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Maha: Stone pelting in Kolhapur over use of Tipu Sultan’s image with offensive audio as social media 'status'; police send proposal to suspend internet

Police in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur on Wednesday resorted to lathi charge to disperse a crowd that pelted stones during a protest against the alleged use of Tipu Sultan’s image along with an objectionable audio message as social media “status” by a few locals. Read further on Dynamite News:

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HC stays further action based on FIR registered against former minister Ashwath Narayan

The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the investigation and further proceedings based on the First Information Report (FIR) registered against BJP MLA and former minister C.N. Ashwath Narayan for allegedly making a provocative statement in February 2023 against Siddaramaiah, who was then the Leader of the Opposition in…

The Hindu

Q&A: ‘The word Hindu is Arabic. Why don’t they throw it out?’

The historian tells Al Jazeera lies and falsehoods are being glorified in textbooks by India’s right-wing government.

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BJP made up historical facts on Tipu Sultan to win elections. Will it work?

Many Delhi ‘news’ anchors would like us to believe that an 18th century Muslim ruler is the single most important issue for 21st century Indians.

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The Karnataka election, the ideological contestations

The redrawing of the contours of the three main players in Karnataka, the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Congress and the Janata Dal (Secular) will have an impact

The Hindu

Rajnath Singh invokes Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda; translator blanks it out

The names of Uri Gowda and Nanje Gowda — characters introduced in a play a few months ago and projected as being responsible for the death of Tipu Sultan — were invoked on Saturday for the first time in the ongoing election campaign. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who addressed a…

The Hindu

Mysuru MP justifies change of train name

It was a conscious and a deliberate decision, says Pratap Simha

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Need for renaming of Tipu Express questioned

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Excavations shed light on Farokhabad fort, Tipu’s Malabar capital

The fort was located on a strategic location on a hillock with the Arabian sea on one side and the Chaliyar river on the other to keep an eye on the military movements from both sides

The Hindu

Excavations shed light on Farokhabad fort, Tipu Sultan’s Malabar capital

Situated on a hillock with the Arabian Sea on one side and the Chaliyar river on the other, this was the only fort in Kerala built entirely by Tipu Sultan

The Hindu

Two centuries on the trot, Anthiyur saddles up for horse fair yet again

The historic market for horses in this nondescript region of Erode district, often compared to the Pushkar livestock fair in Ajmer, is making a comeback after a two-year pandemic-induced break with indigenous and rare breeds vying for attention

The Hindu

Murugha seer taken to mutt for mahazar

BJP MLA Yatnal urges the seer to step down as head of mutt

The Hindu

Historian Sheik Ali is dead

He was best known for his works on Tipu Sultan and comprehensive history of Karnataka

The Hindu

Eshwarappa gets threat letter

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Opposition or support for Savarkar, Tipu should only be done rationally: CM

‘The issue should not be fought on the streets, leading to law and order problem’

The Hindu

Owaisi flays release of Bilkis Bano case convicts

Hyderabad MP questions why no one is out to protest their release

The Hindu

Four held for pulling down Tipu’s cutout

One of the accused says Tipu Sultan was not a freedom fighter

The Hindu

Karnataka government under fire for dropping Nehru, Tipu from list of freedom fighters

Not included because ex-PM was responsible for Partition, says BJP

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A forerunner to the Great Rebellion of 1857

The perceived harm to religious practices was the trigger for the 1806 Vellore Revolt, which saw Hindus and Muslims together fight the British

The Hindu

Remains of cannon found while clearing bush in Taliparamba

Believed to be part of remains of Tipu Sultan’s period

The Hindu

Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav’: Slew of events to be held by Mysuru Railway Division

Haveri station, Tipu Express to be part of the event

The Hindu

The revision of school textbooks in Karnataka must cause alarm

It is undemocratic, unscientific, and undermines core constitutional values

The Hindu

Textbook row | Team of ministers claims previous Cong govt made revisions to ‘appease minorities’

A team of four Cabinet ministers says the previous revision ‘insulted’ Hindu gods and rulers

The Hindu

The futures of Karnataka’s pasts

The State has rich resources to begin a conversation on co-operation and conflict and syncretism and dogmatism

The Hindu

Revised textbook reflects facts and real history: Minister

Texts only edited suitably and nothing dropped, claims Nagesh

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