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Topic: Bajrang Dal

With no evidence of ‘love jihad’, man released from jail but UP police say probe to continue

Rashid was arrested earlier this month under ‘love jihad’ law. His wife, Pinky, says she doesn’t wish to live in UP where their marriage was put to test.

‘They crossed limits’ — VHP says will take legal action against WSJ over Bajrang Dal report

WSJ report says despite an internal assessment calling for a ban on Bajrang Dal, Facebook has not cracked down on the group over financial and safety considerations.

Facebook fears ban on Bajrang Dal could risk staff safety, business prospects — WSJ report

Facebook safety team concluded this year that Bajrang Dal supported violence against minorities and likely qualified as a ‘dangerous organisation’, the WSJ report said.

UP must stop enforcement of ‘love jihad’ law. Criminalising such marriages is unacceptable

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Assam Bajrang Dal leader says will stop Hindus going to church on Christmas, ‘case filed’

At an event last week, Mithun Nath, Bajrang Dal's Cachar district general secretary, threatened Hindus with 'dire consequences' if they visited any church to celebrate Christmas.

VHP asks Bajrang Dal, Durga Vahini to meet Hindu families & caution them against ‘love jihad’

Vinod Bansal, VHP national spokesperson, says Hindu families have to be first informed about ‘love jihad’ as there are certain patterns that are followed to lure young innocent women.

VHP and its youth wings to begin ‘boycott China’ campaign, ‘expose’ its hand in Covid outbreak

VHP leader Milind Parande says China ‘needs to be taught a lesson’, and that this is an India with strong leadership, ‘unlike 1962’.

Two Bajrang Dal activists booked for planting saffron flags on shops in Nalanda

The FIR has been lodged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), including 147 (punishment for rioting), as also the Information Technology Act.

Ghar wapsi, ‘discriminatory’ Articles 29, 30 on VHP agenda for Prayagraj meet Monday

The issue of religious conversion will be taken up by VHP’s apex council Kendriya Margdarshak Mandal, which is set to meet at Prayagraj on 20 January.

Who is Pinky Chaudhary? Hindu Raksha Dal leader owning up to JNU attack was Bajrang Dal man

In a two-minute video posted on social media, Bhupendra Tomar alias Pinky Chaudhary claimed responsibility for the attack on JNU students & teachers.

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Oxfam data on India’s wealth inequalities is absurd. Sitharaman must make GST collection public

Sitharaman should use NSSO data on household consumption of various goods and services, make public the GST paid by the top, middle, and poorest income groups.

India’s growth engines have moved from north to south, with states like Karnataka & AP in driver’s seat

A working paper, published by Economic Advisory Council to PM, shows that UP & Bihar used to be ‘powerhouses’ of India’s economy around 60 yrs ago, but that's no longer the case.

Armed forces to finalise blueprint for theatre commands by end of September, CDS Gen Chauhan says

The Army, Navy & Air Force are looking at working out the plans for the military reform before the Navy chief retires on 30 September, after which the govt will step in.

BJP’s Northeast policy has lit new fires & reopened old wounds. And it still won’t blink

Manipur represents BJP’s unique ideological approach to governing Northeast by playing identity politics jiu-jitsu. It hasn’t gone well yet, is getting worse, but the party insists on continuing.