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Topic: Hindus

‘Baba, baba’: After a Hindu father’s lynching in Bangladesh, a child keeps searching

Thirteen days after Dipu Das was lynched, his toddler keeps calling out for him as political violence and minority attacks grip Bangladesh.

Why Indian and American Hindus must adapt in a proselytising world

Indian sampradayas have to institutionalise their knowledge and boil it down to essentials for transmission and proselytisation if they are to compete with the major Abrahamic sects.

Muttaqi in Delhi, assures Sikhs & Hindus of restoration of places of worship, security under Taliban

Several Afghan Sikhs and Hindus fled Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover of Kabul in 2021. Seven community leaders met Muttaqi Monday, he invited them to Afghanistan.

Judicial panel’s report on Sambhal violence points to ‘pre-planned conspiracy’, demographic change

The 450-page report not only probed the last year’s clashes, but also traced the district’s history of 15 communal clashes reported since 1947.

Uprising in Pakistan, hope in Agra’s ‘mini Balochistan’ where families still dream of a freed homeland

Agra is home to Balochi families, many of whose elders arrived after 1947. Though they consider themselves lucky to escape persecution, yearning of freedom from Pakistan remains.

Alienating Hindus broke Congress. It must win them back to survive

The decline of Congress is not a simple tale of corruption or regionalism alone. At its core, it is the story of a party that lost the trust of the Hindu masses who once sustained it.

EU calling out Bangladesh violence is a start. Now, recognise historic Hindu genocides

Hindu suffering has often been overlooked. Acknowledging this history is crucial for justice, awareness, and prevention of further atrocities against Hindus.

2 college principals, 3 nurses among 18 non-Hindu staff TTD’s barred from temple rituals & services

Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams employ around 6,600 permanent & 14,000 contract, outsourced staff, according to temple officials.

24% Indians identify as religious nationalists, 57% Hindus feel religious texts should shape laws—Pew

Pew study explores how people view the role of religion in national identity and policymaking. It surveyed nearly 55,000 people in three dozen countries from January to May 2024.

At 9th World Hindu Economic Forum, critique of Mughal fiscal policy & praise for ‘Modi growth rate’

The forum, ‘launchpad’ for entrepreneurs as well as ‘networking platform’, is brainchild of RSS & VHP functionary Swami Vigyananand. CMs & business personalities in attendance.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

In a first, Indian small arms maker to bid for UK Project Grayburn to replace British Army’s SA80 rifles

Bengaluru-based SSS Defence has made public its bid for a major foreign military contract, targeting UK’s ambitious SA80 successor programme with its home-tested weapons.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.