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Hindu extremists target Muslim sites in India, even Taj Mahal

New Delhi (AFP) - Thirty years after mobs demolished a historic mosque in Ayodhya, triggering a wave of sectarian bloodshed that saw thousands killed, fundamentalist Indian Hindu groups are eyeing other Muslim sites -- even the world-famous Taj Mahal.

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‘We begged them to spare our shops,’ say Muslim women in an Indian market

In New Delhi, the BJP-controlled local government razes a market run by Muslim women.

Foreign Policy

Can India re-imagine South Asia? | The Hindu Parley podcast

If New Delhi does not take the lead, the region cannot respond to various crises collectively

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RSS journalism awards celebrate Hindutva propaganda

Indraprastha Vishwa Samvad Kendra, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh’s media wing, handed out its annual Devrishi Narad Journalism Awards on Wednesday.

Newslaundry

Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese pictured wearing scarves bearing symbol used by Hindu ultra-nationalist group VHP India

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese have been photographed wearing saffron scarves bearing the symbol of a right-wing Hindu nationalist group from India that has been accused of orchestrating brutal attacks on Muslims and Christians.

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Thirumavalavan calls for songs on Dalit-Buddhist tradition

Move to counter claims made by Hindutva groups relating to religion and culture, says VCK general secretary

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Sacked official should submit Gyanvapi videography, Hindu plaintiffs tell court

They say report would not be complete without his cooperation, amounting to a legal lapse

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Hindu groups file fresh petitions to stop Muslims from entering historic Indian mosque

Members of hardline Hindu groups filed petitions in a court in northern India to stop Muslims from entering a historic mosque, until the court decides on an earlier plea seeking approval to look for any Hindu relics which may be on the site, lawyers said on Wednesday.

Reuters

‘Textbook repeat’: India courts hear Hindu-relics-in-mosque pleas

India’s top court and court in Varanasi hear petitions by Hindu groups claiming Mughal-era mosque has Lord Shiva relics.

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Complaint filed against Hindu outfit in Bengaluru

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Nightmare on temple street: thieves return stolen Indian idols

New Delhi (AFP) - A gang of thieves have returned more than a dozen idols they stole from an ancient Hindu temple in India, saying they had been haunted by nightmares ever since the crime, according to police.

AFP

Places of Worship Act does not apply to Gyanvapi, says VHP

“There has been no change in the status of the religious structure since 1947, and Hindus have always performed puja at the site”

The Hindu

India, France carry out second joint patrol in Southern Indian Ocean

Maritime domain awareness and anti-submarine cooperation have emerged as priority areas in the region

The Hindu

Explained | The Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath dispute and the current case

The decades-old Gyanvapi mosque- Kashi Vishwanath case reached the Supreme Court on May 13 after a local court in Varanasi directed that a videography survey at the religious complex be allowed to continue

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Indian court prohibits large religious gathering at mosque after Hindu idols found-lawyers

A court in north India on Monday ordered authorities to limit large Muslim prayer gatherings in the historic Gyanvapi mosque after a survey team found relics of the Hindu god Shiva and other Hindu symbols there, lawyers involved in the case said.

Al Jazeera

India redrawing Kashmir assembly seats to ‘disempower Muslims’?

Locals say delimitation of constituencies will make Muslim vote ‘irrelevant’ in India’s only Muslim-majority region.

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Gyanvapi survey: 12.8 feet long Shivling found in the complex, claims Hindu side

The Varanasi civil court has directed the district authorities to seal the place of 'Shivling' immediately and ensure its safety. Full story on Dynamite News:

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The celebrated assassin: the play about Gandhi’s killer, still dividing India

Having written about sex tapes and the Delhi bus gang-rape, Anupama Chandrasekhar is tackling Nathuram Godse, the gunman who was raised as a girl – and is now a hero to Hindu nationalists

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Sabre-rattling over ‘Hindutva’ ahead of BMC polls

Bal Thackeray could not have imagined that reciting Hanuman Chalisa would tantamount to sedition in his son’s regime, taunts Fadnavis

The Hindu

Rakesh Tikait blames BJP for rift in BKU (Tikait)

Disgruntled members form new outfit, cite lack of internal democracy

The Hindu

Probe into how woman’s tormentors were let off

CV Anand to take action against Jubilee Hills policemen who ‘settled’ the issue

Dynamite News

Survey of Gyanvapi Masjid likely to be completed tomorrow

The survey of the Gyanvapi Masjid is likely to be completed tomorrow, Sudhir Tripathi, an advocate representing the Hindu side said on Sunday.

The Hindu

Activist struggles to file FIR against Hindu Janjagruti Samiti member over communally provocative statements

Police register FIR on Friday, but only after directions from the court

The Hindu

A year on, Quad initiative for 1 billion India-made vaccines runs into rough weather

Production of Johnson & Johnson jab at Hyderabad-based firm’s facility stalled over indemnity and safety issues

The Hindu

Over 600 depositors petition police as finance firm shuts operations

The Madras Purasawalkam Hindu Janopkara Saswatha Nidhi closed its office on April 4

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