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Wednesday, June 3, 2026
TopicCommunal tension

Topic: communal tension

Ghaziabad Hindu murder opens a new anti-Muslim frontline. Bulldozers roll, madrasas sealed

Five days after 17-year-old Surya Pratap Chauhan was killed in Ghaziabad's Khoda, the administration is targeting madrasas and encroachments, and Hindu groups are calling for mosques to be shut.

AR Rahman’s BBC interview divides Bollywood. ‘Can’t afford him and a big star together’

AR Rahman also talked about increased corporatisation in Bollywood, and how creative decisions are being taken by those who do not have much idea about the craft.

Communal tensions flare up in Nepal’s 2 districts bordering India over TikTok video, mosque vandalised

Protests began Sunday in Dhanusha & spread to Birgunj, a major commercial hub opposite India's Raxaul. Curfew was imposed till Wednesday morning in Birgunj.

A dargah & a ‘boycott’—how village in Maharashtra’s Ahilyanagar became a communal tinderbox

In Guha, Muslims allege ‘social & economic boycott’, while Hindus deny claims. The communal flare-up has seemingly had ripple effects in neighbouring villages & talukas.

In tech park proposal, hopes of making coastal Karnataka a growth hub, shedding ‘communal hotbed’ image

State govt believes new facilities, infra push would transform Mangaluru & other coastal districts into the next 'high-growth corridor', allowing the region to realise its economic potential.

A chain of retaliatory killings & a political blame game keep coastal Karnataka on boil

Karnataka govt’s ‘anti-communal force’ is yet to become operational, even as tensions in communally sensitive coastal regions remain dangerously close to spiraling out of control.

Hindu activist’s death latest in a long list of tit-for-tat killings. Mangaluru is a communal tinderbox

With passions already running high post Pahalgam, police are attempting to prevent communal flare-up. Several BJP, pro-Hindutva leaders attended Suhas Shetty's funeral Friday.

Agra on alert after religious texts found burnt inside mosque

Worshippers found bits of the burnt texts early morning and alerted the imam. Police say gas cylinder reported stolen from mosque's kitchen but it's likely unconnected to the arson.

New temples, old Hindu-Muslim script. Sambhal is Hindi TV’s latest prime-time theatre

Since the communal disturbances last month, Sambhal and its temple trouble have remained in the news. Still, the non-stop coverage of the Hanuman temple and the three idols is exceptional.

Former Delhi L-G, ex-CEC sign open letter to Modi flagging ‘unprecedented’ persecution of Muslims

Letter says last 10 yrs' incidents show 'clearly partisan role' of many state govts. Signatories include former Delhi L-G Najeeb Jung, ex-CEC SY Quraishi, Planning Commission ex-secy NC Saxena.

On Camera

India’s refined petroleum product exports hit 3-yr low as refiners turn inward amid West Asia conflict

Exports fell to 9.25 lakh bpd in May, lowest since Oct 2022, amid refinery maintenance, higher domestic output & export levies on diesel & ATF, says trade data intelligence Kpler.

Israel’s defence exports surged 30% y-o-y in 2025; missiles, air defence systems emerge as mainstay

At 36 percent, Europe accounted for the highest percentage of Israeli defence exports, according to report released by Israel’s Ministry of Defence.

2026 is like 1973 Indira-era oil shock plus youth anger. Modi has space, but not immunity

An oil shock, monsoon fears, rampant unemployment, and the seeming inevitability of inflation are common to both eras. Indira Gandhi’s self-destructive responses are instructive today.