[ad_1] The mob lynching of Ram Narayan, a Dalit migrant labourer from Chhattisgarh, at Valayar in Palakkad on suspicion of being a “felonious alien from Bangladesh”, has raised the spectre of xenophobic hate politics rearing its head in Kerala. The mobile phone captures of the“mob murder”, starkly reminiscent of the lynchings of marginalised sections of […]
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[ad_1] “I enjoy (historical) controversies in a kind of perverse way, perhaps,” Michel Danino, 69, said during his lecture at Azim Premji University in October last year. Arguing that “historical controversies” are inherent part of the discipline, he said: “We should not shun controversies, we should desire them. We should make use of them to […]
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[ad_1] MPs of like-minded opposition parties wearing black as a mark of protest, during a meeting at Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge’s chamber in Parliament House during Budget Session, in New Delhi, on March 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Nashville school shooting | 3 children among 6 dead; suspect had drawn maps, done surveillance […]
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[ad_1] Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh general secretary Dattatreya Hosabale read out the names of all the noted personalities who passed away in the last year. File | Photo Credit: PTI The RSS on Sunday paid tributes to late Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, socialist leader Sharad Yadav and senior advocate Shanti Bhushan at its […]
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[ad_1] RSS-backed outfit Bharatiya Chitra Sadhana — which focuses on screening films with stories of nationalism and social reforms —will organise its 5th film festival in Panchkula next year. The event, named Chitra Bharati Film Festival (CBFF), will be held from February 23, 24, and 25 2024, well-known Bollywood director and actor Satish Kaushik announced […]
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[ad_1] A meeting, held at the residence of former Delhi Lieutenant-Governor Najeeb Jung (in picture), was reportedly attended by leaders of the Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind, the Darul Uloom Deoband, and others, besides Haji Syed Salman Chisti of the Ajmer Sharif Dargah. File | Photo Credit: PTI A closed-door meeting between the leaders of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak […]
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[ad_1] CPI(M) Kerala State secretary M.V Govindan. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The ruling CPI(M) has said it agrees with the order of the Kerala High Court that those involved in active politics are ineligible to oversee affairs of temples. CPI(M) State secretary M.V. Govindan said temples should not be administered by politicians […]
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[ad_1] Union Home Minister Amit Shah being welcomed by Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, in Nagpur. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Home Minister Amit Shah on February 18 visited Deekshabhoomi monument and Dr. Hedgewar Smruti Mandir at Reshimbagh area in Nagpur. Mr. Shah visited Deekshabhoomi, where Dr. B. R. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along […]
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[ad_1] Cough syrups exported only to Gambia, says preliminary report The preliminary enquiry of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO) has said Maiden Pharmaceutical’s four cough syrups which are suspected to have caused the death of children in the Gambia, according to a warning issued by the World Health Organisation (WHO), were manufactured and exported only […]
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[ad_1] Pitch on cost of poll promises not linked to freebie debate: Election Commission official The Election Commission of India’s (EC) proposal that political parties disclose the financial ramifications of promises in their manifestos was not linked to the recent debate on freebies, but was aimed at improving the implementation of existing guidelines, a top EC official […]
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