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Hafta letters: Caste issues, Hindu rulers, work-life balance

Harnek Singh 

Newslaundry · Apr 25, 2025

The Hindutva assault on Indore’s Muslims

A woman is forced to sign a blank paper. A trader is threatened for money. Cops record videos as two people get beaten up. The list goes on in Indore, where the influence of Hindutva outfits over institutions has grown larger over the years. At the receiving end are the…

Newslaundry · Apr 16, 2025

Attack on Christian priests in MP: FIR after 3 days, no arrests so far

It took Madhya Pradesh police three days to file an FIR against purported Hindutva groups who had allegedly attacked two Catholic priests in Jabalpur on Monday. No arrests have been made in the case so far. 

Newslaundry · Apr 4, 2025

Development, soft Hindutva: Is AAP the default choice for Delhi’s Muslims?

Muslims in Delhi have largely thrown their weight behind the AAP in the last two assembly elections. But the party’s soft Hindutva, its positions on the NRC-CAA protests and the Tablighi Jamaat-Covid controversy, the Delhi riots, and issues of development have triggered disenchantment within sections of the community.

Newslaundry · Jan 22, 2025

Hafta 518: Bihar protests, Moradabad murder, Hindutva campaigns

This week on Hafta, Newslaundry’s Abhinandan Sekhri, Jayashree Arunachalam, Raman Kirpal and Shardool Katyayan are joined by The News Minute’s Pooja Prasanna.

Newslaundry · Jan 4, 2025

‘Sobering reminder’ for Opposition: Editorials on poll results

Suspense continues in Maharashtra over who will be the chief minister’s face while the Hemant Soren-led government is set to take oath this week in Jharkhand.

Newslaundry · Nov 25, 2024

Progressive legacy vs communal tension: Why Kolhapur is at a crossroads

“What happens in Kolhapur follows in the rest of Maharashtra.” 

Newslaundry · Nov 19, 2024

‘Balasaheb in his blood’: In Worli, does Milind Deora stand a chance against Aaditya Thackeray?

In Mumbai’s vibrant Worli Koliwada, three septuagenarian women sit in the shadow of colourful buildings, watching children play in a makeshift playground nearby. It’s a daily routine – they sit for hours every evening, chatting about things of great and small significance. 

Newslaundry · Nov 18, 2024

Exclusive: Sharad Pawar on BJP-NCP’s 2019 ‘dinner meeting’ at Adani’s home

In 2019, Sharad Pawar’s colleagues in the NCP were worried about cases against them. They believed there was “no escape” unless their party decided to “go” with the BJP.This is why, Pawar told Newslaundry and The News Minute, he agreed to a 2019 meeting with the BJP. More sensationally, he…

Newslaundry · Nov 15, 2024

TV Newsance 271: Zee’s new ‘jihad’, Sudhir’s India vs China, Aaditya Thackeray on Hindutva

It’s the festive season, and both our air and our airwaves are filled with poison. This week we saw our usual suspects celebrate in their favourite ways — fear mongering and endorsing our supreme leader. 

Newslaundry · Oct 26, 2024