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TopicSanatana Dharma

Topic: Sanatana Dharma

‘Udhayanidhi’s Sanatana remarks fall within hate speech’: Madras HC quashes FIR against Amit Malviya

Describing Malviya as a follower of Sanatana Dharma, court says that BJP leader merely defended his faith, which would not attract criminal liability under IPC.

Malegaon ruling, ‘Sanatani terror’—Mahayuti, MVA draw battlelines in Maharashtra

‘The usage of saffron terror has backfired. After this verdict, the BJP will try to encash this and make this a core agenda,’ says Mumbai-based political analyst.

Brief chaos at Mahakumbh as devotees breach area barricaded for 13 Akharas sadhus during ‘Amrit Snaan’

The Jal Police and the mounted police initially struggled to manage the crowd, even wielding sticks to disperse the devotees.

Narayana Guru’s religious secularism—what makes the reformer-ascetic a puzzle for modern politicians

Row over Kerala CM's comment that Narayana Guru was neither a propagator nor a practitioner of Sanatana Dharma has put focus on his dichotomous legacy as both guru and social reformer.

From idolising Che Guevara to championing Sanatana Dharma, what’s behind Pawan Kalyan’s transformation

Andhra Pradesh Deputy CM, who once professed detachment from caste & religion, now calls himself an 'unapologetic Sanatani Hindu'. Analysts sense a strategy to step out of Naidu’s shadow.

SubscriberWrites: Embracing ‘Sanatana Dharma’ – A path to harmony and universal values

Sanatana Dharma, which can be translated as the "eternal path" or "eternal law," represents a spiritual and philosophical tradition that finds its roots in the Indian subcontinent.

Bihar minister likening Ramcharitmanas to cyanide sparks row but Nitish can’t do anything. Here’s why

Earlier, in Jan, RJD's Chandra Shekhar had said books like Ramcharitmanas spread hatred. The 2 incidents underline helplessness of CM Nitish, whose survival depends on alliance partners.

‘Switching between shoes’ & ‘quota’ in Kota

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BJP attack on TN minister Udhayanidhi over ‘Sanatana Dharma’ statement has aided his rise, fears AIADMK

Controversy over Udhayanidhi's statement helped him gain ground & focus should be on confronting DMK over governance & corruption, says AIADMK leader. EPS in Delhi to meet Shah & Nadda.

‘Opposition INDIA wants to destroy Sanatana culture,’ says Modi in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh

In Madhya Pradesh’s Bina on Thursday, the Prime Minister launched 11 projects worth Rs 50,700 crores.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.