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Right-wing outfits and NCP MLA’s protest led to dismissal of 114 Muslim workers at Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra
In Ahmednagar’s Shri Shani Shingnapur temple, 114 Muslim workers were among 167 dismissed by the Shri Shaneshwar Devasthan trust. While the reasons cited were alleged disciplinary lapses it is no coincidence that right-wing groups—Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), Sakal Hindu Samaj (SHS), and an MLA belonging to the NCP—had earlier protested and demanded the removal of Muslim employees at temple, claiming temple donations serve ‘Hindu causes’ and that the ‘sanctity of temple’ would be marred; following dismissals, these groups hailed the action, while the temple trust denied religious bias
Its live-in and gay ties whip up cyclones like Biparjoy: HJS, Goa
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Don’t invite enmity with friends: Ex MP Hussain Dalwai to M’tra’s Muslim youth!
Exhorting Muslims not to get provoked with the singular and vicious agenda of Hindutva outfits promoted by the present government, Dalwai writes: Most Hindus in not only Maharashra, but in the whole country, are even today working hard to maintain Hindu-Muslim unity. Incidents like what happened in Kolhapur will create trouble for those who believe in communal harmony. Those who are instigating Muslims in the name of religion are not the saviours of Muslims, they are in fact their enemies...
Savarkar’s grandson calls for trade boycott of Muslims: HJS, GOA
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Ranjit Savarkar, grandson of Hindutva ideologue VD Savarkar, on Friday, June 16 called for an economic boycott of the Muslim community and exhorted Hindus to carry out “only Hindu-to-Hindu” trade. He was an invitee and speaker at the inauguration of a six-day ‘Vaishvik Hindu Rashtra Mahotsav’ being held in Goa.
Kerala High Court Upholds Tribunal’s Order Directing PSC To Provisionally Accept Trans-Woman’s Application For Post Confined To Women Candidates
The Kerala High Court (HC) declined to interfere with...
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This piece aims to explicate for the reader the juridical and political position of the institution of marriage. It further locates within these legal and political trends the case for same-sex marriage. The write-up dwells on the various instances where the State has intervened in the institution of marriage and how these interventions, accompanied by the laws and jurisprudence, lay the foundation for the current 18 petitions in the Supreme Court. This short article will also go on to explicate the understanding of same-sex marriage following the expansion of the Special Marriage Act of 1954.
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