Religion In Politics
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Olive branch or division of votes? Behind BJP’s ‘Sufi’ outreach to Muslims
Political observers say the party wants to exploit differences between Barelvi and Deobandi Muslims, a major fault line in North India, for its benefit.
Zafar Aafaq
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‘BJP wants to snatch Bhagwan Shiv’: Opposition in Maharashtra criticises Assam ad about Jyotirlinga
The advertisement runs contrary to the belief that the sixth such shrine is located at the Bhimashankar temple in the Pune district.
Scroll Staff
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Mumbai: Hindu groups hold rally seeking laws against ‘love jihad’ and religious conversions
One of the speakers at the march, T Raja Singh, reportedly urged Hindus to boycott goods from shops run by Muslims.
Scroll Staff
Trending
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Why caste divides Marathas as they rally for reservation
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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How Bangladesh’s Sheikh Hasina has created a climate of fear ahead of January’s poll
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Assembly polls: 37% of 678 elected MLAs in five states face criminal cases, says election watchdog
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Why India’s ‘secular’ parties are struggling to mobilise Muslims
The imagination of a Muslim vote-bank has traditionally rested on a particular formulation of Muslim issues, which has been disrupted by the BJP.
Asim Ali
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Hanuman Chalisa will be played outside mosques till loudspeakers are removed, says Raj Thackeray
Over 250 members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena have been detained across the state for playing the Hindu hymn on loudspeakers outside mosques.
Scroll Staff
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Play Hanuman Chalisa if mosques use loudspeakers on Wednesday, Raj Thackeray tells Hindus
The Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief made the appeal hours after he was booked by the Maharashtra Police for delivering a provocative speech in Aurangabad.
Scroll Staff
Video
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Gemini: Google posts videos of what its new AI model can do
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Watch: Panic among passengers after spotting flames under Bhubaneswar-Howrah Jan Shatabdi coach
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‘Not pregnant, lost my uterus to cancer’: TV journalist responds to email criticising her outfit
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Watch: Three rare white lion cubs born in Venezuelan zoo
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‘This year baby Jesus is in rubble’: Nativity scene in Bethlehem church is in solidarity with Gaza
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Why the Aam Aadmi Party is not a real alternative to the BJP
More than a political alternative, India needs an antidote to communal poison. Arvind Kejriwal has not demonstrated the will to take the saffron party head-on.
Vivek Deshpande
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Three Christmas attacks in India where the police failed to act against Hindutva mobs
Scroll.in tracked three incidents in Bihar, Haryana and Madhya Pradesh that did not even make it to the news.
Aishwarya Iyer
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‘There will be no Adivasis left’: The false claims that are driving attacks on Christians in MP
The Adivasi community has long been riven by conflict over religious conversions. The new BJP government has weaponised the old discord.
Aishwarya Iyer
The Reel
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‘The Archies’ review: A good-looking nostalgia piece
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‘Chamak’ review: Exquisite music is the biggest draw
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Watch: A full-length ‘Dunki’ trailer is out
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‘Kabuliwala’ trailer: Mithun Chakraborty stars in latest adaptation of the Rabindranath Tagore story
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‘Mast Mein Rehne Ka’ trailer: Jackie Shroff, Neena Gupta star in slice-of-life comedy
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Declare India as a Hindu nation or I will kill myself, seer in Ayodhya tells Centre
The police have placed Paramhans Acharya Maharaj under house arrest in Uttar Pradesh.
Scroll Staff
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The rise of Political Sufism poses a threat to liberal politics in both India and Pakistan
Sufism has been noted for its pacifism and otherworldliness. Two political parties on either side of the border undermine that image.
Faisal CK
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Why the BJP chose to attack the DMK as ‘anti-Hindu’ instead of calling it ‘pseudo-secular’
However, the BJP seems oblivious of the fact that the Dravidian party has managed to alter the discourse of religion and secularism in the Tamil public sphere.
T Kannan
The Field
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FIH Hockey Men’s Junior World Cup: India go down to Spain in second group match
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Badminton, Guwahati Masters Super 100: Karthikeya, Crasto/Ponnappa enter quarter-finals
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Weightlifting, IWF Grand Prix II: Bindyarani fails to complete; N Ajith returns underwhelming show
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England Tour of India: Sciver-Brunt, Wyatt lead visitors to victory in first T20I
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Pro Kabaddi League: Patna Pirates, UP Yoddhas record blowout victories in Ahmedabad