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India kicks off a massive Hindu festival touted as the world's largest religious gathering

Millions of Hindu devotees and mystics have gathered in the northern Indian city of Prayagraj for the Maha Kumbh festival, which is the largest religious congregation on earth

The Independent UK

India To Open Giant Hindu Festival For 400 Million Pilgrims

Vast crowds of Hindu pilgrims in India readied on Monday to bathe in sacred waters for the Kumbh Mela festival, with organisers expecting 400 million people -- the largest gathering of humanity.

International Business Times

Tens of thousands of Hindu devotees take holy dip at largest gathering of humanity on Earth

Maha Kumbh, the largest gathering of people anywhere on Earth, is expected to draw more than 400 million devotees to India’s Uttar Pradesh

The Independent UK

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Indian Hindu Pilgrims Take The Plunge Ahead Of Largest Gathering

Indian farmer Govind Singh travelled for nearly two days by train to reach what he believes is the "land of the gods" -- just one among legions of Hindu pilgrims joining the largest gathering of humanity.

International Business Times

Maha Kumbh: VHP announces 'religious programs' in Prayagraj

Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) General Secretary Bajrang Lal Bagda announced on Saturday the schedule for the upcoming Maha Kumbh in Prayagraj. Read further on Dynamite News:

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India Readies For Mammoth Hindu Festival Of 400 Million Pilgrims

The world's largest gathering of humanity begins in India on Monday with the opening of the Kumbh Mela, a six-week Hindu festival organisers expect to attract up to 400 million pilgrims.

International Business Times

India's Kumbh Mela, World's Largest Religious Gathering

Organisers of India's Kumbh Mela have prepared to host a staggering 400 million devotees at the six-week Hindu festival that starts Monday and is expected to be the largest human gathering in history.

International Business Times

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Crowd crush at India’s Tirupati temple kills six as thousands seek entry

Dozens of others injured after thousands of devotees queue outside one of the most visited Hindu temples in south India.

Al Jazeera

The evolution of TM Krishna: Justice through art and literature

All the ruckus around an MS Subbulakshmi award being given to TM Krishna, outspoken Carnatic musician, appears to have doubled the sound of applause on Christmas Day when he performed as part of the annual conferences and concerts of the Madras Music Academy. Ever since March 2024, when the Music…

Newslaundry

Hafta 518: Bihar protests, Moradabad murder, Hindutva campaigns

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna.

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Bangladesh Court Rejects Bail For Jailed Hindu Leader

Hindu leader Krishna Das Prabhu denied bail on sedition charges in Bangladesh, sparking security concerns and tensions. Supporters closely monitor legal pr...

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Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups

The Independent UK

Pakistani Hindus who gained Indian citizenship apply for voter IDs

At just four years old, Radha fled from Pakistan with her family, and now at 18, as a newly minted Indian citizen, she is preparing to cast her first vote in the upcoming Delhi assembly elections. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

New York couple planned dream wedding in Asia. They're now suing the planner over the nightmare it became

Exclusive: Jasmine Lau and Ashwin Kaja say their wedding planner changed their ceremony date without telling them, left guests stranded, and caused the groom’s father to be burned during a sacred Hindu fire ritual, among other things

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Measured and methodical: What a DU seminar in 1999 told me about Manmohan Singh

It was an autumn day in 1999. I was an undergraduate student among a thin audience at the auditorium of Delhi University’s Hindu College. That was the first time I saw Dr Manmohan Singh in person. And that was when I noticed core attributes he carried even in high office…

International Business Times

India Readies For 400 Million Pilgrims At Mammoth Festival

Beside India's holy rivers, a makeshift city is being built for a Hindu religious festival expected to be so vast it will be seen from space, the largest gathering in history.

Dynamite News

Violence Against Minorities: Bangladesh 2200 cases, Pakistan 112

Kirti Vardhan Singh, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: First family of Bollywood, LTA Punjab, populist schemes

AnonymousIn last week’s Hafta, Chetan Bhagat was spot on when he described how minuscule the demands of a typical Indian are and how not only have they adopted a practice of just being submissive to what's happening in terms of poor services, but religion has been at the core of…

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UP: 'Aarti' performed at incidentally discovered Shiva temple in Sambhal

The Aarti was done after decades as the temple has been reopened after 1978, as claimed by Nagar Hindu Sabha Patron Vishnu Sharan Rastogi. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Hafta letters: Shehla Rashid interview, geopolitics, Hafta guests, standup comedy

NiranjanFirst-time writer sick of the tirade against Anand, just voicing some support (not that Judge Saab needs it). Modi and government bashing is easy and we have Abhi to do it in very colourful words. I don’t expect Anand to participate in it. Rather than pass black and white judgements…

The Independent UK

On Gita Jayanti, Hare Krishnas celebrate the birth of the sacred text Bhagavad Gita

Dec. 11 marked Gita Jayanti, the day that many Hindus believe Lord Krishna spoke the words of the holy Bhagavad Gita to warrior prince Arjuna more than 5,000 years ago

Al Jazeera

‘Our lives don’t matter’: Bangladeshi Hindus under attack after Hasina exit

Bangladeshi Hindus – seen as allies of ousted PM Sheikh Hasina – face mounting threats, amid anti-India sentiments.

Dynamite News

Supreme Court takes note of Allahabad HC judge's 'controversial' remarks at VHP event

The Supreme Court has taken note of the reports about the 'controversial' speech given by Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, judge of the Allahabad High Court, at an event organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Spies, Gangsters, and Murder: Canada’s Wildest Diplomatic Showdown Yet

Killing of Canadian Sikh linked to highest levels of India’s government

The Independent UK

Protests in Indian capital over reported attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh

Hundreds of protesters have rallied near the Bangladesh diplomatic mission in the Indian capital, pressing for an end to reported attacks on Hindus and other minorities

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