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Actor Suriya’s latest film Jai Bhim, which was released on November 2 on OTT platform Amazon Prime, had found itself in the eye of another raging storm after a video clip from the movie promoting violence and hatred against Hindi speakers had gone viral on the internet.

The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) is an important organisation in India. It is a body whose published books are studied by millions of children in India at schools and in fact, NCERT books are used in all CBSE schools of the country. So, it is safe to say that the body has an uncomfortable monopoly over the young and impressionable minds of children. Already, NCERT books’ content, particularly the history curriculum of the council, has come under intense scrutiny in recent years. Now, a shameless NCERT has decided to go fully ‘woke’ in order to morally deracinate Indian civilisation as a whole.

Balasaheb Thackeray’s ideology has finally found its protagonist in our current Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. His work ethic, government functioning, and international outreach in terms of dignity, respect and honor as an Indian and self-sacrificing tendency blend democracy and a pinch of Authoritarian-cum-dictator duality. This brings forth a brand-new political idea of “Statesmanship-Democratism.”

On Saturday (November 6), the administration of St. Mary’s public school in Haryana tendered an apology after a video of its students performing a derogatory ‘Ramleela’ skit went viral on social media. The contentious video was shot within the school premises located in Tohana city in the Fatehabad district of Haryana.

2 November 2021 marked the 31st anniversary of the day when horrifying brutality was meted out on thousands of Karsevaks and Hindu devotees who had gathered at the then disputed Babri structure site to reclaim the Janmabhoomi (birthplace) of Lord Rama. 

Following backlash towards advertisements of Tanishq, Manyavar, FabIndia and Dabur, Indian fashion brand Sabyasachi's 'Mangalsutra' ad campaign is the latest to draw the ire of netizens.

In the last 7 days, a number of shocking, numbing incidents have happened in India. On Friday, October 15, a group of Sikh Nihangs brutally killed a man and hanged his body, along with his chopped limb, to boast about their actions.

Aryan Khan, son of Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan, is no stranger to the spotlight. Except perhaps the kind of headlines he’s been getting over the last few days. ‘Bollywood superstar SRK’s son Aryan Khan arrested in drugs case,’ screamed headlines on October 3, 2021, beginning a filmy saga that ultimately saw Aryan Khan cooling his heels at Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail.

India achieved a major milestone in its vaccination programme against COVID-19 as the cumulative vaccine doses administered in the country surpassed the 100-crore mark on Thursday.

A controversy has erupted on social media over the Diwali ad of CEAT tyres. In this ad of Aamir Khan, people are accusing the actor of being anti-Hindu. In the ad, Aamir Khan is appealing this time not to burst crackers on the streets on the occasion of Diwali. Angered by this appeal of Aamir Khan, people are continuously tweeting #Boycott_Hinduphobic_CEAT on social media, calling Aamir Khan and CEAT Tire anti-Hindu.