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Thursday, September 11, 2025
TopicCow vigilantism

Topic: cow vigilantism

‘Yogesh Raj’, prime accused in Bulandshahr violence, pleads innocence in video message

Yogesh Raj, the Bajrang Dal leader accused of violence in Bulandshahr, says police is presenting him as someone with a long criminal history.

Mob set police post on fire, screaming ‘maaro, maaro’ – Bulandshahr cop’s witness account

Sub-inspector Subhash Chandra, the witness, alleges that mob surrounded SHO Subodh Kumar Singh, snatched his pistol and took away his phones. 

Cow vigilantism & mob lynching will invite wrath of law: Supreme Court

The apex court asked all states and Union Territories to comply with its directions on curbing cow vigilantism and mob lynching.

Maharashtra Hindu extremists ‘were highly trained, used code to communicate’

Sources say the four may have travelled to different parts of the country, including Goa, to receive training.

NHRC takes suo motu cognisance of Alwar lynching, sends notice to Rajasthan govt

Commission observes that news reports of police delaying treatment to the victim raise serious human rights issues. 

Can a new lynching law prevent ‘mobocracy’ or does the political climate need to change?

The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Parliament must bring a law that instils fear in perpetrators of mob violence, setting a four-week deadline for...

Cow vigilantism a law & order issue that states must tackle, says Supreme Court

Nobody can take law into their hands, reiterates 3-judge bench, observes that vigilantism is actually mob violence.

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Lifting night shift ban increased female employment in India—only among big firms

Discriminatory laws limit firms from hiring willing women, and removing such barriers can help narrow the economic gap between developing and developed countries.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?