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Topic: Blasphemy

Charlie Hebdo to pro-Palestine march that shook Pakistan. All about Tehreek-e-Labbaik

Formed in 2015, the far-right religious party has a history of violent protests against attempts to modify Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. It is now facing possibility of a ban.

Pakistani cop shoots dead blasphemy suspect in police station, people make him a ‘hero’

A mob of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan supporters attacked the Kharotabad police station in Quetta with a grenade, demanding the release of the blasphemy suspect.

Cow vigilantes & blasphemy killers are alike. Both justify violence for a ‘higher purpose’

While Muslims are the main targets for violence by cow vigilantes, the harsh reality is that anyone can be killed.

Pakistan is hell on Earth for women, minorities. Mobs are demanding beheadings for blasphemy

The stark reality is that while India is ambitiously planning missions to carry humanity into space, in Pakistan, mobs are ruthlessly attempting to behead women over accusations of blasphemy.

Pakistani mob attacks woman for blasphemy. But it couldn’t tell calligraphy from Quran text

The cop who calmed the crowd down and “put her life in danger” to rescue the woman has now become a hero in Pakistan.

Dhaka’s elite Muslims party & pose as Barbie, Krishna. Double life in conservative Bangladesh

Dhaka streets have easy markers of religious identity that seem to snub out any attempt at cosmopolitanism. But the 'swinging set' is unaffected whether Sheikh Hasina returns to power.

Iran executes two men for blasphemy

Yousef Mehrdad and Sadrollah Fazeli Zare were executed for crimes including blasphemy, insulting the religion of Islam, the prophet and other sanctities, Mizan reported.

Pakistan has a new export—Tehreek-e-Labbaik ‘ghazis’, ‘saints’ with the dagger of blasphemy

Rizwan Ashraf isn't the only anti-blasphemy crusader influenced by TLP. Netherlands to Peshawar—they're sprawling inside and outside the Pakistan border.

Not madrasas, not Pakistan terror camps, India’s blasphemy killers are products of toxic hate

Anti-blasphemy campaign in India isn’t being led by clerics. And accused in Udaipur and Amravati killings didn't have any religious education or ties to right-wing organisations.

Shekhar Gupta’s article on Zubair paints blasphemy as an ‘Abrahamic’ problem, but misses this

Even if Shekhar Gupta has a specific definition of 'blasphemy', what's the justification for treating it as a special kind of offence and claiming moral superiority for Hindus?

On Camera

Why the 2026 Bengal assembly election is Mamata’s toughest battle and BJP’s best bet

A day after the polling, both parties are on the edge, trying to figure out which way the wave will swing. But one thing is clear. The outcome of this election is going to be a make-or-break for both parties.

RBI cancels Paytm Payments Bank licence citing rule violations

As per a filing issued to exchanges by parent company One 97 Communications, Paytm & its services will continue to operate uninterrupted.

Aksai Chin for Arunachal: Ex-Indian Army chief Naravane backs revival of 1950s China offer on border row

Gen Manoj Naravane (retd) said in an exclusive interview with ThePrint that India should focus on having more experts who understand China's psyche and its workings

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.