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Reporters Without Orders Ep 327: A shift in Zee Media, gender gap in digital ownership

This week, host Shivnarayan Rajpurohit is joined by Newslaundry’s Tanishka Sodhi and the Hindu’s Ashna Butani.

Newslaundry

‘Bittersweet’: south Asians in UK reflect on Rishi Sunak’s historic term as PM

People share their pride and disappointment on the tenure of Britain’s first Asian and Hindu prime minister

The Guardian - UK

'The God Took Away My Son': Indians Grieve After Deadly Stampede

Hindu preacher Bhole Baba promised to improve the lives of poor Indian families struggling to get by.

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Why Nepal had a religious monarchy − and why some people want it back

Gyanendra Shah, former king of Nepal, will celebrate his 77th birthday on July 7, 2024. Twenty years ago, his birthday would have been a Nepalese national holiday. Indeed, when I first traveled to Nepal in 2001, the nation prided itself on being the “world’s last Hindu kingdom.” Every rupee note…

The Conversation

What caused the deadly stampede in Hathras, India?

At least 120 people, mostly women, have died at a religious gathering for Hindu guru Bhole Baba.

Al Jazeera

India deadly crush blamed on huge overcrowding as death toll passes 120

Police report says 250,000 people had gathered at a Hindu event in Uttar Pradesh that had a capacity of 80,000

The Guardian - UK

Pro-Modi vs ‘anti-India’ diaspora: For a Labour govt, balancing act will be key in UK-India ties

In September 2019, weeks after the Modi government in India stripped Jammu and Kashmir of its special status through unilateral constitutional changes, the British Labour Party adopted a resolution at its annual conference condemning “the recent actions of the Government of India to revoke Article 370 and 35A of the…

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Terror, 'Chaos' As India Stampede Kills 116

Survivors of India's deadliest stampede in over a decade on Wednesday recalled the horror of being crushed at a vastly overcrowded Hindu religious gathering that left 116 people dead.

International Business Times

Morning Mail: last Labor dissenter weighs in on Payman, sperm donations destroyed, dozens dead in Hindu crush

Famous Labor rebel urges senator to ‘stick to her guns’; Queensland health ombudsman says samples risked being ‘misidentified’

The Guardian - AU

A look at stampedes and crowd disasters in India over the years

More than 100 people have been killed in a stampede in northern India following a Hindu religious gathering

The Independent UK

Stampede at religious festival in India kills more than 100, mostly women and children

Over 100 people were crushed to death at a Hindu religious gathering in northern India, with dozens of others wounded. The incident was triggered as people were leaving the event following a gathering with a Hindi guru, and most of the victims were women.

France 24

Big Brother is watching you! India's CCTV boom

In 2019, India's Hindu nationalist government was accused of surveilling its activists, scholars, journalists and politicians. A recent report released by a UK-based cyber security and privacy research firm, Comparitech, concluded that several Indian cities top the list of the most surveilled cities worldwide. According to Amnesty International, India's tech…

France 24

Murders, drugs, arms, Sanatan Sanstha ‘a holy cow for cops’: Pansare family’s letter after HC direction

In a 68-page letter to the Maharashtra ATS, the family of slain rationalist Govind Pansare has submitted “evidence” from police documents to point to a strategic plan allegedly by the Hindutva outfit Sanatan Sanstha to kill rationalists and intellectuals in Maharashtra and Karnataka. It alleged negligence on part of investigators…

Newslaundry

Punjab: NIA announces reward of Rs 10 lakh each on two accused wanted in VHP leader's murder

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday declared a cash reward of Rs 10 lakh each against two wanted accused in connection with the murder of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Vikas Prabhakar in Punjab. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Al Jazeera

‘Eid means mourning’: Muslims lynched in India after shock election result

The attacks expose how election setback for PM Modi’s Hindu majoritarian party was no win for secularism, say analysts.

The Independent UK

Why has the India release of Dev Patel’s Monkey Man been delayed?

Highly anticipated film is likely to draw ire of nationalist groups with a ‘not exactly subtle’ portrayal of right-wing Hindus and their leader

International Business Times

India's Modi Leads Yoga Day Celebration In Muslim-majority Kashmir

The exercises in Srinagar, capital of the Indian-administered part of the disputed territory, marked the 10th international yoga day, Modi's own brainchild.

The Conversation

Arundhati Roy ‘anti-terror’ charge part of a push to silence Modi’s critics

Narendra Modi recently won a third term as Indian prime minister after his BJP was party was returned to power, albeit as part of a minority government leading the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) coalition. Having expected to win another majority from which to pursue his Hindu nationalist – or Hindutva…

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Hindutva resistance, new faces, Cong gains: Reading the Northeast mandate

The Lok Sabha poll results from the Northeast, which is electorally small with 25 Lok Sabha seats but territorially significant, have found little space in the mainstream media. The region, however, saw significant shifts in political narratives, with the BJP-led NDA losing some of its fort in the region.

The Guardian - AU

We should embrace our inner goddess – but let’s not create another test for women to fail

You don’t have to wear a floral wreath or take milk baths to adhere to a modern goddess philosophy

International Business Times

Coalition Government To Moderate Modi's Hindu Nationalism

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will have to moderate his Hindu-nationalist agenda to assuage his coalition partners, but they will likely let him press on with his foreign and economic policies, analysts say.

The Independent UK

Indian PM Modi names Cabinet for coalition government after his party lost majority

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi, newly sworn in for a third straight term, has named a Cabinet that retains his top ministers in crucial portfolios despite his Hindu nationalist party losing majority in a shock election result

International Business Times

Indian PM Unveils Coalition Cabinet Dominated By His Party

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi unveiled Monday his coalition government after a surprise election setback lost his Hindu-nationalist party an overall majority.

The Independent UK

Oxford University to return bronze sculpture of Hindu saint to India

Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India

International Business Times

Indian PM Set To Unveil Coalition Government At Cabinet Meeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi readied Monday to unveil his coalition government after a surprise election setback lost his Hindu-nationalist party an overall majority.

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