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1 day ago | newslaundry.com | Nirupama Subramanian

The flag-bearers of Hindutva would like India to take a cue from Israel’s actions after the Hamas attack. But India is not Israel and Pakistan is not Gaza. A shadowy group called The Resistance Force, described by Indian security officials as a proxy of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba, has purportedly claimed responsibility for the Pahalgam attack. TRF had earlier claimed the ambush on a private bus carrying civilians in Jammu’s Reasi area last June.

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Priyanka Ishwari

Do you plan on heading to a beauty salon anytime soon for some self care? Beware! That French pedicure or fruit facial you had in mind could just be how you end up supporting jihadis in the country. Sounds ludicrous? Not if you followed Indian news. Over the past few days, several Indian news outlets have aired unsubstantiated claims made by a Hindu right-wing group accusing Muslim men of indulging in “beauty parlour jihad”. Yes, you read that right.

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed |Nidheesh MK

Powertrip learnt that Karnataka contractors are compiling proof of corruption against ministers’ relatives to take their case straight to Rahul Gandhi. Welcome to this week’s Powertrip, a political newsletter exclusively curated for TNM and NL subscribers by Dhanya Rajendran, Shabbir Ahmed, Pooja Prasanna, and Nidheesh MK. In this week’s edition, we bring you details of the restraining order obtained by Isha Foundation in the US against an Indian couple.

1 week ago | newslaundry.com | Dhanya Rajendran |Pooja Prasanna |Shabbir Ahmed

Amid speculation that Tamil Nadu BJP Legislature Party Leader Nainar Nagendran may be appointed as the next state president, a notification issued by the Tamil Nadu BJP regarding the election for the post has added a fresh twist to the ongoing developments. According to the notification the willing aspirant should be a member of the party for at least 10 years. This has made both Nainar Nagendran and Annamalai ineligible to participate in the contest.

2 weeks ago | newslaundry.com | Rishika Pardikar

We are in Barnabas Manju’s office, a one-bedroom house in a government quarters in Campbell Bay. He is the chairman of the Tribal Council of Great Nicobar and Little Nicobar. A long-pending demand of the Tribal Council is for a formal office with work equipment. “There is nothing here. No computers to work. We just have a chair,” Barnabas said.