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TopicCommunal tension

Topic: communal tension

BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, expels Naveen Kumar for remarks on Prophet Muhammad

Neelam Pandey -
The action comes after growing anger among Muslims both within and outside the country, with the Arab world calling for boycott of Indian goods.

Modi hits out at opposition, says some parties ‘trying to poison society for self-interest’

Neelam Pandey -
In a virtual address to senior BJP leaders, PM Narendra Modi also defended his government against the opposition's charge of 'Hindi imposition'.

‘WHO has lost credibility’ due to India deaths estimate — what Hindu Right press wrote this week

Unnati Sharma -
ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindu media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past week.

Viral photo of Muslims offering namaz in Mumbai resurface amid Azaan, Hanuman Chalisa flare-up

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
Maharashtra has been alert ever since politician Raj Thackeray made a call to ban the use of loudspeakers for Azaan, an Islamic call to prayer.

Seven arrested for throwing torn pages of religious texts, pork at mosques in Ayodhya

PTI -
The arrested allegedly belong to ‘Hindu Yodha Sangathan’ outfit & the leader of the group is a 'history-sheeter' with four criminal cases registered against him, police claimed.

Violence after ‘disturbed namaz’ in viral video is actually rival Chennai students fighting

Shyam Nandan Upadhyay -
Video has been shared by multiple right-wing handles, one followed by top BJP leaders.

Yogi Adityanath cancels police leaves, issues guidelines for religious events

ThePrint Team -
UP government looks prepared to thwart any attempts at creating disharmony, particularly after recent religious violence in several states.

‘Now they know how it feels’: Varanasi man plays Hanuman Chalisa on loudspeaker during azaan

Shikha Salaria -
Sudhir Singh plays Hanuman Chalisa on his terrace. He claims to be BJP worker but UP party spokesperson says unaware if he is one. Police say ‘action will follow if anyone violates law’.

‘Road-rage murder’ gets communal twist: Why Karnataka Police fact-checked home minister & others

Anusha Ravi Sood -
State Home Minister Araga Jnanendra claimed victim was ‘brutally murdered’ because he ‘could not speak in Urdu’. He issued a clarification after police posted a fact-check.

Curfew imposed in Rajasthan’s Karauli after fight breaks out during religious procession

ThePrint Team -
Stones were allegedly pelted at a religious procession when it crossed a mosque in a market area leading to retaliation. Around 15-20 people were injured in the altercations.
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This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

AG Sulzberger -
Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

Air purifiers are the new water filters. Delhi has quietly accepted a crisis

There’s a new M-Y formula at work in Bihar this time

Economy

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

Udit Bubna -
MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

Defence

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

Keshav Padmanabhan -
At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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