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Sabarimala gold plating row heats as LDF-UDF trade blows. On target: Sonia Gandhi, ex-CPI(M) minister

Latest tussle is after reports that Special Investigation Team will be questioning Congress MP Adoor Prakash on alleged links with prime accused in gold plating row.

The long & short of it: Kerala assembly stalemate over Sabarimala turns into ‘height-shaming’ slugfest

Congress leader VD Satheesan calls out Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan's remark mocking an opposition MLA's height during an Assembly session.

From Pampa to the world: Kerala govt seeks global recognition for Sabarimala, Oppn calls it ‘eyewash’

LDF govt & Travancore Devaswom Board organised one-day event in Pampa to discuss ways to develop Sabarimala temple further to ensure smooth entry and stress-free pilgrimage.

How a Kannada actress’ confession kicked off legal battle for Sabarimala in Kerala

In 'The Battle for Sabarimala', Deepa Das Acevedo details one of contemporary India's most contentious disputes.

Old video of retired SC judge saying ‘Communists taking over Hindu temples’ resurfaces, goes viral

In the video, Retd Justice Indu Malhotra is heard saying that she had 'halted' such takeovers in Kerala where state government takes over Hindu temples 'for revenue'.

Karnataka HC must determine if hijab is an essential practice in Islamic law, says state govt

Advocate General says it will enable institutions to determine restrictions in dress code. State’s stand is ‘element of introducing religious dress shouldn’t be there in uniform’.

Sabarimala shadow on Kerala polls — murmurs of ‘BJP only party for Hindus’ in Pathanamthitta

The BJP, which has made electoral inroads in Pathanamthitta district where the Sabarimala shrine is located, is now being seen as a ‘protector of Hindus’.

Even agnostic Nehru protected traditions, Sabarimala promise not anti-women: Kerala Congress

In an interview to ThePrint, Kerala Congress president Mullappally Ramachandran said UDF promise to bring in law to protect Sabarimala traditions isn’t violative of gender equality.

Farmers’ chakka jam & the optics game, Congress moves ‘backwards’ to Sabarimala

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

39 Covid cases in Sabarimala since pilgrim season began last week, temple to ramp up testing

Among the 39 positive cases, 27 are temple employees, while rest are police personnel and pilgrims. The pilgrimage season will continue till 20 January 2021.

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Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

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.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

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.