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After revealing its intentions to melt 2000kg of temple gold a few days ago, the DMK government has made it a reality by setting up 3 panels to oversee the melting process. The move has invited criticism from all quarters as an overreach of HRCE’s powers. However the HRCE minister has said that they are only following what Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanam does in this regard.

The J&K Police has registered two FIRs against hostel wardens, management and students of two medical colleges in Srinagar where students created a ruckus and raised anti-India abusive slogans after Pakistan won the match against India in Dubai on Sunday.

In yet another incident that shows the rising Islamic fundamentalism in Kerala, Smt Thushara, who had on January 15, 2021, opened an exclusive non-halal restaurant in the Ernakulam district in Kerala has been brutally assaulted on Monday, October 25. The woman, herself, went live on Facebook from the hospital bed to inform about the attack on her.

Sports has an uncanny way of taking you to the euphoric of highs and at the same time plummeting you to the lowest of lows – yesterday’s sporting Sunday, being a case in point. While Liverpool thrashed Manchester United 5-0 at the Theatre of Dreams i.e Old Trafford, the Indian fans were crestfallen after Pakistan inflicted 10-wicket hiding upon the Indian cricket team in Dubai, ending the latter’s invincible record in World Cup’s against the cross-border Neighbours.  

On October 24, Bajrang Dal activists barged into the old jail premises of Bhopal, where the shooting of the third season of web series Aashram starring Bobby Deol was being shot. The activists ransacked the set and threw ink at director Prakash Jha on allegations of insulting Hinduism. The organization has objected to the name of the web series.

Truth be told, there was going to be a day, someday, when India would register their first defeat against the Pakistani team in a World Cup tournament. Unfortunately, yesterday was that day. India had also lost to Pakistan in the Champions Trophy before in 2017 final and then bounced back in the 2019 World Cup, and therefore, no reason to believe that one bad day of cricket is the end of the road for the team or the players.

Shoaib Akhtar at a talk show on Aaj Tak declared that he believed in the two-nation theory. The comment came after fellow panelist Harbhajan Singh made a ‘we are one’ comment about India and Pakistan. During the discussion, the Indian spinner said that relationship between cricketers of the two countries are hindered when someone insults India and the Indian Flag.

It has been 8 months since the first recital of Hanuman Chalisa took place on loud speakers in temple in Surat. It all started in Soni Faliya in Surat where Desai ni Pol is situated. Shri Sainath Yuvak Mandal, a youth organisation, decided to recite the Hanuman Chalisa twice a day, in the morning and in evening on loudspeaker. This has created a pious, religious atmosphere in the region.

In the last 7 days, a number of shocking, numbing incidents have happened in India. On Friday, October 15, a group of Sikh Nihangs brutally killed a man and hanged his body, along with his chopped limb, to boast about their actions.