After a lull, Haryana has seen a sudden surge in cow-related vigilantism in the past few weeks. Former bureaucrat says this wasn't a part of the state's culture 'before 2014'.
The father of Aryan Mishra, a Class 12 student killed by cow vigilantes in Faridabad, said the illegality in the name of gau raksha must stop. 'I don't endorse it,’ he said after meeting the accused Anil Kaushik.
Migrant labourers in Haryana's Hansawas Khurd village have decided to return to Assam and Bengal after the lynching of a 25-year-old over allegation that he ate beef. 'How long can the police protect us here?’
Parmeena has retreated into a shell of silence, Sajida has found her voice. She has opened a shop now and leads the legal battle for victims of Hindu cow vigilantism.
A police officer said that two victims were rushed to SMBT Hospital in Dhamangaon, where Afan Ansari was declared dead. The meat samples have been sent to forensic lab for testing.
Most cases have the same script and you know it when you read it, says the lawyer. They tell a sorry tale of dodgy FIRs, hurried chargesheets, weak investigation and prosecution.
Protestors from Ferozepur Jhirka blocked Gurugram–Alwar highway, submitted memorandum addressed to President through SDM seeking ban on Haryana's Special Cow Protection Task Force.
The politicisation of cow slaughter goes back to Akbar's reign. While violence has always been a part of the issue, the solution isn't reducing it to identity politics.
Nagaland, where close to 90% of the population is Christian, goes to polls next week. Residents say their WhatsApp groups are 'flooded with videos of atrocities against Christians'.
28-year old Mohit Yadav, alias Monu Manesar, was booked this week after charred bodies of two men — allegedly abducted & assaulted by cow vigilantes — were found in Haryana's Bhiwani.
Canada faces serious foreign interference issues, but these challenges must not be weaponized to unfairly target friendly and important allies like India.
In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.
The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.
While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.
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