Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen during an interaction with students of Visva-Bharati University at his ancestral home ‘Pratichi’, at Santiniketan in Birbhum district on July 5, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Nobel Laureate Amartya Sen on Wednesday said that attempts to implement a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) were a ‘bluff’. He posed a question, asking who … Read more
About 12 lakh to 15 lakh people migrate within Maharashtra, from dry Marathwada to western Maharashtra’s Sangli, Kolhapur, Pune, Satara, Solapur, and Ahmednagar — also known as the sugar belt. | Photo Credit: EMMANUAL YOGINI The Bombay High Court took suo motu cognisance of an article by The Hindu on the financial and sexual exploitation … Read more
Syed Naseeruddin Chishti, the chairman of the All India Sufi Sajjadanshin Council, on Thursday condemned the vandalisation of a prominent Hindu temple in Canada and demanded strict action against the perpetrators of the crime. “It is highly condemnable and shameful that this kind of uncivilised incidents are happening in the so-called most civilised and advanced … Read more
Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar’s point of view on a Hindu rashtra (nation) was not logical, according to B. R. Ambedkar, a new book in Hindi titled Gandhi: Siyasat aur Sampradaiykta (‘ Gandhi: Politics and Communalism’) says. It has been written by journalist-turned-author Piyush Babele, who currently heads the Madhya Pradesh Congress’ media department. He cites … Read more
Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi (top right) and Nirmala Lakshman, Director, The Hindu Group of Publications flagging off the mobile library on Thursday. Suresh Nambath, Editor, The Hindu and L. V. Navaneeth, CEO, The Hindu are also seen | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR Chennai Corporation Commissioner Gagandeep Singh Bedi on Thursday flagged off a … Read more
Statues on the premises of Gandhi Bhavan in Hassan, Karnataka have been covered with black sheets. The inauguration of the premises, scheduled on Thursday January 26, has been cancelled. | Photo Credit: Prakash Hassan Hassan district administration and the Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) have resolved to cancel the inauguration of Gandhi Bhavan … Read more
The Karnataka government on Saturday issued orders clearing the appointment of two Hindu priests on a temporary basis to perform puja at Sri Guru Dattatreya Bababudan Swami Peetha/Dargah, a syncretic cave-shrine atop Bababudangiri in Chikkamagaluru district. The nature of religious ritual in this shrine has been a matter of dispute, leading to an extended legal … Read more
A statement made by KPCC working president Satish Jarkiholi at the rally of Manava Bandhutva Vedike (MBV), in Nippani of Belagavi district on Sunday, triggered a controversy resulting in the party national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewal himself “condemning” it and distancing the party from Mr. Jarkiholi’s remarks. Speaking in Hindi and Marathi, Mr. Jarkiholi … Read more
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday extended his greetings to the Hindu community members on the occasion of Deepavali, the festival of lights. Wishing the Hindu community in Pakistan and around the world on Diwali 🪔, the festival of lights. May the day bring peace, joy and harmony to our world! — Shehbaz Sharif … Read more
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said some of the statements made at a recent event titled ‘Dharam Sansad‘, which kicked up a row, were not “Hindu words” and those following Hindutva would never agree with them. He was speaking on the topic ‘Hindutva and National Integration’ at a lecture series organised by Lokmat Media … Read more