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Uddhav Thackeray behind ‘beautification’ of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict Yakub Memon’s grave, claims BJP, demands apology from former CM

‘The beautification of 1993 Mumbai blasts convict’s graves is one among many incidents, which exposed that Mr. Thackeray, had compromised with Hindutva to protect his position as Chief Minister,” Maharashtra BJP chief Bawankule said.

The Hindu

Amid threats and signal cuts, India’s top independent TV anchor battles on – but for how long?

"While We Watched", a new documentary on veteran journalist Ravish Kumar, attests to the challenges of independent news reporting in India today. Death threats, signal cuts and financial pressures are par for the course at his TV news station, NDTV. Now a recent hostile takeover bid has renewed fears over…

France 24

Let’s Talk About: Reading RSS with Vijai Trivedi

Let’s Talk About: RSS is our three-part deep-dive into the rise and expansion of the Hindutva organisation into a formidable sociocultural and political force in the country.

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Bihar and the evolution of Mandal politics

The next few years will show whether the Mandal platform still has the potential to take on the Hindutva juggernaut

The Hindu

Changing contexts of caste

The meanings of caste have transformed — as a system regulating life chances, as a mode of political mobilisation, or as a socio-cultural identity

The Hindu

Three murders in a communal cauldron

With tempers running high among Hindutva activists in Karnataka after killings and counter-killings in Dakshina Kannada, K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj and Raghava M. report on how the government’s handling of the investigations could further nourish the ecosystem of violence in the State’s coastal belt

The Hindu

Signs of a dead end for social justice politics

The success of the OBC alliance in 2015 in Bihar may be difficult to replicate in the Hindi heartland

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Words of wisdom for the Congress’s ‘last Mughals’

With only paper champions defending the idea of India, the party must self-reflect critically to fathom its predicament

The Hindu

What’s fuelling Shivraj Chouhan’s journey from ‘Mamaji’ to ‘Bulldozer Mama’?

In March, Shivraj Singh Chouhan arrived at BJP legislator Rameshwar Sharma’s house in Bhopal for a function celebrating the completion of two years of his fourth term as Madhya Pradesh’s chief minister. He was greeted by a parade of over a dozen bulldozers decked out with posters championing the chief…

Newslaundry

Why coastal Karnataka is southern India’s ‘Hindutva laboratory’

Hindutva refers to Hindu supremacist movement that aims to turn constitutionally secular India into ethnic Hindu state.

Al Jazeera

Hindutva ideologue Chakravarty Sulibele unleashes attack on BJP leaders and CM Bommai

‘Many people like me can never vote Congress, but we are not fools either to keep people like you in power,’ Sulibele tells BJP

The Hindu

Admit that you revolted to save yourself from probe agencies, stop maligning Hindutva: Sanjay Raut to Shiv Sena rebels

MUMBAI: Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut on Sunday said the rebel lawmakers should honestly admit that they revolted against the party leadership to protect themselves from the central probe agencies.

The Times of India

Karnataka | Author Devanuru Mahadeva says he was provoked by the unrest in the State to write a book on the RSS

Mahadeva’s book ‘RSS: Aala Mattu Agala’ has sold more than a lakh copies in less than a month

The Hindu

One year of Basavaraj Bommai regime: A sharp turn to the right

Contrary to expectations, Bommai-led government has seen Hindutva forces growing louder and stronger

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Harmony in society has taken a hit: Siddaramaiah

At book release programme, former CM also takes a dig at Hindutva

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The ‘saint’ and the ‘sinner’

While the RSS pracharak has to live by a harsh moral code, the BJP politician is untethered to any such morality

The Hindu

Uddhav camp spars with Shinde-Fadnavis government over renaming of Aurangabad, Osmanabad

While the BJP faction alleged that the MVA government had taken the decision to rename the cities in an illegal Cabinet meeting that was called after it had lost majority in the Assembly, the Uddhav faction alleged that the new government was just trying to delay the renaming decision of…

The Hindu

Bajrang Dal activist assaulted in Shivamogga

It is said that Kantaraju was targeted for his involvement with Hindutva organisations

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India has a history of diverse cultures, says Satchidanandan

‘Existence of many religions not a threat to national unity’

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Eshwarappa says Shiv Sena MLAs breaking away to join hands with BJP is justified

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Taming the tiger: On change of guard in Maharashtra

BJP deflected attention from the defection by allowing Shinde retain Sena identity

Al Jazeera

How BJP wrested back control of India’s richest state Maharashtra

After days of political drama experts say was orchestrated by BJP, a coalition gov’t falls and a new leader is sworn in.

The Times of India

First time a govt fell due to Hindutva: Madhya Pradesh minister Narottam Mishra on Maharashtra political crisis

BHOPAL: The Sena rebels have been “saffronised”, Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra remarked on Thursday even as MP agriculture minister Kamal Patel tweeted that the Uddhav Thackeray government fell because it “insulted women power”, alleging that Kangana Ranaut was “targeted” by the erstwhile Shiv Sena government.

The Hindu

Fadnavis’ ‘masterstroke’ of nominating Eknath as CM takes wind out of Uddhav camp’s sails

Decision to make Shinde the CM boosts credibility of rebellion over ‘Hindutva’ while deflecting criticism that BJP actively toppled the MVA govt

The Hindu

Shiv Sainiks’ hearts still beat for their wagh

39 Shiv Sena MLAs breaking ranks over Uddhav Thackeray’s alleged failure to pursue the outfit’s core Hindutva ideology has sparked a groundswell of support for the beleaguered party chief. However, it remains to be seen if the Thackerays can channel the popular sentiment to revive the party’s flagging fortunes

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