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Explainer: What is 'Hindu rate of growth' and why Raghuram Rajan's remarks may be 'premature'

NEW DELHI: India's gross domestic product (GDP) data for the third quarter (October-December 2022) received a word of caution from the former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan.

The Times of India

Discrimination based on caste is pervasive in South Asian communities around the world – now Seattle has banned it

Seattle became the first city in the U.S. to outlaw caste-based discrimination against immigrants from stigmatized groups in South Asia’s traditional social hierarchy.

The Conversation

Holi festival - what is it and how do people celebrate the Hindu festival

The holiday is usually celebrated over the course of two days

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Caste privilege: A new rights frontier

Caste-based discrimination happens in the U.S. too. A new Seattle ordinance galvanizes the South Asian community

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AP Photos: Women with sticks perform Indian festival ritual

Hundreds of women in two north Indian towns celebrated "Holi,” the Hindu festival of colors, by playfully hitting men with wooden sticks in response to their teasing as part of a ritual.

The Independent UK

When is Holi 2023? Date, Story, History, Significance and all you need to know

Holi is a festival of religious significance and holds importance in Hindu religion. It is celebrated nationwide with great enthusiasm and zeal. Holi signifies the eternal love bonding between Lord Krishna and Radha; their love is cited as divine love. It also celebrates the victory of good over evil by…

The Times of India

Hindu nationalism and local sub-nationalisms: Northeast poll results show rise of two poles

There may be plenty of individual surprises in the assembly election results from three Northeast Indian states, with several upsets. There are, however, no apparent jaw-droppers so far as the larger political picture is concerned.

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India’s sinking holy town of Joshimath faces grim future: ‘a time bomb’

It was built on debris left from landslides and earthquakes. Scientists have long warned it can’t withstand the heavy construction being done to boost religious tourism to Hindu and Sikh holy sites.

Chicago Sun-Times

India revives civil militia after Hindu killings in Kashmir

Days after seven Hindus were killed in a village in disputed Kashmir, hundreds of residents staged protests across the region's Hindu-dominated areas

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Students visiting temples for exam help

Travelling to temples is catching on among the young, with Buddhist and Hindu temples popular domestic tourist attractions, a new report says.

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‘A time bomb’: India’s sinking holy town faces grim future

For months, residents in Joshimath, a holy town burrowed high up in India’s Himalayan mountains, have seen their homes slowly sink

The Independent UK

Over 2 years after it junked PTI subscription, Prasar Bharati inks deal with Hindusthan Samachar

More than two years after it cancelled its subscription to news agency Press Trust of India, state broadcaster Prasar Bharati has signed an exclusive two-year contract with the Hindusthan Samachar agency.

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Behold, the exam results god

Travelling to a revered location and worshipping sacred items is catching on among the young, with Buddhist and Hindu temples popular domestic tourist attractions, a new report says.

Bangkok Post

Logan's harmony of faiths demonstrates Australia's changing face of religion

The 2021 census revealed more Australians are now Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Hindus than ever before. In Logan, south of Brisbane, these faiths intermingle.

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BJP to organise mega convention on Hindu-Muslim unity in Muzaffarnagar

LUCKNOW: Nearly a decade after it was hit by communal riots in 2013, the west UP district of Muzaffarnagar is all set to hold a BJP-backed mega-convention on “Hindu-Muslim unity”. The convention, titled ‘Sneh Milan: Ek Desh Ek DNA’ is likely to be organised between March 15 and March 20,…

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First-ever Holi celebrations set to take place in north Dublin

The Hindu festival of Holi marks the arrival of spring and celebrates the victory of the god Vishnu over the demon king Hiranyakashipu

The Independent UK

Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant wants to add caste to the city’s anti-discrimination laws

The Times of India

Men found charred in car: VHP demands CBI probe, says Bajrang Dal's name being dragged into case due to political bias

NEW DELHI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Friday demanded a CBI probe into the death of two Muslim men from Rajasthan whose bodies were found in a car in Haryana.

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India's BJP slams Soros for saying Adani's troubles will weaken Modi

NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party accused billionaire financier-philanthropist George Soros of trying to undermine India's democracy on Friday by predicting that the Adani group's woes would loosen the Hindu nationalist leader's grip on power.

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‘We would’ve never filed a case’: Behind rise in Haryana ‘love jihad’ FIRs, vigilantes, misuse of new law

Sanskriti Shukla converted to Islam before she married Javed Khan last year in Haryana’s Faridabad. They had been in a relationship for seven years, but they are now in hiding after threats from Hindutva vigilantes, including the Bajrang Dal and the Bittu Bajrangi-led Gau Raksha Bajrang Force.

The Guardian - UK

What is the BBC Modi documentary and why is it so controversial?

‘India: the Modi Question’, examining 2002 sectarian riots, comes at sensitive time for prime minister

The Conversation

Why the love story of Radha and Krishna has been told in Hinduism for centuries

Although it originated as a Christian holiday in honor of St. Valentine, Valentine’s Day has become a global celebration of romantic love, observed by people of many religions and of no religion.

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VHP Leader Shot In UP's Moradabad, Admitted To Hospital

A Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader was shot on Saturday evening on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh. Read further on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

‘Dharma can be religion but it is not only religion'

Why fear a dharmic nation? The upshot after a robust exchange at the Times Litfest was that no one fears a dharmic nation. The bone of contention was the ownership of dharma by a religion. Does dharma get devalued when conflated with religion? Why does the Constitution need to be…

The Independent UK

Indian gov't withdraws appeal to hug cows on Valentine's Day

India’s government has withdrawn its earlier appeal to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day next week not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values

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