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Sunday, October 26, 2025
TopicCommunal tension

Topic: communal tension

Hanuman flag or Tricolour? How a flag post has become a flashpoint in this Karnataka village

In Keragodu, villagers say hoisting religious flags has been a tradition dating back over 3 decades. But a controversy over it led to a rare spate of tensions — and stone-pelting — last week.

Mathura police avert crisis at Ram Navami rally after video of youth waving saffron flags near mosque surfaces

Police persuaded the young men to climb down from rooftops of shops & deployed additional personnel in Chowk Bazar, near the Jama Masjid area. No FIR registered.

Telangana HC’s riders on RSS march: ‘Far from religious places, no participant with criminal record’

HC granted permission to RSS to hold a route march Sunday in the poll-bound state's communally-sensitive Bhainsa town. State authorities had earlier denied them permission.

In Gujarat’s Undhela, Hindu-Muslim blamegame hots up after flogging. In eye of storm: A sarpanch

Sarpanch Indravadan Patel, who organised the garba event that was allegedly disrupted by stone throwing, says his political views are among reasons village's Muslims are accusing him.

New sarpanch vowed to start garba in village, sparked clashes, Undhela’s Muslim residents say

On 4 October, 10 men were caned for stone pelting that allegedly happened a day before. Muslim villagers claim trouble started when the sarpanch decided to organise ‘garba’. 

‘Lesson taught, we got msg to come watch’ — Gujarat villagers say after Muslim men caned by cops

10 men were held against an electrical pillar and caned in the incident Tuesday. Villagers allege that the men indulged in violence and disrupted a garba event the previous night.

‘Udaipur could’ve seen Godhra repeat’ — ‘Muslim boycott’, uneasy peace after Hindu tailor’s murder

Since Kanhaiya Lal Teli’s murder by two Muslim men, many Hindus have changed how they do business in the Old City. It has hurt both communities, but there are glimmers of hope.

‘Riots, hate, killings’ — how this Karnataka district became hotbed of Hindu-Muslim violence

The rise of Hindutva and Islamist forces, coupled with socioeconomic tensions, have turned Dakshina Kannada into an arena of what experts have called ‘competitive communalism’.

Bihar man stabbed for ‘watching’ Nupur Sharma video, police say ‘no communal angle’

Ankit Jha, 23, was stabbed several times at a betel shop in the state's Sitamarhi district.

‘I support Nupur Sharma’ — how a single WhatsApp forward ‘led to Amravati chemist’s murder’

Police claim 'mastermind', who runs NGO in Amravati, saw message & plotted killing of Umesh Kolhe with 5 aides. NIA took over investigation Saturday after police arrested 7 people.

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Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.