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Will Yogi Adityanath’s ‘batenge toh katenge’ slogan help or harm BJP in Maharashtra elections?
1 month ago

Will Yogi Adityanath’s ‘batenge toh katenge’ slogan help or harm BJP in Maharashtra elections?

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: In the heated lead-up to the Maharashtra assembly elections, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan, “batenge toh katenge”, has emerged as a significant talking point. Maharashtra Elections: BJP’s Vote Consolidation Strategy The BJP’s strategic deployment of the slogan is aimed at countering caste-based voting patterns and preventing the fragmentation of Hindu votes, particularly in crucial regions …

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Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas: Manoj Jarange Patil
1 month, 1 week ago

Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas: Manoj Jarange Patil

The Hindu  

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has said those who claim Hindus are in danger and seek their unity are responsible for denying reservation to Marathas, as he claimed that voters are ready to hand over a drubbing to the BJP-led ruling coalition in the Maharashtra Assembly polls. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to voters to re-elect the …

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Maharashtra polls: Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas, says Manoj Jarange Patil
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: Those claiming Hindus in danger denying reservation to Marathas, says Manoj Jarange Patil

Live Mint  

Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar:Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil has said those who claim Hindus are in danger and seek their unity are responsible for denying reservation to Marathas, as he claimed that voters are ready to hand over a drubbing to the BJP-led ruling coalition in the Maharashtra assembly polls. Asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's pitch to voters to …

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HistoriCity | How the turbulent history of Banaras was shaped by syncretism, dynasties, and long-standing conflicts
6 months, 3 weeks ago

HistoriCity | How the turbulent history of Banaras was shaped by syncretism, dynasties, and long-standing conflicts

Hindustan Times  

HistoriCity is a column by author Valay Singh that narrates the story of a city that is in the news, by going back to its documented history, mythology and archaeological digs. An English traveller and East India Company official, Peter Mundy’s account from this period writes: “Haider Beg, the governor of Allahabad province, dispatched his officials to demolish certain temples …

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Maharashtra government says it has accepted demands of Maratha quota activist, draws up draft Ordinance
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Maharashtra government says it has accepted demands of Maratha quota activist, draws up draft Ordinance

The Hindu  

The Maharashtra government on Friday night said it has accepted “all demands” from pro-Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil after he threatened to march to the country’s commercial capital to stage an indefinite hunger strike. Earlier in the day, in a fresh demand, the pro-Maratha quota activist asked the Maharashtra government to amend its free education policy, extending the benefit to …

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Gujarat: AMC renames 'Afzal Khan no Tekro' as 'Shivaji no Tekro'
2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat: AMC renames 'Afzal Khan no Tekro' as 'Shivaji no Tekro'

Op India  

On Wednesday, 19th October 2022, the Gujarat High Court directed that the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation make a decision about a representation made by a minority organization challenging the renaming of a residential colony from “Afzal Khan No Tekro” to “Shivaji No Tekro” in Ahmedabad. Is this the same Afzal Khan whom Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj killed? Naming some areas in Ahmedabad …

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Politics of renaming: Aligarh or Harigarh?
3 years, 3 months ago

Politics of renaming: Aligarh or Harigarh?

The Hindu  

In recent days a controversy has been generated as to what the original name of Aligarh was. “This is Aligarh’s oldest and real name,” claimed a Vishwa Hindu Parishad member at that time. Another VHP luminary of that time, Dev Suman Goyal, who held the office of the president of the Aligarh unit, claimed that “Harigarh is the name mentioned …

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Third Battle of Panipat: Temple destruction and Jihad of the barbaric hordes, the valiant Marathas and the far-reaching effects of the loss
3 years, 6 months ago

Third Battle of Panipat: Temple destruction and Jihad of the barbaric hordes, the valiant Marathas and the far-reaching effects of the loss

Op India  

The 18th century saw the decline of the Mughal empire and the rise of the Hindu Maratha empire. It was only a matter of time before the two powers – Ahmed Shah Abdali and the Marathas clashed. Panipat III – Importance and religious nature Throughout the eighteenth century, the Marathas strove to bring the Hindu holy places under another rule. …

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The Hindu Explains | Why does the Supreme Court think the Mandal verdict should be referred to a larger Bench?
3 years, 9 months ago

The Hindu Explains | Why does the Supreme Court think the Mandal verdict should be referred to a larger Bench?

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Supreme Court, while considering the validity of the reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra on March 8, decided that it will hear all the States on the 50% limit on total reservation imposed by the court in the Indra Sawhney case. The five-member Constitution Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan wants to decide whether …

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