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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicAyyappa temple

Topic: Ayyappa temple

How Ayyappa went from a local forest deity to Kerala’s most controversial God

The taboo on women’s entry was in practice by 1820, when the British lieutenants Ward and Conner wrote of the Sabarimala temple.

Kerala temple has a separate toilet for Brahmins, removes board after social media uproar

Temple authorities remove the board that marked the separate toilet for Brahmins, after a photo of the toilet block goes viral on social media.

How a photograph led to Kerala HC order banning entry of women into Sabarimala  

A plea was filed in Kerala High Court in 1991 after a photograph showing a rice-feeding ceremony at the Sabarimala temple was published in a newspaper.

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Tamil Nadu’s elections are fought on delivery—ideology appears only when needed

Electoral competition now appears dominated by welfare delivery and governance metrics, but ideology has not disappeared in Tamil Nadu. Instead, it has become strategic.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

How Indian Army has tweaked its war game strategy as enemy lines on nuclear, conventional deterrence blur

Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan says India’s nuclear capability will not be considered a separate domain, but part of cognitive war in multi domain operations.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.