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Jains

News Reports

Ghaziabad: Brainwashed through online game, 17-year-old Jain boy started visiting mosque to offer namaz, was influenced by Zakir Naik, father files complaint

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A strange case of religious conversion has come to the fore in the Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh wherein a 17-year-old boy belonging to a Jain family was brainwashed.
News Reports

Jain monk dies after fasting unto death over Jharkhand govt’s decision to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji into a tourism hub

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A Jain monk who was on a fast unto death over Jharkhand govt's decision on Shri Sammed Shikharji died on Tuesday.
News Reports

Jains observe a one-day bandh to protest against the Jharkhand govt’s decision to turn Shri Sammed Shikharji Tirth into a tourist spot

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Jains consider Shri Sammed Shikharji as one of their holiest sites, the place where 20 Tirthankaras attained salvation.
Social Media

Bharat Rashtra Samithi social media convener mocks Jain monk Tarun Sagar, miffed Jain community seeks apology from the leader

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BRS social media convener Y Satish Reddy garnered significant criticism on Monday, October 10 for his Tweet disparaging the most revered Jain monk Tarun Sagar
News Reports

The Wire columnist Ghazala Wahab claims Jains are Hindus but they demanded minority status because of financial bonanza

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Ghazala Wahab brazenly put out that Jains sought minority status in order to avail financial bonanza by government.
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Significance of Akshaya Tritiya for Jains: The day when current cycle’s first Jain Tirthankara, Lord Rishabhdev, broke his 400 days of fasting

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On the day of Akshaya Tritiya, the first Jain Tirthankara Lord Rishabhdev broke his year-long penance with Ikshu juice
News Reports

Jain passengers allege Air India staffers gave them non-veg meals despite meal preference, accuse airline of negligence

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The passenger in the viral video said that the cabin crew members didn't check the meal before serving it. He had pre-ordered a veg meal and the staffers served him a non-veg meal.
Opinions

Hey Mahua Moitra, would you dare mention ‘Muslim boys secretly eating pork’ in your Lok Sabha speech?

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Mahua Moitra recently made defamatory insinuations against Jains, alleging them of consuming non-veg food.
Culture and History

How Jains observe penance, to express solidarity with the millions of animals that are slaughtered on Bakrid

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Jains across the world observe a difficult fast, Ayambil or refrain from consuming dairy products as a mark of tribute to the slaughtered animals.
Government and Policy

Yogi Adityanath government increases Jain representation in UP minority commission: Here are the changes

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The UP government on Friday announced a new 8-member minority commission headed by Agra based Ashfaq Saifi
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