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Hegemony: Kerala’s Bharatapuzha as a political stage
Unlike the North Indian Kumbh, the Bharatapuzha by contrast has never functioned as a Pan-Hindu pilgrimage centre. It has no historical association with mass ritual bathing, no priestly networks that regulate sacred time, and no inherited mythological mandate that binds the river to cyclical purification rites. The introduction of the Maha Magha Mahotsavam is a clear cultural imposition by Hindutva
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EC bars victory celebrations on vote counting on May 2
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MP High Court dismisses petition seeking action against EC for conducting by-election
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Are obituaries in Gujarat newspapers a better indicator of real Covid-deaths?
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Over 11,504 fresh Covid cases, 75 deaths were reported in Haryana in the past 24 hours, CM says ‘should not debate on data’
Plea in Bombay HC seeking FIR against BJP MP Sujay Patil for illegal procurement of Remdesivir
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The plea states that political figures are encashing the pandemic for their vote bank at the risk of lives of many patients
Anger simmers as bodies pile up outside crematoria in Gujarat
Mismanagement of oxygen and life-saving drugs adds to people’s woes as the Rupani administration, and by extension the Modi regime come under fire for apathy and ineptitude
Uttar Pradesh CM Adityanath ‘warns’ hospitals flagging oxygen shortage
Hospitals across the state had begun put up notices informing public about oxygen shortage, families were advised to shift patients
Telangana declares 16 organisations unlawful; HRF calls it throttle of dissent
Through a government order, 16 organisations were deemed to be acting as fronts of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) as they have protested the government
TN gov’t allows partial reopening of Sterlite plant citing oxygen crisis amidst Covid pandemic
During an all-party meeting, the Opposition stressed that the oxygen production should not result in the resumption of other activities in the plant.
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