Justice A S Dave of Gujarat High Court on Thursday declined to hear the petition of the Special Investigation Team challenging anticipatory bail granted to state minister Maya Kodnani and former Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Jaydeep Patel in the 2002 post Godhra riot cases in Gujarat.
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Orissa government to ensure protection for the Christian community in the state and said withdrawal of paramilitary forces should only take place in co-ordination with the Centre
Two home guards were killed and at least 15 others, including several policemen, were injured on Monday as a mob in Haryana's Nuh district tried to stop a Vishwa Hindu Parishad procession, pelting stones and setting cars on fire, officials said.
By polarising the Hindu vote, the expose might help the BJP and Modi, but in the long run, it will dent Modi's credibility.
As the infuriated mob blocked traffic and targeted RTC buses demanding action against the officials of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation for the removal of the road side 'Pochamma temple', the police used lathis to disperse the crowd.
In a telephonic talk with DMK parliamentary party leader and Union Minister T R Baalu on Sunday night, Sonia said, "Let us continue to concentrate on pubic service without being cowed down by such threats."
Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader and former Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Ram Vilas Vedanti on Friday issued a 'fatwa' against Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for his statement challenging the existence of Lord Ram.
Shops were open and bus and train services were unaffected.
A peace march was taken out in Doda district, where 19 Hindus were killed, to express solidarity with families of the victims.
'The VHP can establish a forum for providing political protection umbrella to Hindus after Deepawali in November,' Praveen Togadia, said.
Business establishments and markets remained closed as BJP, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad activists took to the streets shouting anti-Congress slogans and burning effigies Sonia Gandhi.
A prominent Muslim cleric on Wednesday asked the government to order a high-level inquiry into the activities of the saffron outfits, including the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal, accusing them 'of playing a role in the recent terror attacks' in the country.Syed Ahmed Bukhari, Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid in New Delhi, raised the demand during a meeting he had with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday morning.
The petition, filed by B P Singhal, stated that the government's decision to remove the governors of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Goa and Gujarat was unconstitutional, as the Constitution categorically provides for a fixed tenure of five years for them
The BJP, Shiv Sena, Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad have led violent protests against the movie, a story of a lesbian relationship, all over the country.
If the government plan goes through, the trustees will have no say in temple affairs.
Rajnath Singh, president of Bhartiya Janata Party, has called for a nationwide bandh on July 3, to protest against the recall of the cabinet order by Jammu and Kashmir government of the land that was allotted to the Amarnath Shrine board.
The saffron outfit organised a programme and took a pledge to ensure that a Ram temple was constructed at the disputed site.
Bharatiya Janshakti chief Uma Bharti on Friday announced withdrawal of her party candidates from Uttar Pradesh elections following Vishwa Hindu Parishad's call to make Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kalyan Singh chief minister.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad-sponsored bandh, in protest against the Ayodhya attack, in Maharashtra, Bihar and Assam\non Thursday failed to evoke much response, excepting stray incidents of violence.
The karsevaks marched to Ayodhya from Faizabad this morning through the railway track despite the presence of heavy police force.
The forces also staged a flag march through the main streets of Ayodhya while officials, including the district magistrate and superintendent of police, held a meeting to review the security arrangements.
One of prominent religious leaders of South India, the 88-year old Swamiji was admitted to a hospital at Manipal a few days ago for breathing difficulty and his end came on Sunday morning, they said.
'Ashok Singhal was an amazing missionary, a monk in civil dress. His personal ego and pride simply evaporated before the national cause.'
Singhal has said this is more important than increasing security.
Congress candidate C K Raul defeated Bharatiya Janata Party nominee and state minister Prabhat Sinh Chauhan in Godhra by 14,500 votes.
'Since the last ten days our own people were spreading canards and propaganada against me and my family.' 'I was upset by this behaviour and I decided that I should not contest this Lok Sabha election.'
Advani's parikarma plans, however, have received support from the RSS, with its leader Suresh Soni saying the Sangh may consider joining him.
The petition seeks registration of FIRs against VHP leaders for allegedly making inflammatory speeches in Delhi in February. The Delhi high court has issued notices to the Centre, state government and police.
Election Commissioners Navin Chawla and Qureshi have threatened to postpone the Gujarat election process and bring President's Rule in the state if the Bharatiya Janata Party fans communal violence in Gujarat through its new CD, which is to be released in the birth place of Sardar Patel.
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has sought a ban on the upcoming Kamal Hassan Tamil flick 'Uttama Villain', claiming it would offend the religious sensibilities of Hindus.
VHP secretary Professor Venkatesh Abdeo said the case has been filed under Sections 295 A and 153 A of the Indian penal code in the Borivali metropolitan court of Magistrate N H Mohabe.
'People said that Krishna did not exist, then what about the submerged Dwarka city that scientists have discovered.'
At a function in Salem on Friday, Karunanidhi had stated that Lord Ram was an imaginary character.
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