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BJP warns Congress govt. will collapse if it bans RSS and Bajrang Dal

Taking exception to the Congress leaders talking about the possibility of banning RSS and Bajrang Dal, the Opposition BJP has warned that the Congress government will not survive “even for three months” if they went ahead with it.

The Hindu

Narendra Modi: India’s authoritarian leader with his own app

India’s 14th prime minister, Narendra Modi, is emerging as one of the country’s pivotal post-independence leaders – along with its founding PM Jawaharlal Nehru, who set the template for a secular, democratic nation in 1947, and his daughter Indira Gandhi, who ruled for 15 turbulent years.

The Week

Bommai visits RSS headquarters, discusses party organisation

After the announcement of the Assembly election results, acting Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai held a discussion with the RSS leaders regarding party organisation in Bengaluru on Monday.

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DRDO official held by Maharashtra ATS for spying is an RSS volunteer, alleges Congress

Congress spokesperson Pawan Khera said the arrest of the DRDO scientist, Pradeep Kurulkar, was a “very serious matter” and claimed that it exposed the “anti-national face” of the RSS

The Hindu

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

Al Jazeera

Communalism a bigger problem for India than corruption, says Union Minister Baghel

Fake news and TRP are the worst factors that have impacted the media in the present times, said speakers at a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) award function on Monday.

The Hindu

Owaisi criticises Congress for inducting Shettar into party

Asaduddin Owaisi, AIMIM leader, criticised Sonia Gandhi and other Congress leaders for inducting Jagadish Shettar, a former BJP leader into the Congress, saying Mr. Shettar was a leader with RSS roots.

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With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

India's Hindu nationalist government and religious leaders are staunchly opposing same-sex marriage as a landmark case plays out in the country's Supreme Court, but others say there is nothing to fear.

ABC News

RSS’ women’s wing conducts survey among doctors and AYUSH practitioners on the LGBTQ+ community

The responses will be shared with the Supreme Court that is currently hearing the same-sex marriage issue, said Madhuri Marathe, organising secretary of the group that was launched in 2021.

The Hindu

In Dharwad prestige fight, BJP turncoat looks to hold fort against all odds

“Who is going to win the seat? BJP or Mr Shettar?”

Newslaundry

Delhi court summons BBC and two others in connection to PM Modi’s documentary

Delhi’s Rohini Court on May 3 issued summons to the BBC, Wikipedia and Internet Archives on a defamation suit filed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader Binay Kumar Singh, in relation to its recent documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The Hindu

CB arrests BJP leader for firebombing Sandeepanda Giri’s ashram

The CB produced Mr. Girikumar in court on Tuesday and remanded him in judicial custody for 14 days.

The Hindu

The BJP disrespected people who elected me: Jagadish Shettar

The senior Lingayat leader’s decision to quit the BJP and join the Congress party may impact the political equations in the Kittur Karnataka region.

The Hindu

People want the count of jobs PM created, not the number of times he has been insulted, says Kharge

“People of the country want statistics of the jobs Prime Minister Narendra Modi created after promising two crores a year, but he is keeping track of the number of times he has been insulted,” commented AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. He was responding to Prime Minister Modi’s comment that Congress insulted…

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Trade Unions, farm outfits condemn ban on postal unions

Central Trade Unions and farmers’ organisations on April 28 condemned the Centre’s decision to de-register the All India Postal Employees Union (AIPEU) and the National Federation of Postal Employees (NFPE).

Newslaundry

‘Used foreign funds to oppose Adani project’: I-T report on Ritwick Dutta

Before environment lawyer-activist Ritwick Dutta was booked by the CBI, an income tax department report had last year accused him of opposing overseas projects led by Indian entities, including the Adani Group. It had also accused him of using foreign money to partner with domestic NGOs, including an RSS affiliate.

The Hindu

RSS meet in Mathura focuses on Punjab, Hindutva

The Akhil Bharatiya Baudhik Varg (all India intellectual group meet) at Mathura’s Keshav Dham is attended by over 300 people associated with various Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh affiliates

The Hindu

Rahul addresses Yuva Samvada in Gadag

Congress disqualified MP Rahul Gandhi has said that a reading of history will reveal that the RSS has always had an anti-constitutional stand and it stood with the British and the kings and not with common people.

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The Conversation

Recent mosque attacks raise questions about the affinity between white supremacy and far-right Hindu nationalism

During Ramadan, a man attacked a mosque in Markham, Ont. He allegedly yelled slurs, tore up a Qu'ran, and attempted to run down worshippers in his vehicle.

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi, in a rally in Karnataka, targets BJP, RSS for attacking democracy, spreading hatred

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused the ruling BJP and RSS of attacking democracy and spreading hatred and violence in the country. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi granted permanent exemption by Bhiwandi court from appearance in defamation case

The Bhiwandi court on Saturday granted a permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing before it in a defamation case. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Maharashtra court grants Rahul Gandhi permanent exemption from appearance in defamation case

BHIWANDI: A Bhiwandi court in Maharashtra's Thane district on Saturday granted permanent exemption to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi from appearing in the criminal defamation proceedings initiated against him on a complaint filed by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker Rajesh Kunte.

The Conversation

India: Rahul Gandhi's defamation trial highlights drift away from democracy under Narendra Modi

Rahul Gandhi, India’s most prominent opposition leader and the principal adversary of the country’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, was recently disqualified as a member of parliament. This came after Gandhi was found guilty of defamation for comment he made about Modi’s surname at a rally in 2019.

Al Jazeera

Mughals, RSS, evolution: Outrage as India edits school textbooks

Government removes significant historical and scientific facts from textbooks as it pursues a Hindu supremacist agenda.

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 266: Howrah’s Ram Navami violence, Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam

This week, host Basant Kumar is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and freelance journalist Snigdhendu Bhattacharya.

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