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  I am not against minorities: Praveen Togadia

  Politics | February 27, 2015 18:16 IST

  Rourkela: Denied permission by Odisha government to visit communally sensitive Kandhamal district, VHP President Praveen Togadia today clarified that he was not against the minorities but would continue to speak in favour of his Hindu

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  'Ghar wapsi' legitimate, argues Praveen Togadia

  Politics | February 22, 2015 23:52 IST

  Cuttack: Notwithstanding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent warnings that his government would not allow any religious group to incite hatred against other, VHP international working president Praveen Togadia today defended ‘ghar wapsi' (home coming) arguing

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  VHP organizes 'Ghar Wapsi' ceremony in Birbhum, Trinamool witnesses silently

  India | February 21, 2015 11:20 IST

  Kolkata: It is well known that West Bengal's ruling party – Trinamool Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party are arch rivals yet lately, Trinamool was seen silent over a ‘shuddhikaran' ceremony conducted by a BJP affiliate

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  Asaduddin Owaisi banned from entering Bangalore for a week

  Politics | February 19, 2015 22:49 IST

  Bengaluru: City Police Commissioner has imposed prohibitory orders banning Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen President Asaduddin Owaisi from entering the city a week from today, days before his party was to hold a public meeting.In his order, Commissioner

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  Praveen Togadia not allowed to hold meeting in Guwahati

  Politics | February 12, 2015 17:12 IST

  Guwahati: Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Praveen Togadia was not allowed to address a VHP meeting here today nor a recording of his speech played over microphone as the police clamped Section 144 CrPC.Guwahati Police Commissioner

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  Police ban defied, Praveen Togadia's recorded speech played at rally

  Politics | February 08, 2015 23:30 IST

  Bengaluru: Defying multi-media gag by police, VHP leader Praveen Togadia's video recorded speech was played at a rally here today in which he called for Ghar Wapsi (homecoming) and establishment of “Constitutional Hindu Nation”.Additional Commissioner

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  Organisers prohibited from transmitting Togadia's speech in Bengaluru

  India | February 08, 2015 7:25 IST

  Bengaluru: Acting on intelligence inputs that Vishwa Hindu Parishath leader Praveen Togadia, banned from entering the City, may try to address Bengalurians through video conferencing, Police Commissioner M N Reddi issued fresh prohibitory orders on

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  VHP to live telecast Praveen Togadia's speech

  Politics | February 07, 2015 14:38 IST

  Bengaluru: A day after Karnataka High Court rejected VHP's plea for a stay on the police order banning its leader Praveen Togadia's entry into the city on grounds of law and order, the saffron outfit

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  Ban on Togadia: Karnataka Assembly disrupted

  Politics | February 04, 2015 22:00 IST

  Bengaluru: Dubbing the Congress government “anti-Hindu” and “anti-majority”, opposition BJP MLAs raised objection in the Karnataka Assembly today to the ban on VHP leader Praveen Togadia entering Bengaluru, leading to the adjournment of the House

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  WB govt must take action to drive out infiltrators: Praveen Togadia

  Politics | January 28, 2015 22:35 IST

  Rampurhat(WB): VHP leader Praveen Togadia today said the West Bengal government should take timely action against infiltrators or else the state will be a part of “greater Bangladesh” in the near future.Addressing a public rally

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  Obama visit is good for India: Praveen Togadia

  Politics | January 25, 2015 19:31 IST

  Jaipur: Senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today ruled out protests against US President Barack Obama's visit to India, saying it was good for the country. Asked whether Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP), which had been against

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  Will celebrate VHP's foundation day after building Ram temple: Togadia

  Politics | January 18, 2015 19:58 IST

  Lucknow: Vishva Hindu Parishad president Praveen Togadia today said the organisation will celebrate its foundation day only after a grand Ram temple is constructed in Ayodhya.“We will celebrate only when a temple is constructed at

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  Re-conversion to continue till Centre bans the practise: VHP

  Politics | January 17, 2015 15:46 IST

  Mangaluru: VHP leader Pravin Togadia has said that religious re-conversion would continue until the Centre banned such practise.Delivering a keynote address at ‘Virat Hindu Hridaya Sangama' at Puttur near here last evening, Togadia said Hindus

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  Praveen Togadia justifies Sakshi Maharaj's '4 kids' remarks

  Politics | January 14, 2015 22:08 IST

  Bijnor (UP): Even as BJP cracked the whip on party MP Sakshi Maharaj for his “four kids” remarks, senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today sought to justify the comment, saying, “What is wrong in suggesting

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  Law for having only two children should be framed: Togadia

  Politics | January 13, 2015 20:53 IST

  Bareilly: In a statement that may spark fresh controversy, VHP leader Praveen Togadia today said that a law for having only two children should be framed.  “Population of minorities is continuously increasing, but when the

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  Won't allow conversion of Hindus: VHP chief Togadia

  Politics | January 07, 2015 21:04 IST

  Sultanpur: Vishva Hindu Parishad President Praveen Togadia today said his organisation would not allow anymore conversion of Hindus and urged Muslims to return to the Hindu-fold.“We will not allow anymore conversion of Hindus... In the

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  "Every child is born a Muslim": AIMIM leader Owaisi

  Politics | January 05, 2015 21:00 IST

  Hyderabad: AIMIM leader Asaduddin Owaisi has stirred a controversy with remarks that every child is born a Muslim as he locked horns with right-wing Hindu outfits over their ‘ghar wapsi' programme.“Every child is born a

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  Efforts will be made to increase the number of Hindus: Togadia

  Politics | December 21, 2014 23:08 IST

  Bhopal: A day after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat described India as a "Hindu rashtra", senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today said efforts will be made to "increase" the percentage of Hindus in the country, but

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  Togadia slams Mulayam, asks him to bring "anti-conversion" law

  Politics | December 14, 2014 22:59 IST

  Mumbai: Senior VHP leader Praveen Togadia today criticised Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav for his statement that religious conversions were not right and should be stopped.“(SP chief) Mulayam Singh says that conversion is not

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  Bangladeshi Muslims should be pushed back: Praveen Togadia

  India | November 05, 2014 17:06 IST

  Kolkata:  Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) today demanded that Muslims who had come from Bangladesh should be treated as infiltrators and pushed back. “Infiltration should be finished in India,” VHP international working president Praveen Togadia said adding