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Topic: gotra

‘Unhappy’ about their marriage, man shoots at daughter & her husband in Haryana village, absconding

According to police, Kuldeep Singh pumped 6 bullets into his daughter, who is now in critical condition. The couple who reside in Charkhi Dadri are Jats but from different gotras.

Khattar rejects talk of law to ban same-gotra marriage in Haryana, lobs ball into Centre’s court

CM Khattar’s statement comes in backdrop of claims by Haryana’s Dalal khap that govt has initiated move to amend Hindu Marriage Act to ban same-gotra & same-village unions.

The scientific argument for marrying outside your caste

Community-based marriage systems remain prevalent in India despite rapid urbanisation and the proliferation of smaller families.

Rahul Gandhi’s discovery of his inner Brahmin is smart and audacious politics

Rahul Gandhi is audacious to mix his religion with Congress politics. He can win or perish, but can’t retreat from this Chakravyuha.

What are ‘gotras’ all about & how Rahul Gandhi gets ‘Dattatreya gotra’

According to Hindu tradition, gotra is traced back to the seven Vedic sages, and in some castes, gotras were created by professions and not by birth.

On Camera

Violence over Osman Hadi is about Islamist Bangladesh. India-baiting is a distraction

The attack on Chhayanaut, newspaper offices, and the public lynching of a Hindu man show that Bangladesh is heading toward Islamist rule, far removed from electoral democracy.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.