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Friday, August 15, 2025
TopicRajput Pride

Topic: Rajput Pride

Sati economy is still big in Rajasthan. No pending file on Roop Kanwar in Jaipur

‘I don’t think sati can ever happen again,’ Karni Sena member Bhagwan Singh Rathore said with a scowl. ‘Today’s women are not like women of the past.’

‘Ab hathiyaar uthao’: A Dadri singer is firing up youth with Rajput-Hindutva DJ tracks

In volatile west UP, Upendra Rana’s hit videos sell a muscular brand of Rajput Hindutva, set to DJ beats and images of guns, swords, bike stunts, and buff men flexing their biceps.

Jadeja to Swamy to Sikka, Indian celebs flaunting caste identities normalise inequalities

Melbourne University scholars write about routine brandishing of 'upper caste' culture, which reproduces inequalities and makes them dominant representation of a national culture.

PM Modi must speak up against Karni Sena’s cowardly attack on a school bus filled with kids

In the past, I have never felt the need for the Prime Minister to speak up and speak out against the fringe. Now I do.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.