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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
Punjab: Contract workers put ‘No Entry’ signs for Ministers who failed employment promises
Sick of waiting for the state government to realise its election policies, they consider a gherao protest
Gujarat Assembly passes Freedom of Religion Amendment Bill, 2021
The Amendment Bill proposes to consider promises of a better lifestyle and divine blessings as allurement towards religious conversion
Himanta Biswa Sarma barred from campaigning, cop brother transferred
The minister and BJP’s star campaigner has responded to the ECI notice, even as his cop brother Sushanta has been shunted out of Goalpara
Implementation of Electricity Bill 2021 violates India’s democratic process: AITUC
Describing the Bill as a means to privatise the power sector, the AITUC alleged that the central government dismisses India’s federal, democratic system.
Assam: ECI orders repoll in Ratabari, after allegations of EVM tampering
EVM was being transported by polling officials in a vehicle owned by the local BJP candidate, when they were caught and allegedly attacked by a mob
Minor Rohingya girl to be deported to Myanmar
This is a first deportation since the military coup in Myanmar sparked protests across the country
Punjab: Life convicts can avail remission under revised remission policy
The Remission Policy 2021, is expected to remove ambiguities of the previous policy
UP: Inter-faith couple found dead in Bareilly
Police suspect suicide due to opposition from parents, as poison was recovered from next to the bodies
Assam Assembly Elections: Phase two concludes
74.79 percent voter turnout; 354 candidates engaged in an electoral battle for 39 seats
Madras HC directs UIDAI to enquire about BJP using Aadhaar data for votes
The party has asserted that it has not stolen data and the mobile numbers have been acquired through door-to-door campaign
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