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Tuesday, November 18, 2025
TopicBajrang Dal

Topic: Bajrang Dal

VHP, Bajrang Dal’s Garba action plan—women helpline to report harassment, prevent ‘love jihad’ 

In Surat, Bajrang Dal asked organisers to ensure those performing are not scantily clad. It said those attending should also refrain from wearing ‘backless’, ‘deep neck’ outfits.

FIR based on ‘mere apprehension’—Kerala nuns walk out of Chhattisgarh jail after NIA court grants bail

The nuns were arrested on 25 July over a Bajrang Dal activist’s complaint, alleging forced religious conversion & human trafficking. The case had taken a political turn in Kerala.

Law doing its job: Chhattisgarh CM on arrest of nuns on human trafficking, forced conversion charges

Catholic nuns Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, both from Kerala, were arrested on July 25 at Durg railway station, following a complaint filed by a local Bajrang Dal functionary.

BJP MP Alok Sharma accuses Bhopal’s Muslim gym trainers of ‘love jihad’, fuelling Bajrang Dal’s campaign

The MP says list of gyms with Muslim trainers is being compiled to be submitted to police. This follows Bajrang Dal members visiting gyms in a Bhopal locality to search for Muslim trainers.

VHP & Bajrang Dal accuse Mumbai Police of brutality, call to ‘protect Hindus’

2 separate incidents have sparked outrage among VHP and Bajrang Dal members, who also took to the streets demanding suspension of the officers who 'assaulted' their workers.

‘Aurangzeb’s gang’—how TV news made a bad Nagpur situation worse with sensational coverage

When Mahakumbh stampede happened, TV news downplayed it. In Nagpur, they did the opposite.

Watch CutTheClutter: Nagpur clashes, Chhaava & why Aurangzeb continues to divide Indian society

In Episode 1623 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta discusses the super-hit film, Aurangzeb's legacy & Maharashtra politics in backdrop of Nagpur clashes.

Bajrang Dal men protest outside KIIT campus amid heavy security, burn founder Achyuta Samanta’s effigy

Tensions have been high in the campus since the death of a third-year BTech computer science student Prakriti Lamsa, who allegedly died by suicide.

A senior police officer’s controversial transfer puts spotlight on rise of the Bajrang Dal in Goa

Oppn alleges outfit has grown with BJP's patronage, pointing to how Sanket Arsekar, OSD to CM, is a leader of Bajrang Dal. But, a top VHP functionary rejects charge.

Hindutva outfits disrupt Christian gatherings in Haryana’s Ambala & Rohtak, ‘beat up women & children’

This comes mere days after Hindutva groups disrupted a Christmas day event in Rohtak. VHP & Bajrang Dal allege 'forced conversion' activities. Police register complaints in both cases.

On Camera

We celebrate Harappa excavation—and dismiss Keeladi, Sinauli archaeological digs as politics

In the storm around Sinauli, many academics dismissed claims of chariots being found. And the public misinterpreted the chariots as a device planted by the govt to fortify Hindutva.

Naidu matches Jagan’s Rs 13L crore investment playbook, with a ‘speed of doing business’ caveat

Naidu’s summit brings in MoUs on same scale as Jagan’s, but CM says his plans built on speed, certainty & investor trust, with escrow accounts, simplified incentives & real-time oversight.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.