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Moradabad cow slaughter incident has a first—it has angered Hindus against gau rakshaks

Bajrang Dal calls themselves cow protectors. Now they themselves have started killing cows. Nothing can be a bigger sin than this, says a resident of Chetrampur village.

A professor is fighting DU casteism. She runs a street classroom clutching the Constitution

Ad hoc professor Ritu Singh joined the Daulat Ram College in 2019 but was removed within a year. Now she is fighting the principal, with Bhim Army by her side.

Gujarat’s true crime drama—flying gold coins, fleeing labourers, police chase, & an alert ASI

240 British-era gold coins, found by Adivasi labourers hired to demolish an NRI's house, travelled from Gujarat to Madhya Pradesh, setting off an inter-state hunt. The question everyone's asking is: who gets the gold?

Ram Rahim is giving tips to parents, pregnant women during parole. His victims run for cover

Gurmeet Ram Rahim's YouTube channel has over 1.25 million subscribers. In his most recent video, he urges devotees not to visit him because he is always available for digital darshans.

Roop Rekha Verma, 80-yr-old prof championing Bilkis, communal harmony on streets & in court

Lucknow’s Roop Rekha Verma defies labels. She advocates for communal and gender justice, but avoids left-liberal jargon and terms like ‘feminist’ to drive change.

Assam to Mizoram & 20-hour bumpy ride—how Kuki-Zomi students return to Manipur to get degrees

Andrew and Vaiphei dropped everything and fled when ethnic violence broke out in Manipur in May 2023. Their journey back is more treacherous than their pending medical exams.

Dhaka Jail saw hangings of Bangladesh freedom fighters. A prison museum to preserve memories

Bangladesh has the Liberation Museum to celebrate its bloody origin story. But the Dhaka Jail Museum is about the threat from within.

Tadoba village women want to drive tourists on tiger safaris. Men, money are the barriers

Seventy women have been trained as safari drivers at Maharashtra’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger reserve. But they have no spots at gates, and no tourists to drive.

Modi promised India model villages. It is now a blot for us, say Adarsh gram voters

Former rural development minister Upendra Kushwaha says the biggest challenge is the lack of support from the state govts, the district administration not taking interest.

‘Hindustan is finally for Hindus.’ Ayodhya Express reaches Ram temple

Ayodhya and Ram Mandir are part pilgrimage, part tourism, and part endurance sport for thousands of Hindu devotees. They are celebrating a shared sense of victory and vindication—and posting it online.

On Camera

Elections showed that Manipur still has faith in democracy. Will new govt deliver?

The people of conflict-torn Manipur will have every right to feel betrayed if the new government doesn’t break its silence and show its commitment to addressing the state's issues.

Cash-strapped Karnataka hikes fuel tax by Rs 3/l, could earn Rs 2,500-3,000 cr more per yr

Move to bring down differences in commodity prices with neighbouring states, says government. Oppn, dealers blame it on welfare, Congress's guarantees.

With an eye on China, IAF expands taxi track at Leh airport, new shelters being built

Expanded taxi track is smaller than those meant for civilian operations, but is long enough for fighters & military transport aircraft to operate.

Sangh wants BJP to know it’s not dispensable. It’s a rap on the knuckles, nothing more

Occasional lovers’ tiffs have marked history of RSS-BJP relations. To think that Nagpur will bring about any change in leadership is a misreading of both its intent and its power.