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Nov 27, 2019 Outlook Web Bureau Trupti Desai had talks with several top police officials and all of them advised that it was not safe to travel to the temple town.
Nov 19, 2019 PTI After those accompanying the child were informed about the current situation in Sabarimala, her father and other relatives proceeded to the temple, while she could not.
From Ayyappa board members to the activists, from those courting trouble in Ayyapa’s name to the court, none is with the Left, no matter how it deals with the situation in this Sabarimala season.
Nov 16, 2019 PTI The police did not allow several women from Andhra Pradesh to go to the Sabarimala temple to pray.
CJI Ranjan Gogoi, reading the verdict on behalf of himself and Justices A M Khanwilkar and Indu Malhotra, said the larger bench will decide all such religious issues relating to Sabarimala, entry of women in mosques and practice of female genital mutilation in the Dawoodi Bohra community.
The Supreme court delivered judgments on Sabarimala issue, Rafale deal and criminal contempt filed against Rahul Gandhi. Catch all the highlights here
The temple is being opened for the three-month-long annual pilgrimage on November 16.
The apex court will deliver its judgement on as many as 65 petitions -- including 56 review petitions and four fresh writ petitions and five transfer pleas -- which were filed after its verdict sparked violent protests in Kerala.
NK Premachandran, an MP from Kerala, introduced a Private Member's Bill in Parliament which sought to reverse the Supreme Court's order on Sabarimala. He says the BJP's response to his bill has exposed their 'double standards' over the issue.
The defeat of party veteran, Kummanam Rajasekharan, to Congress's incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram, by a margin of nearly one lakh votes led to disappointment among the BJP cadre.
With the poll dates being announced, Kerala Chief Electoral Officer Teeka Ram Meena said "citing or invoking" religious propaganda on the "Sabarimala issue" would be a clear violation of the model code of conduct.
The BJP and right-wing outfits had spearheaded the agitations against implementation of the September 28 Supreme Court verdict permitting women of all age groups into the shrine.
The apex court is hearing a batch of petitions seeking review of the verdict allowing the entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala shrine.
Nearly four months after the SC verdict, Bindu Ammini and Kanaka Durga, both aged below 50, entered the Lord Ayyappa temple to offer prayers.
A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi heard submissions on behalf of parties including the Kerala government, Travancore Devaswom Board (TDB), Nair Service Society and others and said that it would pronounce its order as to whether to review the judgment or not.
On September 28 last year, a five-judge constitution bench, headed by the then Chief Justice Dipak Misra, in a 4:1 verdict had paved the way for entry of women of all ages into the Sabarimala temple, saying the ban amounted to gender discrimination.
"Sabarimala got the attention of the entire nation. The people of India have seen how the communist government was trying to disrespect the culture of Kerala," said the prime minister
Various events that had taken place in connection with the Sabarimala issue underlined the urgent need to carry forward the renaissance movement, the Governor said while detailing steps taken by the state government to ensure gender equality.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while invoking blessing for pure water of 115 nations for Ayodhya Ram Mandir, New Delhi.
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Decorative items of Goddess Durga covered in plastic during rain ahead of Durga Puja festival, at Kumartuly in Kolkata.
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A deserted view of the residence of Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh in Chandigarh.
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Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri (unseen) and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal (unseen) inaugurate Dhansa Bus Stand–Najafgarh section on the Grey Line of Delhi Metro via video conference in New Delhi.
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UP CM Yogi Adityanth while unveiling the first prototype train of Kanpur and Agra Metro.
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