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

Bangkok Post

‘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,…

The Times of India

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

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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 Independent UK

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.

The Times of India

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.

Reuters

‘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.

Newslaundry

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 Guardian - UK

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.

The Conversation

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:

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‘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

Evening Standard

India declares Valentine’s Day ‘Hug a Cow Day’ to instil Hindu values

Moooove over Valentine’s Day as February 14 has been declared Cow Hug Day according to the Indian government.

ABC News

Tennis player banned for life over match-fixing, FTX founder's bail restrictions extended, and India asks citizens to hug cows — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

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Indian gov’t says hug cows on Valentine’s Day, Twitter cracks up

Animal welfare department appeals to mark February 14 this year not as a celebration of romance but as ‘Cow Hug Day’.

The Independent UK

Indian government asks people to hug cows on Valentine's Day

India’s government-run animal welfare department has appealed to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day this year not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values

Dynamite News

Uttar Pradesh: Devotees Take Holy Dip In River Ganga In Varanasi On Occasion Of 'Magh Purnima'

A large number of devotees thronged the Prayag Ghat in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi and took a holy dip in the river Ganga on Sunday morning on the occasion of Magh Purnima, the full moon night in the Magha month of the Hindu calendar. Read further on Dynamite News:

Newslaundry

Reporters Without Orders Ep 257: Musahar community of Bihar, Hindutva surge in MP

This week the host Basant is joined by Newslaundry’s Prateek Goyal and Newsreel Asia’s Tej Bahadur Singh.

The Guardian - UK

Pathaan and the king of cinema blast Bollywood out of the doldrums

Millions flock to see return of actor Shah Rukh Khan, despite rightwing calls for a boycott

Dynamite News

Tamil Nadu: Hindu Makkal Katchi Functionary Stabbed To Death In Madurai

The deceased has been identified as Manikandan (41) of Villapuram in Madurai. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Uttar Pradesh: Shaligram Stones From Nepal Reach Ram Janmabhoomi Ayodhya, Devotees Offer Prayers

Two Shaligram (non-anthropomorphic representations of Lord Vishnu in Hindu religion) stones dispatched from Nepal for the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. Read further on Dynamite News:

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