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Monday, July 21, 2025
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Topic: Sabarimala

Before Sabarimala, there were only 15 nine-judge bench rulings. Here are 5 landmark cases

The setting up of a nine-judge bench is rare, and the Sabarimala bench is only the 16th in Supreme Court’s 70-year history.

BJP could be shrinking politically but is winning big time ideologically

BJP is ruling fewer large, important states now but its big Hindutva ideas have won and face little opposition across the country.

Sabarimala temple opens today but Kerala’s Leftist government makes a U-turn on women’s entry

The Lord Ayyappa temple will open for the two-month long pilgrim season, but Kerala Tourism Minister says women and activists need a court order for entry.

SC wasted time with Sabarimala pleas. CJIs must end self-indulgence of going out with a bang

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

How Supreme Court bench on Sabarimala review differs on faith and law

From the majority opinion asking for courts to ‘tread cautiously’ to the minority rejection of ‘extreme arguments’, a look at SC's Sabarimala order.

As Sabarimala issue fizzles out, BJP has gained virtually nothing in Kerala

BJP led massive protests against SC decision to allow women of all ages to visit Sabarimala. But that didn’t turn into political progress for the party.

Why Sabarimala devotees go to this 16th century church & pray to Saint Sebastian

St. Andrew’s Basilica is an example of religious harmony, a characteristic common to many churches and temples in Kerala.

The lotus creeps up in Bengal as Congress sees no end to the Rahul resignation saga

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

Indian liberals want to support everything Muslim, but that’s not the way to equal rights

Equal rights for Muslim or Hindu women cannot be earned from within the ambit of religion, it requires one to move out of the structure of organised religion.

Support for Sabarimala protests will win BJP 3 of Kerala’s 20 seats, says Pandalam royal

BJP, which has never won a Lok Sabha seat in Kerala, has been using Sabarimala as a poll plank in constituencies that served as hotbed of the agitation.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.