Fabindia removes Diwali ad after online outrage over use of Urdu phrase

Social media users, including BJP leaders, claimed that using the phrase ‘Jashn-e-Riwaaz’ to describe the festival hurt the Hindu community’s sentiments.

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· Oct 19, 2021 · 10:46 am

Nayantara Sahgal denies taking back Sahitya Akademi award

She said the Sahitya Akademi had written to her saying that it is against their policy to receive returned awards.

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· Jan 22, 2016 · 02:02 pm

Cow-slaughter, Dalit rights, Charlie Chaplin: Some things Hindutva fans in Karnataka don't like

Filmmaker Chetana Tirthahalli and Dalit writer Huchangi Prasad are the latest to receive threats and be attacked for expressing views on beef consumption and the caste system.

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· Oct 27, 2015 · 08:45 am

Australian man in Bengaluru protests after police force apology for Indian goddess tattoo

A group of men bullied Matthew Gordon and the police forced him to write an apology letter for sporting a tattoo of Yellamma on his leg.

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· Oct 19, 2015 · 01:29 pm