MAKING SENSE OF MODI’S TEMPLE INVESTMENT: CITIES OF GODS AND A NEW IDEA OF URBAN AESTHETICS
This year’s Deepavali witnessed a celebration at Ayodhya like never before, with the Prime Minister of the world’s largest democracy participating in the aarti on Sarayu river. A few weeks back, PM Modi had inaugurated the re-developed Mahakaleswara temple complex in Ujjain. Earlier he… Read More
MALAIKA ARORA CRITICISED FOR FLAUNTING A BALENCIAGA DRESS EVEN AS THE FASHION BRAND FACES ACCUSATIONS OF PROMOTING CHILD PORNOGRAPHY
High-end fashion brand Balenciaga is under fire in recent days over its disturbing portrayal of children in its photoshoot for its Spring/Summer 2023 Collection. Founded by the Spanish fashion designer Cristóbal Balenciaga, the brand had recently updated the homepage of its website with pictures of… Read More
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IMPORT OF CHINESE TOYS AND ELECTRONICS: MODI GOVERNMENT HAS HIT THE NAIL ON THE HEAD
The Chinese stand in opposition to whatever they preach when it comes to geopolitical trade. Despite that, the low cost of production makes China the favourite destination for the manufacture of goods. China is perhaps the biggest exporter of manufactured goods in the world. On… Read More
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THE NEW YORK TIMES HAS FOUND ‘HUNTER-BIDEN’ IN INDIA
The New York Times, often hailed as one of the biggest newspapers of the West, is very interested in Indian politics. Why? I will get to that later. First let’s have a look at the recent update. On 3rd of December, the NYT published an… Read More
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WHEN KANGANA RANAUT HINTED AT JOINING POLITICS: ‘IF BJP WANTS ME FOR HIMACHAL POLLS…’
Bollywood actress and controversial queen Kangana Ranaut has been a constant supporter of BJP. In fact, in October, she hinted at joining politics and opened up about contesting elections from the Mandi constituency (if she gets a ticket from BJP), which just happened recently. “Whatever… Read More
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NO RESERVATION FOR THOSE WHO CONVERT TO ANOTHER RELIGION: MADRAS HC
In a major decision, the Madras high court (HC) on Saturday said that a person can not claim reservation based on caste after getting converted to another religion. The Madras HC bench headed by Justice G.R. Swaminathan gave the order dismissing the petition by a… Read More
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TERROR GROUP TRF RELEASES LIST OF KASHMIRI PANDIT TEACHERS WORKING IN VALLEY – GOVT. NEEDS TO RELOCATE THEM TO JAMMU NOW!
Kashmir Fight blog, the mouthpiece of The Resistance Front (TRF) – an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) group, has issued threat to 57 Kashmiri Pandit employees working as teachers under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package (PMRP) in the Valley. The threat letter naming these employees… Read More
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TAMIL NADU GOVERNMENT IS FOX IN CHARGE OF HENHOUSE; WHY STALIN IS WRONG ON STATE CONTROL OF TEMPLES
The DMK Chief Minister, M K Stalin, has said that temples — of which more than 46,000 are under state control in Tamil Nadu — are meant for the public, and cannot be treated as personal property. He is quoted as saying: “Whether it… Read More
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‘CONVERTED THROUGH FEAR OF HELLFIRE’. STORY OF AKSHAY GAUR WHO BECAME FAHEEM KHAN FOR FIVE MONTHS
Last week, the Supreme Court, while hearing a petition against forceful religious conversions, directed the Centre to get information from all states regarding steps taken by them. Petitioner Ashwini Upadhyay had moved the apex court seeking directions to the Centre and the states to take… Read More
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THE WIRE’S ARFA KHANUM IS TO GIVE A LECTURE ON ‘DOWNGRADING OF INDIA’S DEMOCRACY’ AT UMASS BUT SKIPS MENTIONING THIS LITTLE DETAIL
On December 5, The Wire’s senior editor Arfa Khanum Sherwani said in a tweet that she was invited by the University of Massachusetts (UMass), Boston, to deliver a lecture on “India at 75: The downgrading of India’s democracy and role of the Press”. Arfa also… Read More
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