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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicHindu Monks

Topic: Hindu Monks

12 arrested over ‘assault’ on monks in West Bengal’s Purulia, political row erupts

In the video, authenticity of which PTI could not independently verify, the monks, who were on their way to Gangasagar Mela, could be seen getting roughed up by a mob in Kashipur.

Yogi Adityanath isn’t the first. Shaivite monks have been in politics for 1,000 years

Like their Buddhist and Jain predecessors, medieval Shaivite monasteries used their royal connections to defeat rivals and accumulate followers.

India’s Hindu preachers — How Shaiva monks converted Cambodia

Contrary to what we may think, Cambodia became Shaivite through active conversion by Hindus monks, market forces, and selectivity engaging with ‘Indian’ ideas.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.