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Topic: Hindu festival

BJP slams Nitish Kumar govt over scrapping number of Hindu holidays in Bihar schools

Sushil Kumar Modi, former deputy CM, accused Nitish Kumar and his associates of ‘dividing Hindus along caste lines’ and ‘getting away with Muslim appeasement.’

How Bihar’s subaltern Chhath festival entered the elite spaces

Along with the gentrification, media is inserting religious legends into Chhath's history. The forward march of India's subaltern may just end up as another ritualistic Hindu festival.

‘Hindus at Iftar, Muslims at Holi’: Alumni, students say religious celebrations part of JNU culture

Current & former students say there had never been clashes over religious rituals or celebrations on 'secular' campus, making Sunday's violence a first.

These are the 6 festivals RSS celebrates and the significance behind them

Today marks an important date for RSS — beginning of Hindu New Year & birth anniversary of RSS founder Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar. But it has 5 other significant festivals it observes.

If not pollution, Hindu groups still have 2 good reasons to support firecracker ban on Diwali

The use of firecrackers during Diwali did not likely start before the 18th century, when Maratha rulers would organise firework displays for the general public.

Delhi journalist’s video trashing Teej sparks row, Sambit Patra asks don’t Hindus get hurt

In her video, Sushmita Sinha is seen holding a Hindu scripture & asking viewers if she should use the book as a toilet paper or tissue paper as it is of ‘no use’ to her. 

Don’t tell women sexual harassment hurts Hindu pride, tell hooligans to leave Holi alone

Would it not make sense to tell the hooligans to leave Holi alone, instead of telling women that their fear at Holi-related hooliganism hurts Hindu pride?

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Caged parrot or fearless eagle? India should give the Shastri formula a try

While the CBI has built its reputation as a premier crime investigation agency by cracking high profile cases, many other cases have remained unresolved or resulted in acquittals.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.