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Tit for tat: Why Rahul Gandhi visited Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s samadhi

NEW DELHI: After accusations that the BJP was attempting to appropriate Congress leaders such as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, BR Ambedkar, Subhash Chandra Bose and Narasimha Rao, the grand old party has sought to do the same with former prime minister late Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

The Times of India · Dec 26, 2022

The atrophy of the neo-Buddhist movement in India

Revisiting the ideals of Ambedkar’s neo-Buddhist movement can be helpful in building fierce ideological challenges to Hindutva’s understanding of history and culture

The Hindu · Oct 7, 2022

Trough of low pressure to bring more rain in coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh

State Disaster Management Authority advises people residing in low-lying areas to stay alert

The Hindu · Oct 6, 2022

Explained | State powers to challenge central laws

When can a State invoke Article 131? Can a State government challenge laws passed by the Centre?

The Hindu · Sep 26, 2022

Andhra Pradesh: Temple for Ambedkar inaugurated in Srikakulam district

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The Hindu · Sep 25, 2022

Morning Digest | NIA says leaders of a community were on PFI ‘hit ­list’; Draft telecom Bill proposes to make caller identity mandatory, and more

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The Hindu · Sep 24, 2022

‘Ambedkar tourist circuit only aids nationalistic narrative’

The five spots on the tour are not true to Dr. Ambedkar’s ‘true legacy’, say scholars and Ambedkarites; they suggest Raigarh where he led Mahad Satyagraha and Pune where he held negotiations with Gandhi, among others, as places of significance

The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022

Dalit family replaces portraits of gods with those of Buddha, Ambedkar

The family of a Dalit boy was slapped with a ₹60,000 fine by the village panchayat after the boy accidentally touched the wooden pole of the village deity

The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022

The ambit of fraternity and the wages of oblivion

It is often forgotten that ‘fraternity’ is among the basic values inscribed in the Preamble of the Constitution of India

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022

Explained | The office of the Governor: its origins, powers, and controversies

The role of the Governor, which originates in the colonial period, has been a contentious one, right from the Constitutional Assembly debates to the Supreme Court cases around it.

The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022