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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicCommunalism

Topic: communalism

Midnight’s grown ups & getting the short end of titanic tariffs

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

Kerala suspends 2 IAS officers, 1 for creating ‘communal’ WhatsApp group

The 2nd officer, a special secretary, made derogatory remarks against another top bureaucrat on social media.

Keep doing Hindu-Muslim if you want to come down to 6 seats from 182—Ram Vilas Paswan

On 10 December 1998, then-Hajipur MP spoke in the Lok Sabha on a discussion on atrocities committed on minorities in various parts of the country. 'If we learn to interpret the word 'minorities' correctly, I believe we will develop a feeling that those we are fighting against are the same blood as us.'

‘Backdated notice’ to raze home, ‘hostile witnesses’: Ujjain family recalls son’s arrest for ‘spitting’ on yatra

Ujjain teen spent 5 months in jail over allegations now denied by main complainant. His father speaks to ThePrint a month after HC releases him on bail. 

Congress waged a ‘secular vs communal’ battle against Modi in 2002. It finally lost in 2024

The inauguration of Ram temple is one of the biggest setbacks to Congress’s brand of 'secular' politics. Modi didn’t change the terms and conditions of his ideological fight to get masses on his side.

1980 Moradabad riots probe shows there’s no neat conclusion. Both Hindus, Muslims to blame

To some, the MP Saxena report is evidence that Muslims were responsible for the riot—but that isn’t the full story. It casts new light on the conditions in which communalism grows.

Land dispute, politics or drunk miscreants? Web of tales behind ‘mob attack’ on Gurugram mosque

An FIR was lodged against 8-10 people from the village under relevant IPC sections but no arrests have been made so far. 

Jihadists in Bangladesh are still going strong. Economic gains aren’t ‘wins’

Mobs burning down Hindu-owned homes and businesses in Narail’s Sahapara is a sign. It shows what happens to polities which fail to confront communalism.

India’s blasphemy beheadings have a new audience—and they’re sitting behind smartphones

Videos on social media have become a key feature of blasphemy killings. Each inspires communal competitors to stage a more macabre act of revenge.

Religious fanaticism won’t end without addressing caste. Hyderabad Dalit’s death shows again

Religion has always been the beauty of Indian society and not a problem, as some sections portray.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.