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Saturday, July 19, 2025
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Topic: Hindu-Muslim

How killing of a monkey sparked communal tension in UP’s Shamli district

Family of accused say he shot monkey in self-defence, while Hindus in village, backed by local Bajrang Dal unit, say incident 'hurt sentiments as monkey is Lord Hanuman avatar.'

Youth who tried to kill Hindu girl in Jharkhand isn’t ‘Muslim’, as viral video claimed

The video relates to an incident in Jharkhand in which a Hindu youth allegedly tried to slit his girlfriend’s throat when she refused to marry him.

BJP’s politics summed up in three social binaries

Scratch the surface of BJP’s every move, look beneath the lofty claims of ‘integral humanism’, and at least three distinct binaries emerge.

On NRC’s 19 lakhs, Modi govt must not ignore Sardar Patel’s advice on citizenship

Modi government knows its distortions of India’s framework for refugees won’t stand the constitutional test. So, it falls back on Hindutva.

As a teenager, Savarkar tried to destroy a mosque & was sad Hindus weren’t united

In the polarised tinderbox that was Maharashtra in 1890s, Vinakay Damodar Savarkar and his school mates were enraged by attacks on Hindus.

Zakir Naik banned from making public speeches in Malaysia

Zakir Naik, who is wanted in India, is being questioned over his intent to provoke a peace breach by allegedly making remarks against Hindus and Chinese.

A better life & opportunities, not Muslims, are pushing Hindus out of Meerut’s Prahlad Nagar

Local BJP leader has alleged that anti-social elements of a ‘certain community’ are pushing Hindus out of Meerut locality. Residents blame it on other factors.

Old video shared to claim Muslims lynched Hindu man, but it’s from Bangladesh

A video has gone viral on Twitter claiming that Muslims lynched a Hindu man in India. But the video is from Bangladesh in which a murder accused was lynched.

Against odds: The Muslim & Kashmiri Pandit caretakers of Hindu temples in Srinagar’s old city

A temple with one visitor and a temple locked for security -- Srinagar residents are making sure their rich heritage is not destroyed.

After Modi’s win, fake video in Pakistan claims ‘Hindus killing Muslims in India’

The 44-second fake video, suggesting a communally-charged situation in Jhansi, follows PM Modi’s win in Lok Sabha elections.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.