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Thursday, July 30, 2026
TopicBajrang Dal

Topic: Bajrang Dal

2 held for beating Muslim man over ‘love jihad’ allegations during Bajrang Dal protest in Bhopal

Earlier this week, Bajrang Dal workers dragged a couple out of a hotel & assaulted the man. One of the accused is a juvenile, police say.

Bizarre tale of Indian man who turned Christian in NZ & sought asylum citing ‘threat from BJP’

The man from Uttarakhand travelled to New Zealand in Oct 2023 on tourist visa and then applied for asylum, arguing that he could not return since he had converted to Christianity.

‘How can accused seek police protection?’ HC asks Uttarakhand gym owner who stood up for Muslim man

Deepak Kumar was booked in cross-FIR after a viral video showed him confronting Right-wing groups for harassing an elderly Muslim shopkeeper. He moved HC citing 'death threats'.

‘Modi may hurt his head if he doesn’t bow in Ram Mandir properly’—Vinay Katiyar eyes political comeback

In an interview with ThePrint, Katiyar, the poster boy of the Ram Janmabhoomi movement, says 'demand of supporters' has pushed him to be active on ground again.

Autopsy of Nuh driver killed in ‘clash with gau rakshaks’ cites bullet wound. No arrests, kin scour CCTVs

At their relatives' home in Haryana's Palwal, family of 28-yr-old Aamir tell ThePrint that the post-mortem confirmed their suspicions that Rajasthan Police's initial theory was wrong.

The right to remain silent & no jail cell for Mr Windsor

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

Instagram video, official inquiry, legality verified—vandals attacked Bulleh Shah shrine anyway

'Ajay Kaptan's' video sparked official scrutiny of the Mussoorie shrine. Forest dept confirmed legal status, but suspected members of a right-wing group vandalised it on 24 January.

India can’t become a Hindu Pakistan. Moderate majority must speak up

The violence, as seen in a Bareilly birthday party, creates fear through moral policing. It redraws the boundaries of how one dresses, who one befriends, what one celebrates.

Kerala Catholic Church tears into Modi govt over Christmas violence. ‘Problem growing deadly by the day’

In an editorial published in Deepika, Syro-Malabar Church criticised Centre’s silence on Christmas violence. PM Modi's church visits, it said, are ‘intended for foreign govts’.

Bajrang Dal men storm into Bareilly bday party, beat up students & cry ‘love jihad’. 2 Muslim boys fined

Two Muslim students & cafe staffer taken to police station & challaned. Later, FIR lodged against Bajrang Dal members on charges including assault, criminal intimidation.

On Camera

How the 1881 census redefined colonial rule in India

From hidden elders to uncounted infants, colonial enumerators faced widespread public distrust during the first all-India count.

NH toll revenue doubles in five years to over Rs 70,000 crore as number of plazas rises sharply

Government tells Parliament toll collections touched Rs 70,278 crore in 2025-26, Rajasthan has highest number of toll plazas, while expenditure on operating plazas is not maintained centrally.

The ‘outlier’ caves in: Permanent commission allowed for women in Indian Coast Guard

On Tuesday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh unveiled a policy for gender-neutral induction and career progression of officers in Indian Coast Guard.

Youth’s struggles won’t end with Dharmendra Pradhan’s resignation. Govt must decentralise education

Our education system is a destroyer of all talent by enforcing learning by rote, pushing students to coaching classes to ‘crack’ competitive exams. And then, papers leak.