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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicJain

Topic: Jain

Rise of Murlidhar Mohol, Modi’s minister & former wrestler now grappling with Jain land row

BJP is keeping its distance from the controversy involving Murlidhar Mohol as it finds itself dealing with weight of alliance and risk of alienating Jains, a traditional support base.

Why BJP is scrambling to contain fallout as Mumbai’s Jains take to streets, 2nd time this yr

Jains are protesting a decision of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation to shut down all 'kabutarkhanas' in Mumbai & penalise those feeding pigeons.

Why Jains are protesting in Gujarat & Jharkhand — ‘illegal mining, desecration, commercialisation’

In Gujarat, Jains were against illegal commercialisation, mining of Shatrunjaya Hill for years. Anger spilled out on road after desecration & move to change status of Sammed Shikharji.

Nearly 15% Jain men, over 4% Jain women eat non-veg, reveals NFHS-5 data

NFHS-5 data also shows that eggs are part of the diet of about 11 per cent of Jain men and 6.7 per cent of Jain women.

‘They stood on shrine with shoes’ — ABVP members storm UP college, ‘desecrate’ Jain deity idol

The incident took place Tuesday at Digambar Jain College, Baraut. Three ABVP members have been booked for the incident. ABVP has apologised.

In Goa, Christians, Hindus and Muslims may soon be buried, cremated at common grounds

A South Goa civic body has already completed construction of the first such ground for all religions; idea suits Goa’s cosmopolitan character, says minister.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.