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Monday, May 13, 2024
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Topic: Hindutva

Why MP minister Narottam Mishra sparks a fire a day — same-sex Karva Chauth to Deepika’s bikini

Several BJP leaders from MP say Mishra, who once had a liberal image, is now following a well-crafted strategy to please central leadership & establish himself as polarising figure.

The Modi you see is the Modi you get. But his almighty personality cult faces 2023 test

When Modi isn’t on the ticket & nationalism and Hindutva can't become the issues, it turns into a normal election. This has played out in state after state, right since 2014.

Battle over history just got a giant new classroom in India—YouTube

In the age of rebuilding Ram Temple at Ayodhya, history is now everybody’s business—not just of elite scholars like Romila Thapar and Irfan Habib.

Churchill to Arundhati Roy—Sahebs Who Never Left documentary is confused who to blame

The first part of the YouTube documentary series made by Praveen Chaturvedi tries to cater to the dominant political narrative. But its just laughable.

‘Dharmsatta’: In Gujarat, ‘encounter specialist’ ex-IPS’s new party promises more Hindutva than BJP

The former Gujarat IPS officer DG Vanzara this week launched his Praja Vijay Party to take on the BJP in the state elections next month, declaring it will contest in all seats.

‘Kejriwal BJP’s B-team’: Muslim leaders slam Delhi CM for ‘polarisation politics’ over banknotes

At press conference Wednesday, AAP national convenor asked Union govt to include images of Hindu deities Lakshmi & Ganesh on currency notes to help India 'become a developed country'.

Press mute for Indian Muslims — how Gujarat flogging shows up ‘secular’ silence of Indian politics

It's at junctures like these that a diverse, democratic republic needs political voices. But BJP’s rivals have become so scared of being seen as Muslim-friendly that they’d rather duck.

Each day brings some new horror and hate. Worrying that ordinary Hindus aren’t so shocked

I don’t want to belabour Nazi Germany parallels because, so far at least, they do not fit. But there are parallels with the Taliban and Islamism.

Hindutva Chapter 1 takes popular WhatsApp ideas and puts them together for big screen

Writer-director Karan Razdan’s focus on using anti-Muslim tropes throws away any opportunity to sincerely handle a popular topic shaping India’s current politics.

‘Shinde reading BJP script’, ‘Uddhav running pvt ltd co’ — clash of two Senas at Dussehra rallies

While CM Eknath Shinde targeted Uddhav in his Dussehra rally speech, Thackeray, in his speech, attacked the BJP & RSS, dismissing the CM as a 'BJP stooge'.

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Fourth phase is high noon of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. It could end in a draw for INDIA & NDA

This phase belongs to the ‘non-aligned’ parties. They could play a critical role in the eventuality of a hung parliament, which looks much more likely than it did one month ago.

Day after mass sick leave by employees, Air India Express fires crew members, cancels 85 more flights

About 300 employees had called in sick Wednesday, allegedly in protest against mismanagement of airlines. Remaining staff given ultimatum to rejoin work by end of Thursday.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.