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Shankaracharya of Jyotish Peeth, Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, says in an interview that religious Hindus who care about Hindu Shastras are unhappy over consecrating a place which is not fully built.
Uttar Pradesh ranked as the top state for crimes against women in 2022. In 2023, multiple incidents involved the kidnapping and rape of women, with video clips of the crimes posted online. The State BJP unit faced criticism for shielding party leaders accused of sexual crimes against women and children.
Some commentators view the Indian government’s recent foreign policy stances as assertions of its independence. However, the reality of India’s economic and political power is quite different. This article examines recent developments, to see how far India has shed the vestiges of its colonial past.
The parliament’s fall as an institution of functioning democracy was accompanied by axe on the Election Commission and CAG. Also: The INDIA alliance parties need to recognize the magnitude of the historical moment they are navigating. Unity is, therefore, an existential imperative. Are they aware of this reality?
This year, under Modi’s leadership, the RSS navigated the delicate balance between tradition and adaptation.
The shrine in Ayodhya will be a symbol of religious triumphalism, a sign that this is becoming ever more a Hindu-first country.
‘Nehru and Kashmir: After SC’s Article 370 Order, BJP Attempts to Distort History Again’; Also: ‘Modi’s BJP Has Confirmed Nehru’s Worries About the Jana Sangh’s Divisive Plans for Kashmir’.
Very few are actually asking why these poor subaltern kids were daring to repeat Bhagat Singh’s act, knowing that they will face serious consequences. Also: ‘Drop the UAPA Charges Against Youth Arrested in Parliament Jumping Case: PUCL’; and ‘Unemployment, Inflation: Rahul Gandhi Blames PM Modi’s Policies for Parliament Security Breach’.
‘Congress’s ‘Donate for Desh’ Recalls the Discomfort with Corporate Funding’; Also: ‘Over 20,000 Attempts to Hack Crowd-Funding Site in Past 2 Days, Claims Congress’.
Associated with Mahatma Gandhi since 1927, he participated in the freedom struggle, was imprisoned several times, founded (with others) the Congress Socialist Party (CSP), and played a crucial role during the Quit India movement.
Janata Weekly is India’s oldest independent socialist weekly.
Ever since its founding in 1946, Janata has voiced its principled dissent against all conduct and practice that is detrimental to the cherished values of nationalism, democracy, secularism and socialism, while upholding the integrity and the ethical norms of healthy journalism. For more than seventy years now, week after week, it has continued to analyse the changes taking place in the country and the world from a socialist standpoint, and thus promote the spread of socialist ideology in the country.
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