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Topic: Blasphemy

Arab nations should restrict ties with India to trade, not comment on our internal dynamics

The Islamic monarchies that took strong note of the insult to their religion conveniently overlooked the disrespectful remarks against Hindu deities and religious symbols.

A WhatsApp post can get you death in Pakistan. It’s blasphemy of course

The accused, a resident of Islamabad, said she was pulled into a religious controversy by his male friend after she refused to be friendly towards him.

Another man killed in Punjab for ‘sacrilege bid’, hours after Golden Temple lynching

The killing took place at Gurdwara Nijampur Mod on Kapurthala-Subhanpur road amid an altercation between police and a crowd that refused to hand over the culprit, police said.

For Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, blame Zia-ul-Haq. It’s more political than religious

Pakistan has the world’s second-strictest blasphemy laws after Iran.

100 arrested after Pakistani Islamist party mob lynches Sri Lankan national over ‘blasphemy’

Priyantha Kumara, the general manager of a garment factory in Sialkot, allegedly tore a Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan party poster and threw it in the dustbin, a police official said.

Pakistani mob burns down police station over ‘blasphemy’. It just takes an allegation

Several local leaders of the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl, a Deobandi Sunni political party, staged a demonstration demanding punishment for the accused.

Loves me, loves me not – The curious case of the Imran Khan govt and the ‘banned’ TLP

The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan’s protests over the French ambassador has now cost too many lives and made a mockery of the govt. But Imran Khan is still bargaining.

France advises its citizens in Pakistan to leave country as violent protests grow

The Tehreek-i-Labaik Pakistan, a banned, radical religious group, took to streets Monday to force the government to expel the French envoy over 'blasphemous' caricatures.

The real tamasha in Pakistan — Islamic council that’s saying no to films and corona taglines

Pakistan’s official entry to the Oscars, 'Zindagi Tamasha', can’t be seen by Pakistanis — even after two years of fights, cases, and protests.

Khadim Rizvi’s blasphemy fire will only intensify. It’s out of Imran Khan govt’s control now

The Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan will not give up the power it has gained by mobilising the poor and the angry.

On Camera

TV Somanathan’s letter is a reminder—civil servants must roll out the red carpet for investors

The reason that India hasn’t grown at the speed of South Korea, China or Vietnam is because the machinery of the government still holds on to the ‘commanding heights’.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.