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Busted: Exploring the origins of Australia as ‘Astralaya’ and the potential Indian Yogi influence on Baalbek Temple in Lebanon

Spiritual figures make competing claims about Australian and Lebanese History, both Sadhguru's Isha and Sri Sri Ravi Shankar's organisations in the spotlight

Badaun, UP: Heinous instance of murder of 2 minors given communal colour to bash a religious minority

While the state police and family of the deceased have not been able to ascertain the reason behind the killing, trolls on social media take this opportunity to bash the religious minority community as the accused is a Muslim

SC: Give ration cards to 8 crore migrant/unorganised sector workers within two months

The Supreme Court’s landmark decision on the Right to Food directs that ration cards must be issued irrespective of quotas set under NFSA

As the date for the general assembly election approaches, hate crimes in India continue

From Noida which witnessed a heinous beating of a reportedly Muslim man, to UP’s Badaun where a man committed the double murder of children and was soon after gunned down. Hate continues to result in crime and violence.

Uttarakhand HC: State government to formulate general instructions to enable couples to approach police with protection plea

The division bench was dealing with a protection plea filed by a couple who had urged judicial intervention to ensure that they are not be harmed by the families

Bastar: The Naxal Story is poorly written, incoherent, and grotesque

The film seems less about Bastar, more about the ideological bashing of political opponents

Over 90 former civil servants have strongly opposed “Green Credit Rules” making corporate access to forests easy

The Union environment ministry issued a notification last month saying corporations and other private entities can take up plantations on forest land

Ground report: Protests erupt in Assam after portrayal of Muslims as criminals in rally by Bodoland University

Protests have arisen after a cultural procession organised by its Department of Geography at the Bodoland University in Kokrajhar, Assam had depicted Muslims as criminals in their rally. Protestors demand an investigation, say student statement is not ‘enough.’

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