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In a significant development in the Hijab controversy, the Udupi police have arrested two persons for plotting to unleash violence during the ongoing protests by Muslim girl students against the government’s order to enforce strict uniform rules in educational institutions in the state.

On Saturday (February 5), automobile manufacturer Hyundai Motor Company courted controversy after the firm’s Pakistani dealership called for the disintegration of the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir from the Union of India. And when Indian netizens asked Hyundai India to tweet in support of India and questioned whether they endorse the tweet of Hyundai Pakistan, Hyundai India started blocking those Indians on Twitter.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing the Lok Sabha for the reply to Motion of Thanks to President’s Address talked about how Congress’ ‘Garibi Hatao’ (eradicate poverty) has remained only a political slogan.

The Hijab controversy in Karnataka has received a lot of attention in recent weeks. On January 1, this year, some female Muslim students at a Pre-University College (PUC) in Udupi attempted to enter their class while wearing a Hijab. The headmaster forbade the girls from attending classes because they were dressed in Islamic robes. He pointed out that there had never been a problem, and that it rendered the concept of uniform superfluous.

The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has written to the Saharanpur District Magistrate for initiating action against Darul-Uloom Deoband for issuing fatwas and making misleading statements on issues of child rights. The action came after a complaint was registered against the Islamic seminary about their questionable views on matters pertaining to children and their education in January.

The Madras High Court has recently directed a Hindu petitioner to exhibit tolerance after he moved the court, complaining about the use of loudspeakers in a newly constructed church in Neduvilai in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu.

Bharat Ratna Lata Mangeshkar breathed her last breath at Breach Candy Hospital, Mumbai, on Sunday. The legendary singer died due to the Covid-19 related complications. She was 92 years old. According to the reports, she was undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital. Lata Mangeshkar was suffering from pneumonia.

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar passed away earlier today, days after she tested positive for Covid-19. She was a devout Hindu, and she wore her identity on her sleeves proudly. When veteran leader Lal Krishna Advani was about to start Rath Yatra in 1990 to construct Bhavya Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Lata Mangeshkar recorded Ram Dhun and presented it to LK Advani. The Bhajan was played throughout the Rath Yatra. The full version of Ram Dhun is available on Prasar Bharti’s archives on YouTube. The same video was shared by Lata Mangeshkar on the day of Bhoomipujan of Bhavya Ram M...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Statue of Equality today on the occasion of Basant Panchami at Muchintal near Hyderabad in Telangana. In his address after the inauguration, he has asserted that “Progressiveness does not mean detaching from one’s roots. Rather it is necessary that we connect with our real roots and become aware of our real power.”