AvatarHarnek FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo17 hours agoBaba Ramdev: The yoga guru under fire over Patanjali's 'natural cures'bbc.co.uk - By Cherylann MollanPopular Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev has millions of followers around the world. Now his image has taken a beating after India's top court ordered him to apologise for falsely claiming that his company's products can "cure" serious illnesses. So, how did the man and his story unravel? In a video on …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatar21 hours agoOnce a fringe Indian ideology, Hindu nationalism is now mainstream, thanks to Modi's decade in powerAssociated Press - By KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQAHMEDABAD, India (AP) — Hindu nationalism, once a fringe ideology in India, is now mainstream. Nobody has done more to advance this cause than Prime Minister Narendra Modi, one of India’s most beloved and polarizing political leaders. And no entity has had more influence on his political philosophy …
AvatarHarnek FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoInside Narendra Modi’s Indiaforeignpolicy.com - Rosie JulinForeign Policy Live April 17, 2024 Foreign Policy Live Ravi Agrawal discusses FP’s Spring 2024 print issue. Why is Narendra Modi so popular? As India …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatar3 days agoModi’s elections or Dictator Aladeen’s Olympics?verified_publisherAl Jazeera - ApoorvanandMany in India are making comparisons between the upcoming elections and the rigged Olympic Games depicted in the 2012 comedy Dictator. They are not wrong. There is a famous scene in Sasha Baron Cohen’s 2012 comedy “Dictator”. Dictator Aladeen participates in a 100-metre race that is part of the …
AvatarHarnek FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIn Punjab, AAP striving hard to secure a win in LS pollsthehindu.com - The Hindu BureauWith parliamentary polls imminent, the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) top leadership is working hard to secure a win. The elections are a critical test of …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatarAre Modi’s economic policies benefitting all Indians?verified_publisherAl JazeeraIndia is the world’s fifth-largest economy. The World Bank says the nation is leading growth in South Asia. India is one of the world’s fastest-growing emerging markets. Much of the success happened in the past 10 years, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He’s banking on that achievement to win over …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatarWill Narendra Modi serve another term as India’s prime minister?verified_publisherAl JazeeraPM credited with economic growth but criticised for Hindu nationalist policies. Almost one billion people in India are eligible to vote in the upcoming general election, in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi is widely expected to win a third term. Hoping to stop him, dozens of opposition parties have …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatarKey India opposition leader sent to jail until April 15 in corruption caseverified_publisherAl JazeeraDelhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s custody extended less than three weeks before the country begins to vote in a seven-phase election. An Indian court has sent Delhi Chief Minister and key opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal to jail until April 15 in a corruption case, less than three weeks before …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatarPunjab girl, 10, dies shortly after eating cake ordered online for her birthday. Here's what happenedMoneycontrol The cake was ordered from ‘Cake Kanha’, a bakery in Patiala. According to Manvi’s grandfather Harban Lal, she cut the cake around 7 pm on March 24. …
AvatarHarnek FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoCurtains down on era of mafia don Mukhtar Ansari - The Statesmanthestatesman.com - Statesman News ServiceAnsari, a graduate student from PG College, Ghazipur, was once counted among the good cricket players. Bad company pushed Mukhtar Ansari towards the …
AvatarHarnek AvatarAvatarIndian police detain opposition protesters in New Delhiverified_publisherAl JazeeraIndian police have detained dozens of opposition protesters as they sought to march to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s residence. The arrests on Tuesday prevented supporters of Delhi’s top elected official, Arvind Kejriwal, from demanding the release of the prominent opposition leader after he was …
AvatarHarnek FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWill BJP’s star power work in Punjab’s border seat again?socialnews.xyz - GopiGurdaspur, March 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) Will BJP's star power in Punjab Lok Sabha elections on June 1 work again from this seat bordering Pakistan that …