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News18 anchor Aman Chopra defends UP police’s ‘very secular’ kawariya order

“Naam batane se ‘jhatka’ (shock at revealing the name)?” This was the top news on News18’s primetime show Desh Nahi Jhukne Denge on July 18 as anchor Aman Chopra hammered that the Uttar Pradesh police’s order directing shops and eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of…

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JD Vance Reveals How His Hindu Wife, Usha Chilukuri, Helped Strengthen His Catholic Faith

Usha Chilukuri, wife of US vice president JD Vance, has been instrumental in guiding and supporting her husband in his political career and his journey towards Catholicism.

International Business Times UK

“We Need Wealth Redistribution”: Indian Billionaire’s Star-Studded Wedding Sparks Outrage

“That card would feed a family of four with basic food (wheat, rice, pulses) for at least 2-3 months.” The post “We Need Wealth Redistribution”: Indian Billionaire’s Star-Studded Wedding Sparks Outrage first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Hafta 493: UK and France elections, Modi in Russia

This week, Newslaundry’s Manisha Pande, Raman Kirpal, and Shardool Katyayan were joined by The Hindu’s foreign correspondent Sriram Lakshman and its diplomatic affairs editor Suhasini Haidar.

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India election: Modi’s BJP failure to retain Faizabad reveals sea change in country’s politics

Narendra Modi was sworn in as India’s prime minister on June 9 for a historic third term. But his power and mandate stand unexpectedly diminished. His Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) fell short of an absolute majority and has had to rely on coalition partners to form the government.

The Conversation

Billionaire Bash: India's Lavish Ambani Nuptials

Billionaire Indian tycoon Mukesh Ambani celebrates the lavish finale of his son's wedding this week, highlighting his staggering wealth, as well as India's rapid economic growth and stark financial inequalities.

International Business Times

Police in India book journalists after posts on alleged Muslim lynching

While no arrests have been made, media watchdogs say the act may have ‘chilling effect’ on journalists doing their job.

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‘Chilling effect’: Mumbai Press Club to The Hindu on Rahul Pandita defamation case

“If journalists are left to face penalties in lakhs of rupees in damages, will it not have a chilling effect on free and fair reporting?” wrote the Mumbai Press Club on X today, asking the Hindu to “not abandon” journalist Rahul Pandita in a 2014 defamation suit.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 327: A shift in Zee Media, gender gap in digital ownership

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and the Hindu’s Ashna Butani.

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‘Bittersweet’: south Asians in UK reflect on Rishi Sunak’s historic term as PM

People share their pride and disappointment on the tenure of Britain’s first Asian and Hindu prime minister

The Guardian - UK

'The God Took Away My Son': Indians Grieve After Deadly Stampede

Hindu preacher Bhole Baba promised to improve the lives of poor Indian families struggling to get by.

International Business Times

Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back

Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7, 2024. Twenty years ago, his birthday would have been a Nepalese national holiday. Indeed, when I first traveled to Nepal in 2001, the nation prided itself on being the “world’s last Hindu kingdom.” Every rupee note…

The Conversation

What caused the deadly stampede in Hathras, India?

At least 120 people, mostly women, have died at a religious gathering for Hindu guru Bhole Baba.

Al Jazeera

India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of 80,000

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Pro-Modi vs ‘anti-India’ diaspora: For a Labour govt, balancing act will be key in UK-India ties

In September 2019, weeks after the Modi government in India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status through unilateral constitutional changes, the British Labour Party adopted a resolution at its annual conference condemning “the recent actions of the Government of India to revoke Article 370 and 35A of the…

International Business Times

Terror, 'Chaos' As India Stampede Kills 116

Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in over a decade on Wednesday recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering that left 116 people dead.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: last Labor dissenter weighs in on Payman, sperm donations destroyed, dozens dead in Hindu crush

Famous Labor rebel urges senator to ‘stick to her guns’; Queensland health ombudsman says samples risked being ‘misidentified’

The Independent UK

A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years

More than 100 people have been killed in a stampede in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering

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Stampede at religious festival in India kills more than 100, mostly women and children

Over 100 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with dozens of others wounded. The incident was triggered as people were leaving the event following a gathering with a Hindi guru, and most of the victims were women.

France 24

Big Brother is watching you! India's CCTV boom

In 2019, India's Hindu nationalist government was accused of surveilling its activists, scholars, journalists and politicians. A recent report released by a UK-based cyber security and privacy research firm, Comparitech, concluded that several Indian cities top the list of the most surveilled cities worldwide. According to Amnesty International, India's tech…

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Murders, drugs, arms, Sanatan Sanstha ‘a holy cow for cops’: Pansare family’s letter after HC direction

In a 68-page letter to the Maharashtra ATS, the family of slain rationalist Govind Pansare has submitted “evidence” from police documents to point to a strategic plan allegedly by the Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha to kill rationalists and intellectuals in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It alleged negligence on part of investigators…

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Punjab: NIA announces reward of Rs 10 lakh each on two accused wanted in VHP leader's murder

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh each against two wanted accused in connection with the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab. Read further on Dynamite News:

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‘Eid means mourning’: Muslims lynched in India after shock election result

The attacks expose how election setback for PM Modi’s Hindu majoritarian party was no win for secularism, say analysts.

The Independent UK

Why has the India release of Dev Patel’s Monkey Man been delayed?

Highly anticipated film is likely to draw ire of nationalist groups with a ‘not exactly subtle’ portrayal of right-wing Hindus and their leader

International Business Times

India's Modi Leads Yoga Day Celebration In Muslim-majority Kashmir

The exercises in Srinagar, capital of the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, marked the 10th international yoga day, Modi's own brainchild.

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