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NEW DELHI - Flanked by priests, Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated a new Indian parliament on Sunday in a ceremony steeped in religious symbolism but boycotted by opposition parties.

Congress legislators and leaders belonging to the Banjara community have been disappointed by the denial of a Cabinet berth in the Congress government led by Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. Leaders of the Banjara/Lambani community told The Hindu on Sunday that 90% of the community voters supported the Congress in the Assembly elections…

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Tamil Nadu Governor N. Ravi emphasised Former Prime Minister Nehru’s reliance on Former Minister of Home Affairs of India Chakravarti Rajagopalachari for the power transfer procedure. Read the full story on The Hindu.

Darja Tuschinski was refused entry to the Hindu performance, before allegedly pushing her way through security and taking off her clothes in front of the stunned audience.

India’s 14th prime minister, Narendra Modi, is emerging as one of the country’s pivotal post-independence leaders – along with its founding PM Jawaharlal Nehru, who set the template for a secular, democratic nation in 1947, and his daughter Indira Gandhi, who ruled for 15 turbulent years.

The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to ensure that all devotees, without any caste discrimination whatsoever, are allowed to participate in the ongoing Chithirai-Vaigasi festival at Droupadi Amman temple at Marakkanam in Villupuram district.

Find out who killed Aditha Karikalan, who made their sculptures and details about the gods they worshipped at this Ponniyin Selvan-inspired walking trail by Storytrails at the government museum in Chennai’s Egmore.

‘We will not accept any elements that harm the friendly and warm ties between India and Australia by their actions or thoughts’, says Indian PM