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Topic: demolition

‘Will fight in court’ — Home razed, defiant Afreen Fatima says dad not behind Prayagraj violence

Afreen Fatima says criticism of govt & 'growing intolerance' in India led to ‘fabricated’ allegations against her father Javed Mohammed, as well as ‘illegal’ demolition of their home.

Photos shared by Salman Khurshid aren’t from Yogi govt’s ‘Buldozerland’. They are from 2016

Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid Tuesday shared pictures of bulldozed houses on social media, claiming they were from Uttar Pradesh's Unnao and Farrukhabad districts.

Stop bulldozer politics in Delhi, you will make 60 lakh homeless, AAP tells BJP

AAP leader and Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia writes to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, asks him to hold civic authorities accountable.

Bulldozers in Shaheen Bagh, but no demolition: How residents averted ‘law-and-order situation’

SDMC sent 'JCBs' to demolish ‘illegal encroachments’ in Shaheen Bagh Monday. Residents themselves took down many structures, some claimed it was failed attempt to ‘provoke Muslims’.

SC stays proposed demolition of nearly 200 jhuggis in Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar

The apex court asked the Union govt to act 'humanely' when they start coercive processes against the poor and the marginalised sections. The case will be taken up again on 2nd May.

‘Learn about freedom fighters from our community’ — UP minister Ansari on Yogi govt’s madrasa plan

The lone Muslim in Yogi cabinet, Danish Ansari also defends govt's bulldozer action, says it sends message to 'criminals & mafias' that country will run according to rule of law.

Our take on Jahangirpuri demolition, Putin’s Mariupol victory, UGC reforms — in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

Bulldozer justice goes against the spirit of India@75. Hurts everyone, helps none

The idea that because Hindu constructions were targeted elsewhere, Muslim ones ought to meet the same fate smacks of retaliation and revenge, not the rule of law.

There’s nothing new about demolition politics. Just that now it’s taken a big communal turn

The Supreme Court status quo on Jahangirpuri has put a brake on bulldozers for now. But who knows when they will appear in any other part of the country?

For displaced residents of old Delhi’s Turkman Gate, Jahangirpuri is flashback to 1976 horror

On 19 April 1976, Indira Gandhi govt-ordered demolition drive razed buildings & shops, and as many people ran to protect their homes, the police opened fire.

On Camera

No one should have to choose between a roof and two meals. But India’s migrants do, every day

India’s policymakers need to ensure that labourers, and milk and newspaper delivery workers, do not have to sacrifice food just to keep a roof over their heads.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

How Op Mahadev unfolded: A day-by-day account of how the net closed in on Pahalgam terrorists

New Delhi: The killing of the three LeT terrorists behind the Pahalgam massacre was the culmination of an operation that started immediately after the...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.