Day: October 18, 2018

Protesters stop females ages 10 to 50 from entering temple

NEW DELHI — A temple in southern India and one of the world’s largest Hindu pilgrimage centers opened its doors to females of menstruating age on Wednesday to comply with a Supreme Court ruling, but women weren’t able to enter as hundreds of protesters fought street battles with […]

Hearing on Akbar’s defamation plea to commence on Thursday

New Delhi, Oct 17: M J Akbar’s criminal defamation complaint against journalist Priya Ramani, who has accused him of sexual misconduct around 20 years ago, is scheduled to come up for hearing on Thursday in the Patiala House court here. Akbar resigned as Minister of State for External Affairs […]

Sabarimala row: Devotees force woman journalist to turn back

Pamba (Ker), Oct 18: A Delhi-based woman journalist of a foreign media outlet, who trekked the Sabarimala Hill, was Thursday stopped midway by Lord Ayyappa devotees opposing entry of women of menstrual age into the hill shrine. The journalist accompanied by her male colleague, a foreigner, descended the hills […]

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