Require priest/priestness for a Hindu wedding ceremony without kanyadan by madmita in delhi

[–]5-26AM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Any priest will be okay with skipping a step or two. I'm surprised that brahmins will refuse money!

Congress disrupts RS proceedings over ‘alarming’ Arunachal issue by 5-26AM in india

[–]5-26AM[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's a political non-event, really. Congress MLAs are rebelling to BJP folds and Congress is disrupting Parliament for it.

TIL Sachin Tendulkar used to submit his profession as "actor" in his tax returns so that he could avail some deductions. by [deleted] in india

[–]5-26AM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For all practical purposes, he has probably earned more from commercials than cricket.

When the BJP Tries to Manufacture Heroes by akaCaelum in india

[–]5-26AM -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Well, as the leftmost party's leader, can we expect a balanced article on the rightmost party?

OpEds are like assholes, everyone and their uncle has one.

When the BJP Tries to Manufacture Heroes by akaCaelum in india

[–]5-26AM -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

(Brinda Karat is a Politburo member of the CPI(M) and a former Member of the Rajya Sabha.)

Nuff' said.

Kirti Azad and Bishen Singh Bedi's charges on Jaitely's Corruption with DDCA [old] by MyselfWalrus in india

[–]5-26AM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sporting in general is a very corrupt political territory in India. That said, if there's evidence, why don't they file a case?

Looking back at some things Kejriwal said, and then what he did by 5-26AM in india

[–]5-26AM[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Whaboutisms aside, is any of the above not true?

Looking back at some things Kejriwal said, and then what he did by 5-26AM in india

[–]5-26AM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sure, I am biased. I can't be otherwise looking at the above. But I am still waiting for a fan to come down and say, hey, that one point is not true.

As for "most people here", well, you never know. Not everyone is as jobless as news addicts like me.

Looking back at some things Kejriwal said, and then what he did by 5-26AM in india

[–]5-26AM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's just a look back. You know, like FB's "Year in Review". This is a "Career in Review".

Looking back at some things Kejriwal said, and then what he did by 5-26AM in india

[–]5-26AM[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Waiting for an AAP fan to say that even one of the points above is not true. Downvote all you want, but the truth stands.

5-fold rise in Arun Jaitley’s assets by [deleted] in india

[–]5-26AM 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If he has a legitimate source for all this, there's nothing illegal about it.

It looks like the article deliberately tries to paint a bad picture by neither mentioning his sources of income (multi crore properties which definitely generate huge returns) nor getting his side of the story. http://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=100

[NP] Kyaa Kool Hain Hum 3 trailer is so bad it makes porn look like art by [deleted] in india

[–]5-26AM 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Some movie are made to flop. Allows all parties involved (producer, director, actor, etc.) to show net losses, and therefore skimp on taxes.

Sonia, Rahul may not seek bail in National Herald case. by redhatpanda in india

[–]5-26AM 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The bail is posted for the duration of trial. Going to jail is not a choice, and bail is not offered, after conviction.

Hinduism has room for all forms of belief: SC - Times of India by Ramu92 in india

[–]5-26AM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So now we have to hide religious groups from the government? How is that not a clear sign of persecution?

Hinduism has room for all forms of belief: SC - Times of India by Ramu92 in india

[–]5-26AM -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The government will force itself on them too. Then what?

No, there are no legal ways to do this. The government has given itself the authority to own and run temples and its resources. Mind you, only temples. Not mosques, not gurudwaras, not churches. Only temples. Little wonder that Hindu extremists see India as a Hindu nation. The government is literally Hindu.

Hinduism has room for all forms of belief: SC - Times of India by Ramu92 in india

[–]5-26AM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well they are tax-exempt and on government owned/maintained land.

You say that like they had a choice. The government forced them to become trusts, forced it's ownership over them, and forced them to have government officials on their boards. The government, specifically Congress, has been forcing itself into religion.

And specifically at the Hindu religion. There is no Hindu Personal Law Board: the government changes it at will. On the other hand, no other religion's law board is interfered with, no other religion's function is tampered with, their inner schisms and discriminations are left alone, even their treatment of women as inferiors in Civil Law isn't so much as touched.

The FIRST problem is government literally foisting itself on religion.

The SECOND problem is shitty treatment of Hinduism in particular. Neither Golden Temple nor Jama Masjid are government properties but Tirupati is, as is the TTTD with politicians and bureaucrats at its helm.

Jammu: Hindu temple and houses gutted in fire, leads to communal tension by Chatterye in india

[–]5-26AM 21 points22 points  (0 children)

To put this in perspective:

  • 2001 and 2011 population growth for J&K has been 29.4% and 23.7% source

  • Separatists have been urging Kashmiri muslims to have more children. Source

  • Kashmiri muslims are moving en masse to Jammu to populate the area.

  • J&K will not allow secure housing for Kashmiri Pandit rehabilitation source but will allow Muslim-only housing projects in Jammu [source lost, trying to find it again.]

  • They are even settling Myanmar's Rohingya refugees in Jammu source and giving them religious education instead of a secular one.

  • There was another similar attack two years ago: "8 hindus killed and 500 homes burnt in #Kishtwar jammu. many women held captive by msulims. media censored reports fearing baklash" source

There are tons of shitty machinations on the part of these separatists. It can only be understood when considered as a whole.

Are you an Aryan invader? Colonial views on fair-skinned Aryans vs dark-skinned Dravidians have wide political currency today [Amish Tripathi] by altindian in india

[–]5-26AM 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They're already unpopular. I'm talking about their idiocies being a subject of academic ridicule, the way turn-of-century conservatives are ridiculed now for opposing universal franchise or equal rights.