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The Supreme Court, in an appalling show of one-sided secularism, asked Hindu institutions to allow non-Hindus to bid for shops on their premises. While this ruling should be legally challenged with a larger bench, in the short term, Hindus are not short of options.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday informed how banks have collected roughly Rs 13,109 crore from asset sales of defaulters such as fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi, Mehul Choksi, and erstwhile liquor baron Vijay Mallya. The assets were seized by the Enforcement Directorate in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering Act (PMLA).

Two days before the Golden Temple lynching on December 18, chief of Khalistani terrorist organisation Sikhs for Justice, Gurparwant Singh Pannu wrote to Pakistan PM Imran Khan seeking his intervention in Referendum and ‘Fall of Delhi’. The letter was written on December 16, 2021, the 50th year anniversary of formation of Bangladesh after the 1971 war which led to Pakistan’s humiliating defeat.

A day after Rahul Gandhi slammed a journalist by asking him whether he works for the government after being questioned over disruption caused by the opposition in the parliament, the senior Congress leader lost his cool yet again, lashing out at the media today for asking him about the accountability of the Punjab lynching incidents.

On Monday (December 20), the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was passed in the Lok Sabha, amidst chaos by the Opposition.

In a major development, the Lakshadweep Education Department has released a new calendar for schools of the Union territory to end the decades-old tradition of ‘Jumma holidays’ on Friday.

The Supreme Court in 2018 urged the Jagannath temple administration in Odisha to consider allowing non-Hindus to enter the temple, saying that Hinduism doesn’t eliminate any other faith and is the eternal faith, wisdom and inspiration of centuries.

The communist regime in Kerala issued a strange order on 30th November threatening pay cuts to government employees who wish to make the pilgrimage to the Sabarimala temple.  It is seen as a move clearly aimed at discouraging Hindu state government employees from visiting Sabarimala. Incidentally, CM Pinarayi Vijayan holds the home portfolio too.

On Friday, Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi triggered a major controversy after suggesting that if left alone with his daughter or sister, a man can end up raping them. The highly contentious and obnoxious remarks were made by the senior politician during a conversation with News 18’s anchor Amish Devgan where the duo was debating the recent decision to increase marriageable age of women to 21.