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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicCommunal Remarks

Topic: Communal Remarks

Sexist jibes to communal remarks, the many controversies of MP minister Kunwar Vijay Shah

The BJP leader, a crucial tribal face for party with political heft in MP, is now under fire for remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi. Action ‘certain to follow’ against him.

Trying to pull back arrow shot from a bow & the Grim Reaper reporting for duty

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

Why BJP uses divisive ‘Ek Hain Toh Safe Hain’ instead of inclusive ‘Ek Hain Toh Mazboot Hain’

At election time, BJP rolls out its narratives of ‘Aurangzeb,’ ‘Pakistan,’ and ‘love jihad’ with machine-like precision. But like West Bengal, it won't work in Maharashtra.

BJP is no longer as rattled as it was earlier in the 2024 election campaign

Narendra Modi is a loner in political terms. He decides what he wants to do and whom he wants to appoint to high office. And nobody can predict what he is going to say and when.

‘Shows sick mentality’ — Urdu press slams BJP MP Bidhuri for hurling communal slurs in Parliament

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

‘Worms & insects’, ‘have 3 mistresses’ — AIMIM UP chief booked for provocative statements

Video of AIMIM's Shaukat Ali speaking at a UP rally went viral Saturday. He has clarified his comments weren't against 'particular religion'. No official statement from party yet.

Kerala medical students dance to ‘Rasputin’ to protest ‘communal’ attack on peers’ viral video

Two Kerala students Naveen K. Razak and Janaki Omkumar had gone viral last week after posting a dance video. However, the incident soon took an ugly turn.

SC refuses to transfer Arnab Goswami case to CBI from Mumbai Police, quashes ‘identical’ FIRs

The Supreme Court also said no new case could be filed on the same broadcast that is already being investigated by the Mumbai Police.

With 5 clean chits to Modi, EC made it clear: BJP Varanasi nominee is free to say anything

Election Commission has given credence to claims that Modi can push the boundaries of decency in electoral debates with impunity.

On Camera

Patel’s 1950 letter to Nehru: Find no legal power to deal with Press or men like Syama Prasad

Less than a year before the First Constitutional Amendment, Patel wrote to Nehru about Supreme Court rulings that had 'knocked the bottom out' of press control laws.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.