Religious Politics
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In Mathura, the Ayodhya playbook is being deployed again to claim Hindu rights over Idgah mosque
A suit last week claimed that a settlement reached in 1968 over a plot claimed as Krishna’s birth place is legally invalid.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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US missionary killed by Andaman tribe was a ‘foolish fundamentalist’: Sociologist Rudolf Heredia
John Allen Chau’s killing by the Sentinelese people has sparked debates on religious conversion and the right to be left alone.
Aarefa Johari
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Why there is so much uncertainty around Karmapa Lama’s return to India for key Dharamsala conference
Murmurs of Chinese and US involvement have cast a cloud of intrigue.
Sanjay Kapoor
Trending
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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Unnatural sex between husband and wife not rape, woman’s consent immaterial: Madhya Pradesh HC
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Why is the 2024 Congress manifesto silent on pushing back against majoritarianism? History has clues
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Denmark passes law to ban use of burqa, niqab from August 1
The government said the bill is not aimed at any particular religion and does not ban headscarves, turbans or the Jewish skull cap.
Scroll Staff
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Video: Why has the Karnataka government given a separate religion status to the Lingayat community?
Lingayats are a politically and electorally powerful community in Karnataka.
Smitha Nair
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Karnataka’s decision to seek religion tag for Lingayats isn’t poll propaganda: Key community leader
The community’s demand to be treated as separate from Hinduism is years old, says SM Jaamdar, a leading advocate of religious minority status for Lingayats.
Smitha Nair
Video
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘Physical building of WhatsApp University’: Satire on viral video of Galgotias University students
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Watch: Meet Sparkles, the new avatar of Boston Dynamics’ robot dog with a special costume
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Watch: Diljit Dosanjh invites young fan on stage, dances with him during his sold-out Vancouver show
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Watch: School authorities turn classroom into swimming pool to encourage attendance during heatwave
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‘Attack on Hindus’: Facing Lingayat challenge, the VHP sharpens attack on Congress in Karnataka
The ruling party has supported the Lingayat demand for separate religious status from Hinduism with the aim of cutting into BJP vote bank.
TA Ameerudheen
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UP government asks madrassas to send women representatives to PM Modi’s Varanasi event
However, a body of madrassa teachers strongly opposed the directive.
Scroll Staff
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By refusing to honour talaq verdict, India’s most influential Islamic body is harming Muslims
And is actually helping the BJP.
Jyoti Punwani
The Reel
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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‘Women Of My Billion’ review: What happens when women get talking
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‘The Broken News’ S2 review: A competent second round of TV channel rivalry
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Why Lingayat protests in Karnataka are proving to be a big challenge for both the BJP and Congress
A section of Karnataka’s politically powerful community wants to be treated as a separate religious group from Hinduism.
Sruthisagar Yamunan
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Austria announces plan to ban full-face veil in public
Chancellor Christian Kern said the government did not wish to give Austrian Muslims the ‘feeling that they are not part of our society’.
Scroll Staff
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Extravagance in the time of drought: Why Chouhan opened up the Madhya Pradesh treasury for the Kumbh
The month-long event is estimated to have cost the state over Rs 5,000 crore.
Rakesh Dixit
The Field
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IPL 2024: Kolkata beat Mumbai in a thriller at Wankhede for the first time in 12 years
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh, Aryan and five other Indians enter finals
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Cricket, ICC rankings: India remain No 1 in ODIs and T20Is, ranked second in Tests
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Watch, ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Sean Paul and Kes combine to create tournament's official anthem
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Four Indians move to semi-finals with comprehensive wins