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On Thursday (27th June), 'The Times of India' implied that Indian army officers had requested sexual favors from the wives of soldiers who were killed during the Kargil War of 1999. This controversial assertion was prominently featured in a headline that read, ‘We Kargil widows “were easy targets for officers to satisfy lust”.’

Distinguished Supreme Court lawyer and writer, J Sai Deepak, raised concerns about anti-Brahmin sentiments within certain groups subscribing to Hindutva ideology during the launch of Vamsee Juluri’s book, "Rearming Hinduism: Nature, Hinduphobia, and the Return of Indian Intelligence". His remarks came during an event captured and shared on the Sangam Talks YouTube channel on June 27. Deepak emphasized that such demonization of Brahmins is not isolated but often escalates into broader hostility against Hinduism itself, pulling individuals towards Abrahamic faiths, particularly in states like...

In a shocking incident from Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, on Friday, June 28th, the police apprehended an individual named Arbaaz, who had gruesomely murdered his wife following minor domestic disputes. The ghastly event was uncovered as Arbaaz was caught in the act of disposing of his wife's body, which he had dismembered into four to five segments.

Recent events in Nepal’s Rautahat district have highlighted growing communal tensions. In the district's Garuda Municipality Ward No. 6, Muslims recently renamed a village to "Islam Nagar" and displayed a new village sign. This sign, prominently painted in green, showcased Arabic and Urdu script and included images of Islamic religious sites. The renaming and the new sign installation stirred significant unrest among the local Hindu population.

On June 25th, a distressing incident occurred in Lucknow where a Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped by seven individuals. According to her formal complaint, during the assault, her phone was forcibly taken from her and she was physically attacked. The police have managed to apprehend the main suspect, Anwar, while the remaining six suspects are still at large, prompting ongoing police searches to locate and arrest them.

In a distressing case from Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh, a young Hindu girl was allegedly forced by a Muslim youth named Azim Ali to convert to Islam and enter into a Nikah with him. The victim was reportedly compelled to consume meat, visit Dargahs, and read Islamic texts, activities contrary to her religious beliefs. Resisting these forced conversions led to physical assault by Azim Ali.

Snehalatha Reddy (1932 – 20 January 1977) was an Indian actress, producer, and social activist renowned for her contributions to Kannada cinema, Kannada theatre, Telugu cinema, and Telugu theatre. She was notably arrested for her involvement in the Baroda dynamite case and endured over 8 months of imprisonment during the Emergency in India. She co-founded the Madras Players in the 1960s, an amateur group known for staging significant productions such as Ibsen's Peer Gynt, directed by Douglas Alger, in addition to Twelfth Night and Tennessee William's Night of the Iguana, directed by Peter C...

The issue of reservation for the Maratha community in Maharashtra continues with minimal resolution to date. The protests led by 'Maratha activist' Manoj Jarange Patil are persistent. Since October 2023, Patil has been striking, demanding reservations for Marathas from the backward quota. The protests have turned violent, damaging public property and vehicles in several districts such as Jalna, Pune, Beed, and Dharashiv. Additionally, demonstrators have set fire to the homes of several NCP politicians and chanted the slogan 'Ek Maratha, Lakh Maratha'.

In an exciting turn of events, the ongoing restoration efforts at the mausoleum of the notable Raje Lakhujirao Jadhav in Buldhana district have led to a significant archaeological find. On June 20, a team from the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), operating under the Nagpur circle, made a groundbreaking discovery during an excavation near this historical site.