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Bombay HC Quashes Charity Commissioner's Circular Banning Anti-Corruption Phrases In Trust Names https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/bombay-hc-quashes-charity-commissioners-circular-banning-anti-corruption-phrases-in-trust-names
The Bombay High Court on Friday quashed a circular issued by the Charity Commissioner prohibiting use of the phrases on corruption for the names of charitable organisations and trusts observing “Naam mein kya rakha hai” 

The bench highlighted that fighting corruption and protecting human rights align with the legal definition of “charitable purpose” under the Maharashtra Public Trusts Act. They reasoned that these causes serve the public interest, stating, “Corruption has significant negative effects on all areas of human wellbeing and is perceived as one of the major problems, jeopardising economic development, the functioning and legitimacy of government institutions, the rule of law, and the validity of the State itself.

Neighbours protest after Muslim couple buy home in India: ‘This is a Hindu society’ https://www.independent.co.uk/asia/india/moradabad-muslim-doctor-house-hindu-society-b2660034.html  Alisha Rahaman Sarkar  06 December 2024 Protesting residents hold up banners asking previous Hindu owner to take house back 

The RSS Must Confront Its Crisis of Vision   https://thewire.in/religion/the-rss-must-confront-its-crisis-of-vision  Harish Khare 03/Dec/2024 Even Bhagwat has felt compelled to restrain the more extreme elements within his fold, admonishing them against searching for a trishul under every mosque. But therein lies the problem.

The RSS has built a vast ecosystem of respectability. This includes eminent personalities – retired Supreme Court judges, generals, bureaucrats, IPS and IFS officers, middle-class professionals, and even housewives and grandmothers – singing the tune of a “Hindu renaissance” scripted in Nagpur.

The organisation is now reduced to banalities, such as advocating for Hindus in Bangladesh or urging families to “produce three children.”