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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicAtiq Ahmed assassination

Topic: Atiq Ahmed assassination

It doesn’t matter how Atiq Ahmed died, writes Hindu Right press

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the last couple of weeks.

Wonder what message Atiq-Ashraf killings send to foreign delegates visiting India for G20, writes Urdu press

New Delhi: The murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed remained on the front pages of the Urdu press all week, with all three prominent Urdu...

SubscriberWrites: How is UP witnessing a monumental shift in mafia culture and ‘instant justice’

The rationale given by BJP in defence of such state action is that criminals derail the development of the state and with an atmosphere of terror, it is tough to attract investors, writes Nischai Vats.

‘Slap on face of Dravidian model’: Hindu Right press on SC allowing RSS marches in Tamil Nadu

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past couple of weeks.

How much ‘Pawar’ do you need to spark a buzz & UP’s new gangster flick, ‘Paap Fiction’

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Gang lords like Atiq eliminated regularly in UP—It only cements ‘long-live’ mafia tradition

Public support for mafia slaying is not surprising, as it is considered a cathartic response. No police officer would be expected to mourn mafia deaths either.

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Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.