Patna: Five days after the RLSP quit the BJP-led NDA, all three of its legislators in Bihar Assembly on Saturday formally announced that they are still with the NDA and would continue with the alliance. The development is a clear indication that RLSP is on the verge of a split,[Read More…]
Tag: Hindutva
Congress pays lip service to farmers, national security punching bag: Modi
New Delhi: In the wake of defeat by the Congress in Assembly elections in the Hindi heartland, with agrarian crisis as a major poll plank against his government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday accused the Congress of paying only “lip service” to farmers while ignoring their welfare. Video-interacting with[Read More…]
Bhima Koregaon violence: All you need to know
Bhima Koregaon violence that shook the country in January 2018 is again making headlines after Pune police arrested five rights activists and raided homes in several cities. The houses of seven prominent activists including Vernon Gonsalves, Arun Ferreira, Sudha Bhardwaj, Stan Swamy, Varavara Rao, Kranti, and Naseem were searched by[Read More…]
BJP MP Hari Om claims “rising Muslim population responsible for mob lynching”
Hari Om Pandey, Bharatiya Janata Party MP from Uttar Pradesh has made a discriminatory statement, blaming the Muslim community responsible for increasing cases on mob lynching in India. BJP leader Pandey said that it’s of grave concern that the Muslim population is increasing because “that’s the reason for growing incidents[Read More…]
Beyond the Hindutva debate, Shashi Tharoor’s new book a self-discovery of a ‘believing Hindu’
Book: Why I Am A Hindu; Author: Shashi Tharoor; Publisher: Aleph Book Company; Pages: 302; Price: Rs 699 Shashi Tharoor’s new book on Hinduism — the religion followed by a majority of Indians — comes at a crucial juncture when there is an upsurge in fringe elements that practise and[Read More…]
Reject ‘Hindutva’ that is causing violence: Nayantara Sahgal
Describing the current political situation as “not conducive for anybody”, veteran writer Nayantara Sahgal has called for rejecting the idea of “Hindutva” which is “creating violence” and has “nothing to do with Hinduism”. “Right now, it is a very different situation. In the present political situation, the forces are trying[Read More…]
Political Circus: BJP needs to rein in the Hindutva hotheads
The rise in the growth rate to the moderately satisfactory 6.3 per cent from the depressingly low 5.7 per cent is good news for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a time when the Prime Minister reminded the audience at a function organised by a media house about former President[Read More…]
Political Circus: Twisted interpretation of history; challenging time for artists, filmmakers
At the root of the controversy over the release of the Hindi feature film “Padmavati” is, first, the saffron brotherhood’s interpretation of history with a pronounced anti-Muslim bias and, secondly, the Bharatiya Janata Party’s overt and covert attempts to whittle down institutional autonomy. Even if the BJP’s seemingly political use[Read More…]
Religious minorities feel insecure in India: US reports
The United State Department said in its annual International Religious Freedom Report that India in 2016 has become more religiously intolerant and the state of freedom continues to deteriorate. The report which was released on Tuesday accused Hindu nationalist groups, such as the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and the Vishwa Hindu[Read More…]
‘Rising Hindu nationalism could lead India and China to war’
Chinese state media on Thursday claimed that rising Hindu nationalism has tampered Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China policy and could lead the two countries to war. It added that a warning that it could put India’s own interests in “jeopardy”. While there is an ongoing tension in the Sikkim border,[Read More…]
India’s Moment of Slaughter
What is happening in the country today is one question that goes back to the creation of a strong, Hindu Rashtra post the 1947 moment of violence that erupted on the border of India and Pakistan. Evidently, the “pain and struggle” for carving a monolithic Brahmanical, pure entity out of[Read More…]
Centre restricts cattle trade in India
In order to prevent cattle slaughter, the Environment Ministry has banned the sale of cattle from marketplaces for the purpose of culling. A gazette notification, titled Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Regulation of Livestock Markets) Rules, 2017 by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change states that no one[Read More…]
UP: Muslim man beaten to death in Bulandshahr
As communal disharmony continues to manifest itself into violence in India, it is claiming the lives of many innocent people. In an unfortunate incident, a 59-year-old man was beaten to death by Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV) at Sohi village in Bulandshahr’s Pahasu area on Tuesday. He was mutilated after he allegedly[Read More…]
Kerala CM accuses RSS of imparting kids the training to kill
India is the fourth-worst country in the world in religious intolerance, says report
A latest report published by the Pew Research centre ranks India as the worst placed among populous countries in terms of religious freedom, Live Mint reported. The report uses two indices-the Government Restriction Index (GRI), measuring government restriction on free practice of religion, and the Social Hostilities Index (SHI) which[Read More…]
‘Muslims too don’t want Mosque at Ayodhya’
Gaurakshaks must be booked under anti-terror laws
BJP wants Modi to head next govt in 2019
Ghar wapsi: RSS converts 53 Christian families in Jharkhand
At least 53 Christian families in five tribal-dominated villages in Jharkhand’s Arki area were converted allegedly by the RSS as part of the ‘Christianity-free’ block campaign, Hindustan Times reported. According to RSS, these families who live in Sindri panchayat have been “hijacked” by Christian missionaries over the last 10 years[Read More…]
Not singing Vande Mataram a serious matter
Ready to go to jail for Ram Mandir: Uma Bharti
Hindutva hardliner and Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti said on Saturday that Ram Temple in Ayodhya was her ‘belief’ and she was ready to go to jail for it. “Ram temple is a matter of belief for me and I have immense pride in it, if I have to[Read More…]
Alwar lynching case ‘a painful incident’, NHRC issues notice to Centre, Rajasthan govt
Calling the Alwar lynching case as a painful incident, National Human Rights Commission on Friday issued notices to the Centre and the Rajasthan government for the ‘serious violation’ of human rights by ‘self proclaimed’ volunteers. The commission has asked for a detailed report of the matter and also enquired about the[Read More…]
Nothing wrong in Hindu Rashtra concept: CM Adityanath
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath supported Hindutva and a Hindu Rashtra for the overall development of India. Disregarding controversies, he declared that “there was nothing wrong in the Hindu Rashtra theory and taking a step forward in this direction”. He also said that his government will include Yoga[Read More…]
Assam: Two arrested, minor apprehended for possessing half kilo beef
Two persons were arrested and a minor was apprehended and booked in Kenduguri in Assam under the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 1950 for possessing beef, the police said on Thursday. According to Police, the daily waged labourers had bought half kilogram beef from somewhere and showed it to a shopkeeper,[Read More…]
