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Saturday, January 3, 2026
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

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.