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Nuh is not communal, outsiders cause violence, say locals
Tensions are simmering in Haryana’s Nuh district where communal clashes broke out recently. At least six people were killed, dozens injured, and property worth crores was destroyed in the violence that erupted…
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Political slugfest in MP intensifies over godman Bageshwar Baba’s sermon
Bhopal: The political slugfest has intensified between the ruling BJP and the opposition Congress in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh over Bageshwar Dham head priest, Dhirendra Krishna Shastri’s programme in Chhindwara. The Congress seems…
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Cong’s Kamal Nath says India is Hindu Rashtra, Owaisi responds
Senior Congress member and chief ministerial candidate for the upcoming Madhya Pradesh Assembly elections Kamal Nath defended his participation in a religious event headed by Bageshwar Dham chief priest Dhirender Shastri aka…
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BJP using ‘Hindutva’ to divide society, grab power; Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav Saturday accused the BJP of employing its own version of ‘Hindutva’ to “divide” society and grab power, and asserted there is a need to save the…
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Temple committee member stops anti-Muslim sloganeering in Uttarakhand
In what can be seen as a stark reminder of the pluralism in the country amidst a boiling communal cauldron, a temple committee member in Uttarakhand stopped a group of right-wing workers…
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Right-wing group opposes shop construction over communal lines in MP
A Hindutva group named Sarva Hindu Samaj opposed the construction of a shop owned by a Muslim man in Sonkatch town of Dewas district, Madhya Pradesh. A rally was conducted in opposition…
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Maharashtra: Mob assaults principal over ‘Christian prayers’ in Pune school
A school principal in Maharashtra’s Pune district was allegedly assaulted by members of a right-wing outfit for ‘making students sing a Christian prayer’ in the morning assembly. The incident took place on…
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SC issues contempt notice to Yati Narsinghanand for derogatory remarks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday sought a response from Hindutva leader Yati Narsinghanand in a contempt of court petition filed against him for allegedly making derogatory and baseless remarks on…
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Politics over Savarkar intensifies in poll-bound MP
Bhopal: Politics over Hindutva ideologue Vinayak Damodar Savarkar seems to have intensified in poll-bound Madhya Pradesh with both the principal parties — Congress and BJP — exchanging frequent barbs over the freedom…
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Uddhav says sat next to Mehbooba Mufti on purpose; attacks Fadnavis
Mumbai: Under attack from the Bharatiya Janata Party for sitting next to People’s Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti at the Opposition meeting in Patna, Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday…
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1827 FIRs wont deter me: Sudarshan TV editor Suresh Chavhanke
In a recent interview with Newslaundry, Sudarshan TV Editor-in-chief Suresh Chavhanke claimed he had more FIRs registered than mafia gangster Dawood Ibrahim. “This is the 1,827th FIR against me even if I get…
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Ahead of Bakrid, Hindu Janajagruti Samiti calls for ‘Halal free Chattisgarh’
Ahead of Bakri Eid, right-wing group Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS) in Chhattisgarh recently launched a statewide campaign calling for a boycott of halal meat. On June 20, HJS zonal convenor of Chhattisgarh…
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BJP-RSS believe in violence; agenda of Hindutva won’t work in Rajasthan: Gehlot
Jodhpur: Rajasthan Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday accused the BJP and RSS of inciting people to violence in the name of religion and asserted that the agenda…
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Axing chapter on Hindutva ideologue to have opposite effect: Savarkar’s grandson
Panaji: The decision of the Congress government in Karnataka to drop a chapter on Hindutva ideologue V D Savarkar from school textbooks will have a reverse effect, said his grandson Ranjit Savarkar…
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BJP leader’s daughter to marry Muslim man, Hindutva groups protest
Kotdwar: Hindutva outfits on Friday here at Jhanda Chawk burnt the effigy of BJP leader Yashpal Benam in protest against his daughter marrying a Muslim. The VHP, Bhairav Sena, and Bajrang Dal…
