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The Hindu Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh: Return of the Islamists

The Islamist movement, whose leader was convicted of war crimes for helping the Pakistani military in the 1971 massacre and hanged, has made a political comeback in Bangladesh after the Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government was toppled on August 5

The Hindu Tie the knot on extravagant weddings

In conducting the feast and ceremonies, families spend as if there is no tommorow

The Hindu Work on sewer network damaging power cables, water lines: ECR residents

Those living in various areas along the East Coast Road raise concerns over damage to utility lines owing to unmindful digging for infra projects

The Hindu The incredible matutinal drink

A cup of morning ‘South Indian coffee’ is the only pick-me-up than one needs

The Hindu City’s elected representatives call for preparation of zone-wise maps indicating rainwater catchments and waterbodies ahead of northeast monsoon

At a review meeting on northeast monsoon, elected representatives emphasised the importance of properly warning the public about floods

The Hindu Chit funds — hook and sinker

People continue to invest in Non-Banking Financial Companies for higher returns, but many of these companies end up cheating the depositors. The latest is Mylapore Benefit Fund Nidhi. At present, 314 cases are under investigation and 345 cases are pending trial. So far, over 1,160 financial institutions have been booked for defaulting on payments to 9.20 lakh depositors who lost roughly ₹14,000 crore. Fraudsters are encouraged by a middle class lacking awareness

The Hindu Anti-Hindi agitations in the 20th Century

Madras was the nerve centre of these protests in Tamil Nadu. During the first instance in 1938, the Justice Party led a campaign against the move by the Congress government to teach ‘Hindustani’ in secondary schools. In the 1960s, the DMK led the protest against the enactment of the Official Languages Act, 1963