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Scotland's mobile cinema at risk of closing after 25 years

SCOTLAND’S mobile cinema is at risk of closing after serving rural communities for 25 years.

The National (Scotland)

Bharat: why the recent push to change India's name has a hidden agenda

The invitations to a state dinner to mark India’s hosting of this year’s G20 came not, as you’d expect, from the office of the president of India, but from the “president of Bharat”. This has prompted speculation from observers both at home and abroad about whether this signifies an official…

The Conversation

India vs Bharat: A synonym, binary choice or ideological fixation?

There were rumours and a furious debate as President Droupadi Murmu’s office sent out an invite for a G20 event – in the name of the President of Bharat.

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RSS chief should tell government to hold caste census: RJD leader Manoj Jha

RJD leader Manoj Jha urges RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat to tell government to agree for caste census, following Bhagwat's support for reservation

The Hindu

Sanatana Dharma row | T.N. CM Stalin criticises PM Modi; accuses pro-BJP forces of false narrative

TN CM MK Stalin defends son Udhayanidhi's statements on Sanatana Dharma, says PM Modi & Cabinet using it to divert attention from issues like Manipur & CAG report irregularities. PM's speech in Parliament over TN Minister's video & 'One Nation-One Election' out of fear of I.N.D.I.A. bloc. RSS chief's remarks…

The Hindu

Vishwakarma Yojana is being used as pretext for Varnashrama Dharma, says Thirumavalavan

VCK founder Thirumavalavan charges Viswakarma Yojana of being disguised as loan scheme to implement Varnashrama Dharma. Dravidar Kazhagam and CPI leaders support him, saying it is a ploy to discourage certain castes from education. They call for eradication of RSS to ensure peace in India. #VCK #DravidarKazhagam #CPI #RSS #VarnashramaDharma…

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Vaiko condemns attempts to rename India as Bharat

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I started using Sanatana Dharma to stop Sangh Parivar groups from twisting my words as an attack on Hindu beliefs: Thirumavalavan

Thol. Thirumavalavan has been using the term "Sanatana Dharma" to criticize Hindutva and Sangh Parivar politics for the past five years. He believes it sidesteps the problem of being painted as anti-Hindu. He argues that Sanatana Dharma is the basic concept of Aryan religion, with inequality at its core, while…

The Hindu

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat asks people to use name ‘Bharat’ instead of India

This was not the first time the RSS had pitched for renaming the country as ‘Bharat’. Former heads of the organisation too have called for India to be renamed as ‘Bharat’ and have said that people of the country should go back to their roots

The Hindu

BJP spreading false propaganda about Udhayanidhi Stalin’s remark: CPI(M)

CPI(M) condemns false propaganda by RSS & BJP on TN Sports Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin's remark on Sanatana Dharma. Despite Minister's clarification, BJP is spreading false propaganda. BJP diverting attention of people to avoid defeat in 2024 LS polls.

The Hindu

Sanatana row | Congress says Sarva Dharma Sambhava is the party’s position, Kamal Nath is categorical in rejecting Udhayanidhi Stalin’s comment

Congress says Sarva Dharma Sambhava is our ideology; BJP accused us of insulting Sanatana Dharma. INDIA allies, CM Mamata Banerjee, and Priyank Kharge support DMK leader's comments, while CPI's Raja calls out RSS-BJP.

The Hindu

India’s opposition parties to jointly contest 2024 elections against Modi

The 28 opposition parties announce seat-sharing arrangements as they aim to stop the ruling BJP’s third straight win.

Al Jazeera

Vandalism, roadshows, machismo: Delhi University gears up for student body polls after 3-year hiatus

The beats of Indian drums, punctuated by car horns and the occasional siren, reverberated outside Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Khalsa College on Monday. It was a tacit announcement, especially for first-year students watching with intrigue — Delhi University students’ body polls are in the offing. The elections are due on…

Newslaundry

NSD postpones shows of play based on Bhisham Sahni’s Tamas

The NSD Repertory was putting up the production at the Abhimanch Auditorium from August 14 to 20 – as part of their end-of-the-session show. After over one and a half months of practice, rehearsals and production, however, the NSD put up a statement on social media, announcing that it was…

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Row at India’s premier private university sparks debate on academic freedom

Ashoka University is accused of stifling academic freedom after it distances itself from a research paper on 2019 polls.

The Hindu

Congress-backed CPI(M) candidate to face Trinamool in Dhupguri bypoll

CPI(M) & Congress to hold joint rally in Dhupguri, West Bengal on Sept 1, to oppose BJP & RSS. CPI-M to field candidate against TMC in bypoll.

The Hindu

Ghulam Nabi Azad’s remarks on Indian Muslims resemble language of RSS and BJP, says Mehbooba Mufti

Mehbooba Mufti criticizes Ghulam Nabi Azad for saying "all Muslims are essentially Hindu in India". She says his remarks are dangerous and divisive. She also speaks on the appointment of JKLF chief Yasin Malik's wife to the Pakistan interim Cabinet.

Newslaundry

‘Reckless, not factual’: Delhi HC orders RSS mouthpiece to remove ‘defamatory article’ on Christian school principal

Coming down heavily on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh weekly Organiser and The Commune for publishing reports “without any factual verification”, the Delhi high court has ordered the publications to take down their “defamatory articles” against a Delhi-based Christian school principal.

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India became independent to give light to the whole world, says Mohan Bhagwat

Bhagwat hoisted the tricolour at an event organised by Samartha Bharat at Vasavi Convention Hall in Bengaluru.

The Hindu

Congress was ‘short-sighted’ during Partition: Hardeep Singh Puri

Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri, at an event on Partition Horror Remembrance Day, said the Congress government was “short-sighted” during partition

The Hindu

Fight communalisation of sexual harassment against women: AIDWA

AIDWA calls to fight communalisation of sexual harassment of women. Jatas 'Himsa pai mahilala poru yatra' organised across State. Brinda Karat: BJP-RSS giving communal dimension to atrocities against women. Need to fight against BJP-RSS agenda. Bilkis Bano's rapists free, women wrestlers' fight unnoticed. PM Modi silent on Manipur incident. AIDWA:…

The Hindu

Modi will not return as PM after Lok Sabha election: VBA chief Prakash Ambedkar

Prakash Ambedkar claims BJP, RSS trying to create Hindu-Muslim divide to win 2024 election. He believes Modi won't return as PM and peace will return after election. Congress, NCP wary of alliance with VBA due to 2019 alliance with AIMIM. VBA will open account in 2024 election.

The Hindu

There shouldn’t be personal hatred in society: RSS leader Hosabale

RSS gen. sec. Hosabale: Ideological opposition diff. from personal hatred. Didolkar respected views of others without compromising on ideology. Thengdi had cordial relations with Communist leaders. Sangh teaches us to live without hatred in society. Gadkari recalls his long association with Didolkar. RSS leader: Have a big heart.

The Times of India

Owaisi hopes ASI report on Gyanvapi mosque will not open floodgates for ‘1000 Babris’

NEW DELHI: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday expressed apprehensions about the impact of the ASI report after its survey of the Gyanvapi mosque on thousands of other such structures. He expressed the apprehension that the BJP and its ideological parent RSS will set the narrative…

The Hindu

UCC will have far-reaching consequences, says retired professor of University of Hyderabad

UCC proposed by Centre too complex to be implemented given India's diversity, says retired professor of the University of Hyderabad G. Haragopal.

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