janata Party chief Amit Shah, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and other leaders condoled the death of the seer.
Sohail Khan hosted a birthday bash for wife Seema Khan over the weekend.
Bollywood's little stars have quite a busy social calendar.
The actor, who was paid a pittance (Rs 3 lakh) for his first film Pyaar Ka Punchnaama, has come a long way.
Asha Bhosle's terrific singing the song almost didn't make it into the film.
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