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Hartal over entry of women in Sabarimala temple begins in Kerala

Protests erupted at several places, with Hindu right-wing activists blocking highways, forcing closure of shops and burning tyres.

Sabarimala temple shuts down temporarily after two women walk in, offer prayers

The temple was opened on December 30 for the Makaravillaku festival and there has been a heavy rush of pilgrims.

BJP stand on Sabarimala and triple talaq is hypocritical, says Soli Sorabjee

The day court looks away when there is a violation of a fundamental right it would be a sad day for the country, says the eminent jurist.

Wanting to storm Sabarimala was just another day in office for Trupti Desai

Trupti Desai insists her protests are not a ‘publicity stunt’, says her ‘honest’ work for rights is what’s getting her media recognition.

Sabarimala row: Bandh in Kerala after the arrest of senior Sangh Parivar leader

The temple had opened Friday amid a tense standoff involving social activist Trupti Desai in Kochi and a move by its administrator to seek time from the Supreme Court to implement its verdict.

52-year-old prevented from entering Sabarimala temple by frenzied devotees

The woman from Tirur was turned away by protesting devotees as they suspected her to be of menstrual age. 

How a photograph led to Kerala HC order banning entry of women into Sabarimala  

A plea was filed in Kerala High Court in 1991 after a photograph showing a rice-feeding ceremony at the Sabarimala temple was published in a newspaper.

Sabarimala priest consulted me before threatening to close temple for women: Kerala BJP chief

BJP Kerala unit chief P.S. Sreedharan Pillai alleged that temple priest consulted him before threatening closure of shrine if women entered it.

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Stray dogs to SIR voter lists, solution lies in tradeoffs

American thinker Thomas Sowell got it right, and it is time India's politicians and social activists realised that “solutions” lie in the spaces between two extremes.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Army ramps up two-front readiness, 5 Bhairav Commando units ready for frontline deployment

Three battalions are being deployed along northern frontier with China and Pakistan, one in the northeast and another on western front, ThePrint has learnt.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.