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Ten Hindu pilgrims killed in highway crash on way to Maha Kumbh festival

At least 19 people injured in accident in northern Uttar Pradesh state

The Independent UK

Hafta 524: Modi meets Trump, Delhi election results, UGC’s new guidelines

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande and Anand Vardhan are joined by The Caravan’s Hartosh Singh Bal and Delhi University professor Tanvir Aeijaz.

Newslaundry

Jailed journalist Mahesh Langa granted anticipatory bail in extortion case

Earlier this week, a Gujarat sessions court granted anticipatory bail to The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa in connection with an extortion case filed last month, Live Law reported.

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Is cow smuggling as rampant in Uttara Kannada district as Hindutva activists claim?

The mutilation and killing of a pregnant cow in a village in Uttara Kannada district in Karnataka has given fresh blood to the narrative voiced by Hindutva groups that cow smuggling and illegal cattle transport are rampant in the region – loaded with insinuation that Muslims are behind these incidents.

Newslaundry

Tulsi Gabbard's sister Vrindavan, brothers- Jay, Bhakti, Aryan: Why do they have Hindu names

Tulsi Gabbard, American politician and military officer, was born to Mike Gabbard and Carol Porter on April 12, 1981. She is currently Director of National Intelligence.

The Times of India

India sees 74.4% surge in hate speech in 2024, BJP leaders among key offenders: Report

India witnessed an alarming 74.4 percent increase in hate speech incidents in 2024 compared to 2023, with political leaders, especially from the governing Bharatiya Janata Party, playing a central role in spreading anti-minority rhetoric. According to a report by the India Hate Lab, 1,165 verified in-person hate speech events were…

Newslaundry

India's Hindu Mega-festival Supercharges Economy

The unfathomable scale of the world's largest religious festival in India overshadows many nations in size -- and for the economy, its impact is just as dramatic.

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Exit polls show Modi's Hindu nationalist party sweeping Delhi election

Most exit polls predict a landslide victory for the BJP in Delhi – though such exercises have a patchy record in India

The Independent UK

India's Modi Takes Ritual Dip At Hindu Mega-festival

India's Hindu nationalist Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a ritual river dip on Wednesday at the world's largest religious festival, a week after a stampede killed at least 30 pilgrims.

International Business Times

AP PHOTOS: Hundreds join an order of naked, armed holy men at Hindu festival

Thousands of devotees jostle behind bamboo fences to get a glimpse of the grand procession of the naked, ash-smeared and armed Hindu holy men. The Naga Sadhus are the highlight of the Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering now underway in northern India.

The Independent UK

Narendra Modi's appeal faces test as Delhi votes in state election

More than 15 million people are registered to vote at over 13,000 polling booths in the capital on Wednesday

The Independent UK

VHP demands Jaya Bachchan's ARREST over 'dead bodies in Ganga' remark; Arun Govil challenges her to provide proof

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has called for the arrest of Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan following her controversial remarks about the alleged disposal of the dead bodies of the stampede victims in the Ganga.

The Times of India

Do you know what is Akhadas, click here for all details

In India around 13 major recognized akhadas, with the most prominent being the Juna Akhara, Niranjani Akhara, and Mahanirvani Akhara, all playing significant roles in the Kumbh Mela festival. A must read the full story in Dynamite News:

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Hindu ascetic rising from the river after a holy dip is emblematic of Maha Kumbh festival in India

The man appears in a silhouette after rising from the river. His dreadlocked hair is flicked backwards, sending a stream of water in a clockwise swirl. Others surround him, with some holding the saffron flag of Hinduism, all repeating a centuries-old ritual that Hindus believe cleanses them of their sins…

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Zakia Jafri: Human rights activist and Gujarat riots widow dies aged 86

Human rights campaigner Zakia Jafri spent 20 years trying to hold political figures, including Narendra Modi, accountable for 2002 massacre

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Lessons from Bihar, India's booze ban

Banning booze in Bihar has empowered gangs and illicit markets in an echo of the 1920s. Here's what went wrong

Newslaundry

HC issues notice as Mahesh Langa claims he was booked in ‘speculative case’

The Hindu journalist Mahesh Langa has told the Gujarat High Court that the case filed against him by the Gandhinagar Police over obtaining “highly confidential government documents” through an alleged criminal conspiracy was “speculative in every sense”, LiveLaw reported.

The Independent UK

Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at India’s Maha Kumbh festival

A vermilion dot on the forehead is one of India’s most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias

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How excitement of Hindu pilgrims turned to death and chaos at Maha Kumbh Mela

SPECIAL REPORT: For many Hindu pilgrims, bathing at the festival where three holy rivers meet is the spiritual journey of a lifetime. But as millions descended on this northeast Indian tent city, was it a disaster waiting to happen? Namita Singh reports from Prayagraj

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Multiple Fatalities In Crowd Crush At Hindu Festival In India

Tragic crowd crush at Maha Kumbh Mela festival in India underscores safety concerns at religious gatherings.

The Independent UK

India's Maha Kumbh festival, the world's largest religious gathering, by the numbers

Millions of Hindus are gathering in a northern Indian city for the Maha Kumbh festival, the world’s largest religious congregation

The Independent UK

Kumbh Mela crowd crush: Scattered belongings line floor after fatal stampede in India

Belongings of Hindu devotees were left strewn on the ground after at least seven people died in multiple stampedes at India's Kumbh Mela festival.

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