Nityananda, Fugitive Godman announces taking charge as 293 pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam
Chennai, August 18 (IANS) Nityananda, the fugitive godman who has been eluding the Indian law authorities over several charges of rape and other complaints by his former disciples and devotees have created a major controversy by declaring on social media that he has assumed charge as the 293 pontiff of Madurai Aadheenam. The 292 pontiff […]
TN Catholic priest who showered abuses against PM, Home minister granted bail
Chennai, August 10(BPNS) The Catholic priest from Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu who, in a public meeting had showered abuses against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home minister Amit Shah and insulted ‘Bharat Mata’ was granted bail by the Madurai bench of the Madras high court on Tuesday. The priest Father George Ponniah who had […]
Tamil Archanai commences in 46 big temples of TN
Chennai, August 6(BPNS) After the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowment minister,P.K .Sekar Babu inaugurated the Tamil Archanai at Kapaleeswar temple, Mylapore on Thursday, the archanai in all the 46 temples commenced from Friday. Sri Ranganathar Swamy temple in Srirangam, Meenakshi Amman temple in Madurai, Peruvudayiar temple in Thanjavur are among the 46 major temples of Tamil Nadu […]
TN police charge Catholic priest over hate speech against PM, Amit Shah
Chennai, July 23( BPNS) A Catholic priest in Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu, Father George Ponniah has been booked for delivering a hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah. He had also spoken ill against DMK ministers and several others in office. The Parish priest delivered the hate speech […]
PM condoles demise of former head of Sivagiri Mutt, Swami Prakashananda Ji
New Delhi, July 7(BPNS) Prime Minister, Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of the former head of Sivagiri Mutt, Swami Prakashananda Ji. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Swami Prakashananda Ji was a beacon of knowledge and spirituality. His selfless deeds of service empowered the poorest of the poor. He took […]
Tamil Nadu HR&CE minister wants AIADMK to reveal details of temple properties it had retrieved.
Chennai, June 30(BPNS) Tamil Nadu Minister for Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments( HR&CE), P.K. Sekar Babu has challenged the former Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and asked him to reveal the details of temple properties his government had retrieved during their tenure. In a statement on Tuesday, the HR&CE minister said that since the DMK […]