Peace prevailed at the disputed 11th-century Bhojshala-Kamal Maula Mosque complex in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday as Hindus performed puja to mark Basant Panchami festival while Muslims offered namaaz within the same premises but at a different location.
Hindus will offer prayers from sunrise to sunset on Basant Panchami while Muslims to offer namaz from 1 pm to 3 pm on Friday.
Utsav Sharma, who inflicted grievous wounds on murdered teenager Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar, was on Wednesday remanded in judicial custody till February 8 by a local court in Ghaziabad.
Ravindra Jadeja and Arshdeep Singh were among the sports stars in attendance for the Mangal Utsav on Sunday.
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The bail application of Utsav Sharma, who had attacked Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar in court premises, was on Tuesday rejected by the chief judicial magistrate court in Ghaziabad.
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A young man, who allegedly inflicted knife injuries on former Haryana director general of police SPS Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika molestation case, was on Friday granted bail by a court in Chandigarh. Sharma, a student of Ahmedabad's prestigious National Institute of Design, had stabbed 68-year-old Rathore thrice in the face with a pocket knife on Monday, while posing as a journalist. The incident occurred when the former top cop was leaving the court.
A lawyer representing the three domestic helps, who were arrested and later let off in the Aarushi murder case, made a fresh demand for security from Uttar Pradesh authorities claiming his life was under threat. Naresh Yadav, the counsel for Krishna, Rajkumar and Vijay Mandal said that he was provided state security cover after the attack on Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar but it was withdrawn within 15 days.
Former Haryana director general of police S P S Rathore, convicted in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, wants an attempt to murder case registered against Utsav Sharma, the "physically imbalanced" youth who was charged with inflicting knife injuries on the former top cop outside the district court here a month back.
The condition of Rajesh Talwar, father of murdered teenager Aarushi, who was on Tuesday attacked by a 30-year-old man, is stable, doctors attending on him said. Talwar, 54, was admitted in the city's Apollo hospital with injuries in the right side of the forehead and the hands, which he suffered when he was attacked by Utsav Sharma outside a Ghaziabad court. According to the doctors, Talwar was bleeding profusely when he was brought to the hospital.
An unidentified man attacked former Haryana director general of police S P S Rathore, who has been accused in the Ruchika Girhotra molestation case, outside the Punjab and Haryana high court on Monday.
Three different invitations were sent out for the wedding and the receptions with top-run guests being sent a large red box that contained an intricate chest incorporating a mini silver temple featuring gold idols of various Hindu deities, including Lord Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, and Goddess Durga.
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While main events throughout the country were organised on Sunday by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad of America, several community members gathered at the iconic Times Square in New York to celebrate the historic event.
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The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a plea seeking direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation to lodge an FIR into the alleged conspiracy to "fix" Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will felicitate about a dozen Loktantra Praharis (defenders of democracy) on the occasion of the 113 birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan in the Plenary Hall of Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi on October 11.
Different circuits have been designed, depending on the tourists' preference, connecting the Rann Utsav at Kutch with the ports at Mundra and Kandla.
The massive crowds of devotees in temples, elaborately decorated tableaus and Dahi Handi revelry were all missing this year on Janmashtami, the birthday of Lord Krishna, as celebrations were dampened by COVID-19 restrictions.
A notice by the office of Supreme Court Secretary General also said that the report of the committee constituted as part of the in-house procedure is not liable to be made public.
The bench said it will take up the matter for hearing on Thursday.
Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee directed the director general of police to instruct all the superintendents of police to take strong action against those who carried arms in the rallies.
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