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Ekta Kapoor, Shilpa Shetty and a queue of netas: The great suck-up at Baba Bageshwar's yatra

Dhirendra Shastri’s “Sanatan Hindu Ekta Padyatra,” which began from Delhi on November 7 and ended in Vrindavan on November 16, carried the usual packaging of unity, devotion, purity, and cultural reaffirmation. It demanded a clean Yamuna river and a minor phenomenon called “Hindu Rashtra,” nothing too significant.

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Indian director behind 2022 hit announces bold time-travel film inspired by Hindu mythology

Ambitious movie has been described as a ‘once-in-a-lifetime project’

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SS Rajamouli unveils time-travel adventure film ‘Varanasi,’ with elements of Hindu mythology

Known for hits like “RRR” and “Baahubali,” filmmaker S

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‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries

In the most talked-about film from the final year of the 20th century, “The Matrix,” a computer hacker named Neo finds that the world he lives and works in isn’t real. It’s a virtual reality, created by artificial intelligence.

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Modi’s Hindu nationalist coalition projected to win key state election

Exit polls predict National Democratic Alliance will retain power in one of country’s poorest and most populous states

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How hate drove a Muslim flower-seller to death in a Maharashtra village

It was a warm summer morning in May in the quiet border village of Banda, nestled in Maharashtra’s Sawantwadi taluka of Sindhudurg district, near the Goa border. At a small flower stall in the bustling Bazaar Peth market, 38-year-old Aftab Shaikh and his mother, Fahmida, were arranging garlands and flowers…

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Experts weigh in on JD Vance’s hope that his Hindu wife converts to Christianity

The vice president’s comments thrust the deeply sensitive challenges facing interfaith couples into the spotlight

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Not just freebies. It was Zohran Mamdani’s moral pull that made the young campaign for him

On November 1, I joined a group of a few hundred supporters of Zohran Mamdani in a heavily immigrant neighbourhood of Queens, New York City. Labelled as the “Muslims and South Asians for Zohran” rally, I was surrounded by Bangladeshi, Indian and Pakistani Muslim groups in the city, along with…

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In Rajasthan’s anti-conversion campaign: Third-party complaints, police ‘bias’, Hindutva link

“My wife’s clothes were torn. Women who were part of our congregation that day were sexually assaulted, auraton ki bhi lajja bhang ki (women’s modesty was outraged)...all this in the name of allegations related to religious conversion.”

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‘I believe in the Christian gospel’: JD Vance called his devout Hindu wife ‘agnostic’ and wants to convert her

For JD Vance, apparently, his wife, Usha Vance’s religion needs an upgrade for him to stay politically relevant. While speaking at a Turning Point event, he accidentally exposed how faith has become a tool for his political ambitions in MAGA land.

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JD Vance Defends Wife's Right to Stay Hindu After Stirring Faith Conversion Debate: 'God Gives Everyone Free Will'

JD Vance came to the defence of his wife Usha after receiving backlash for his statement of wishing she would convert to Christianity.

International Business Times UK

JD Vance repeats comments he wants wife Usha to convert to Christianity

US vice-president announces to 10,000 attenders of Turning Point USA that he prefers wife, who is Hindu, to be Christian

The Guardian - US

JD Vance Under Fire After Saying He Wants Hindu Wife to Convert: Critics Slam 'Christian Supremacy' Rhetoric

US Vice President JD Vance faces backlash after saying he hopes his Hindu wife, Usha Vance, will convert to Christianity — comments critics call disrespectful and politically insensitive.

International Business Times UK

JD Vance slammed for saying he hopes his Hindu wife Usha will ‘join Christianity’ at Charlie Kirk event

Vance has previously credited his wife’s faith with helping him rediscover his own connection to religion

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King and Queen visit Hindu temple to celebrate its 30th anniversary

Charles and Camilla toured BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir, in West London, popularly known as the Neasden Temple.

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King and Queen visit west London Hindu temple to celebrate 30th anniversary

Charles and Camilla wished worshippers a belated ‘Happy Diwali’ at the Neasden temple

International Business Times

Inside India's RSS, The Legion Of Hindu Ultranationalists

Brandishing bamboo sticks and chanting patriotic hymns, thousands of uniformed men parade in central India, a striking show of strength by the country's millions-strong Hindu ultranationalist group.

The Independent UK

Delhi’s rich accused of setting off ‘revenge fireworks’ after years-long Diwali ban

Hospitals across Indian capital see surge in respiratory illnesses as air pollution worsens after celebration of Hindu festival

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Indian MP ‘purifies’ Muslim prayer spot with cow dung and urine

Backlash after MP from Narendra Modi’s ruling party marches with Hindu activists to historic fort after Muslim women offered prayers

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Trump Says He Spoke With Narendra Modi On Diwali: Calls Indian PM 'A Great Friend' Amid Tariff Tensions

President Donald Trump said that he spoke with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of Diwali, while celebrating the Hindu festival in the White House on Tuesday.

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Diwali celebrations in Australia: ‘It’s about sharing our joy and excitement’

Lights, fireworks and feasting are staples of Hinduism’s festival of light, which hails the triumph of goodness over evil

The Independent UK

Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

Millions of Indians are celebrating the Hindu festival of Diwali, marking the victory of light over darkness

The Independent UK

Diwali: India celebrates festival of lights with oil lamp world record

Air quality worsens in the capital Delhi as India celebrates one of the biggest Hindu festivals of the year

Newslaundry

Hafta 559: Taliban’s visit to India, Gaza peace plan agreement

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Manisha Pande, Jayashree Arunachalam and Shardool Katyayan are joined by Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor at The Hindu, and Dr Khinvraj Jangid, director and professor at the Centre for Israel Studies at OP Jindal Global University.

The Independent UK

Why Diwali celebrations are even more significant in the US this year

Diwali is a major religious festival for Hindus, but it is also observed by Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists

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