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‘Nobody knows what I know’: how a loyal RSS member abandoned Hindu nationalism

The long read: As a young man, Partha Banerjee was on course to become a senior member of the RSS, the organisation that has pushed Indian politics towards extreme religious nationalism. Then, after 40 years within its ranks, he quit. Why?

The Guardian - UK

What’s Your Ism? Shivasundar on the ‘Hindu Left’

In these Indian elections, a cross section of progressive mass organisations helped the Congress curtail the BJP’s electoral power. But what does the Congress resurgence mean for the progressive agenda and the fight against Hindutva? What do we make of Rahul Gandhi’s good Hindu versus bad Hindu narrative?

Newslaundry

Mamata walkout: Hindu points to NITI’s ‘structural issues’, Jansatta slams CM’s ‘uncertain position’

At the first NITI Aayog meeting of the NDA government last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about the need for combined efforts of all states for a ‘Viksit Bharat 2047’.

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‘Clamp down’: HT deletes report on Goa land conversion as minister threatens ‘breach of privilege’

On July 23, a report on Hindustan Times website titled “21.29 lakh sq m green zones in Goa converted for construction in 15 months: Data” by reporter Gerard de Souza detailed how two changes in rules reportedly made way for the spurt in land conversion. The report was based on…

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Hafta letters: Hindu liberals, Ambani wedding, Karnataka politics

Last week’s letters:

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Targeting of Indian Muslims alleged in row over naming eateries by religion

Anger over police orders to display the owners’ names outside restaurants during Hindu festival in BJP-governed states.

Al Jazeera

Prayers For Vance In Wife's Ancestral Indian Village

Every day in a simple temple in an Indian village, Hindu priest Subhramanya Sharma prays to his god for JD Vance to become vice-president of the United States.

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Indian Priests Invoke Heavenly Powers For Kamala Harris

The god of truth and righteousness is on the side of the Democratic Party in this year's US presidential election, according to Hindu priests in likely nominee Kamala Harris' ancestral Indian village.

International Business Times

Month after global ‘anti-Hindu plot’ speech, Pradeep Bhandari is BJP spokesperson

Pradeep Bhandari, a television anchor and founder of digital platform Jan Ki Baat, has been chosen as the BJP’s new national spokesperson.

Newslaundry

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.

Newslaundry

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.

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International Business Times

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

Newslaundry

‘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.

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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

International Business Times

'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.

The Conversation

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…

Al Jazeera

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Newslaundry

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.

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