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The celebration of Valentine's Day in India began to become popular following the economic liberalisation. There have been protests against the celebrations by groups who consider it a Western influence. [1] The groups who disrupt Valentine's Day celebrations have been described as Hindu hardliners, extremists & militants. Another Valentine's Day is upon us and young men and women across India will risk head shavings, face blackening, public thrashings and forcibly solemnized marriages – all in the name of saving our impressionable youth from the wicked influence of sinful Western culture and its notions of romantic love. Politically-connected petty criminals In the days before Valentine’s Day 2009, members of a group called the Sri Ram Sena dragged several young women out of a pub in Mangalore, a city in southwest India, and beat them. The day of love -- Valentine's Day -- attracts a lot of hate in India. Each year, as heart-shaped balloons fill the streets of metropolitan cities, a small but vocal minority aggressively opposes Women from around the globe held rallies on Valentine's Day to take up the cause of ending sexual violence. A demonstration in New Delhi is particularly poignant following the fatal gang-rape of a India’s police leaders and policy makers need to understand how acts of vandalism on Valentine’s day are a reflection of what is fundamentally wrong with our police today. However, celebrating Valentine's Day, named after the Christian patron saint of lovers, has become increasingly popular in both India and Pakistan. Many hotels in both nations put on Valentine's dinners and balls, while the media allow lovers radio and newspaper slots to broadcast messages. India News: 'Moral police' turned out in full force in parts of India against the celebration of Valentine's Day on Wednesday. Members of the Bajrang Dal harassed These two conversations had taken place the summer of 2000 when I was on a field trip to the state in the wake of the Kargil War of 1999 between India and Pakistan. Almost two decades later these anecdotes came to mind after last week’s suicide bombing at Pulwama, not far from where the camp that I had visited was located. Hardline Hindu and Muslim groups burned Valentine’s Day greeting cards on Tuesday and held protests across India against celebrating the festival of love, saying it was a Western import that Valentine's Day is around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than by picking your favourite Gen-Z celebrity crush? Bollywood is brimming with new talents and today we shall have a look at 6 of the most crush-worthy new-age actors in B-Town who are making girls swoon over their good looks and dashing personalities: Valentine Week Days from February 7 to February 14, 2025, offer themed celebrations like Rose Day, Propose Day, and Kiss Day leading up to Valentine's Valentines Day 2025 Date-Night Outfits: From Bollywood Gen-Z stars Janhvi, and Shanaya to Kiara Advani, take your pick and choose from these celeb-inspired outfits to elevate your love month style! World Celebrates Valentine's Day On 14 Feb, But India Celebrates As Black Day Amid Pulwama AttackKanak News is Odisha's leading 24x7 news and current affairs February Valentine Week Calendar 2025: Valentine's Week 2025, starting on February 7, features seven days of unique celebrations leading to Valentine's Day. Each day, from Rose Day to Kiss Day, symbolizes different aspects of love with specific traditions like gifting chocolates or teddy bears, making promises, and sharing hugs and kisses, culminating in the grand celebration of love on Valentines Day at Jindal Global University (JGU) took a surprising turn when a video surfaced, showing a physical altercation between a young couple on campus. The incident, reportedly linked to a case of Double Dating, added an unexpected twist to the days celebrations. No doubt, Valentine’s Day has become a vexed issue, but one was pleasantly surprised to receive quite a few phone calls that commenced with ‘Happy Val Members of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha set fire to teddy bears and trampled rose flowers in Agra, symbolising their rejection of the event. Mohammad Alamullah | Clarion India NEW DELHI – Several Hindu organisations across different regions of India staged protests, denouncing the Valentine’s Day celebration as imposition of foreign culture. Incidents of harassment, violence and This year, Valentine's Week 2024, also known as "love week" or "romance week," begins on February 7, which is celebrated as "Rose Day," until the last and most important Valentine’s Day on February 14. Before Valentine's Day, people also celebrate Rose Day, Propose Day, Chocolate Day, Teddy Day, Promise Day, Hug Day, and Kiss Day. And each day has its own significance. This Valentine's Day, it is time for the U.S. Senate to listen to survivors, and show them the love and respect they deserve by reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act and closing the boyfriend
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