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India’s government has withdrawn its earlier appeal to citizens to mark Valentine’s Day next week not as a celebration of romance but as “Cow Hug Day” to better promote Hindu values

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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.

Evening Standard

Cambodian villagers' lives upended by Angkor Wat protection plan

Siem Reap (Cambodia) (AFP) - On a white canvas, Chan Vichet painted an image of the Hindu deity Shiva, oblivious to the clanging sound of Cambodian soldiers loading the remnants of his neighbour's demolished home onto a truck.

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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’.

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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

The Independent UK

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:

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Piercings and prayer: Malaysian Hindus celebrate Thaipusam

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) - Ethnic Indian Malaysians massed in Hindu temples across the country Sunday to celebrate the annual Thaipusam festival, months after the relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions that had barred large crowds.

AFP

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.

Newslaundry

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

The Guardian - UK

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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Religious figures call for calm after violence and vandalism among Victoria's Indian communities

International political rifts are making a mark in Melbourne as tensions between Victoria's Sikh and Hindu communities escalate.

Newslaundry

Were students of a UP college forced to take off the burqa? Here’s what we found

A newly-enforced uniform at a government college in UP’s Moradabad is in the eye of a storm after protests by the Samajwadi Party’s youth wing and media reportage alleging that students wearing the burqa were not allowed to enter the institute. Amid allegations that the move stripped Muslim women students…

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India's Modi pays homage to Gandhi, assassinated 75 years ago today

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, the independence movement leader shot dead by a Hindu opponent on this day 75 years ago.

AFP

Modi pays homage to Mahatma Gandhi on 75th anniversary of death

New Delhi (AFP) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi, the freedom movement leader shot dead at point-blank range by a Hindu zealot 75 years ago.

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Why it’s silly to forcefit ‘love-vs-hate’ narrative on Pathaan

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Days after Hindenburg report, leading newspapers carry front page ads for Adani

Two days after the story broke about a New York-based Hindenburg Research’s report placing Adani group in the dock for “brazen stock manipulation and accounting fraud”, leading newspapers carried front page ads from the group.

AFP

Gandhi's killer a hero to India's diehard Hindu nationalists

Meerut (India) (AFP) - Hindu fundamentalist Ashok Sharma has devoted his life to championing the deeds of an Indian "patriot": not revered independence hero Mahatma Gandhi, but the man who shot him dead.

France 24

A long march through India: Rahul Gandhi's bid to revive Congress Party

As India celebrates Republic Day, 52-year-old Rahul Gandhi, heir to the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty, is due to complete a march of more than 3,500 kilometres across India next week. His aim is to put the opposition Congress Party back on the political map after a string of scandals and political defeats.…

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Basant Panchami 2023: Here's Everything Need To Know About Saraswati Pooja

The Hindu festival of Basant Panchami, also known as Vasant Panchami, Shri Panchami, and Saraswati Panchami, is celebrated on the first day of spring and falls on the fifth day of the month of Magha. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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Why Modi doesn’t want India to watch BBC film on Gujarat carnage

India has used emergency powers to block airing of the documentary that questions the India PM’s role in the 2002 riots.

Foreign Policy

Why India Banned the BBC’s Modi Documentary

The program revisits a dark episode for the prime minister. New Delhi’s move has only brought more attention to it.

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