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Retired civil servants file petition against Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, Supreme Court gives Centre 6 weeks’ time to respond

The plea argues that the amended act is unconstitutional and runs contrary to the existing principles for environmental law in India.

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s Vijayadashami speech blows BJP’s poll bugle, extolls G-20 summit, asks if “external forces” were responsible for Manipur violence

The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief, Bhagwat stated that he may not be able to attend the inauguration of the Ram temple at Ayodhya on January 22, 2024. For “security reasons as asked people to celebrate the occasion in their own hometowns; This year, the RSS invited singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan was one of the chief guests at its annual, Vijayadashmi (Dussehra) event in Nagpur, also event attended by Union Minister Nitin Gadkari and Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.

India revels in Durga-Pooja with zest, harmony overrides the hate

This year, 2023, the festival of Bijoya, or Dussehra has presented numerous beautiful pictures of unity, love and rebellion by demonstrating religion and mutiny on the dais of collective harmony!

Karnataka: Hijab-wearing candidates permitted to appear for recruitment examinations conducted by state

State education minister M.C. Sudhakar stands by the decision of the state in the face of opposition by Hindutva groups, states that any restriction imposed on attire would amount to an infringement of the rights of individuals

Election Commission to “look into” complaint against govt plan to involve govt servants as ‘Prabharis” of Modi’s schemes

The election watchdog was quoted by the Indian Express saying that it had “just received the complaint” and would “look into it”, a top official said.

Adivasi woman assaulted, stripped by men, BJP MLC’s wife book amongst 3 others

A harrowing incident of assault of an Adivasi woman took place on October 15 where reportedly three associates of the local BJP MLC's wife came and harassed the woman on grounds of the fact that she refused to vacate the land. BJP MLC Suresh Dhas has previously been implicated in a land grabbing accusations as well.

BJP lifts suspension on T. Raja Singh, a frequent hate offender, gives him a ticket: Telangana

T Raja Singh, “suspended” by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for his vitriolic comments on Prophet Muhammed last year, has not only been re-instated on the eve of the state polls in Telangana but given a ticket to contest; news of Singh issuing letters with some exclusivist content around ongoing Garba events meanwhile have also surfaced; this article traces the hate-filled track record of this BJP candidate from Telangana

Epics Journeys—How the Ramayana sailed to faraway lands, Indonesia, Thailand and more

It was trade and scholarship, conquest and exchanges that took our epics the Ramayana and the Mahabharata across the seas, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea onto the shores of South-eastern Asian countries: Indonesia, Thailand and Cambodia. Closer home, we see some influences also in Myanmar.

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