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‘Raped two minors, aides stood guard’: New allegations, FIR against jailed Lingayat swami

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru has been accused by an employee of Murugha Mutt in Karnataka of raping her two minor daughters. He is currently in jail in another sex abuse case.

‘Revolutionary reformer’ to rape accused — the scandalous story of Karnataka’s top Lingayat swami

Lingayat spiritual leader Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, head of the wealthy and politically influential Murugha Mutt, has been accused of raping 2 teenage girls for over 3 years.

Lingayat seminary head who gave ‘deekshe’ to Rahul Gandhi accused of sexually abusing 2 minors

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is head of the Jagadguru Murugharajendra Vidyapeetha, a prominent and influential Lingayat seminary visited by many political leaders

Why a ‘campaign against conversion’ in Karnataka has reignited Veerashaiva-Lingayat divide

On 15 November, All India Veerashaiva Mahasabha wrote to office-bearers to 'check' religious conversions and assist in 'bringing back' those who have converted to other faiths.

Removing Yediyurappa was the easier part, BJP now faces tough task of finding his successor

The final choice will be made after two observers, BJP Karnataka in-charge Arun Singh and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, visit the state and hold a meeting with MLAs.

Why BJP can no longer ignore this MLA’s outbursts against Karnataka CM Yediyurappa

BJP MLA Ramagouda Patil Yatnal has in the past attacked Yediyurappa & his family, and while the BJP has ignored his outbursts, the MLA is increasingly putting the party in a spot.  

Why massive Bengaluru rally by largest Lingayat sub-sect has put CM Yediyurappa in a spot

The Panchamasali Lingayats have demanded they be granted a bigger slice of reservation under the OBC umbrella. But this has put Yediyurappa in a quandary.

How a once alcoholic auto driver, father of 4, became first Muslim pontiff of Lingayat mutt

Dewan Sharief, 33, will be anointed as head of Murugharajendra Koraneshwara Shantidhama, a Lingayat mutt in North Karnataka’s Gadag district, on 26 February.

Shivakumara Swami, the Siddaganga Mutt chief pontiff every PM from Indira to Modi courted

Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt, a leader of the Lingayat community, died Monday at 11.44 am.

Five factors that will decide who wins the battle for Karnataka

From Siddaramaiah’s sub-nationalism to BJP’s Hindutva gambit, these five factors will decide whether Congress will retain its biggest state or BJP will return to power in the...

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Was India’s public sector born out of European envy?

For all its obvious blemishes, capitalism alone holds out the most creative and dynamic force that any civilization has ever discovered, wrote BP Godrej in 1980.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

2 Assam Rifles personnel killed as convoy ambushed in Manipur, on ‘same route Modi took’ fortnight ago

This is the first major attack on central security forces since last November, when a CRPF jawan was killed and four were injured in an ambush in Jiribam on Manipur-Assam border. 

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.