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Topic: Kheda

Gujarat flogging: Muslim villager’s affidavit blames Kheda DSP, BJP MLA, Undhela sarpanch

Affidavit says organising garba at village chowk was 'preplanned conspiracy'. Advocate representing Muslim accused says court accepted affidavit & asked Gujarat DGP to submit report.

New sarpanch vowed to start garba in village, sparked clashes, Undhela’s Muslim residents say

On 4 October, 10 men were caned for stone pelting that allegedly happened a day before. Muslim villagers claim trouble started when the sarpanch decided to organise ‘garba’. 

Congress top rung’s ‘sagacity’ fixed Rajasthan mess, says Urdu press as Bharat Jodo remains focus

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

Why it’s easier to call Kheda police violence ‘Talibanisation’ than ‘Hindutvaisation’

A refusal to call the wrong by its name is more a sin of omission than commission. Look at the police flogging of Muslim men in Gujarat’s Kheda.

On Camera

Kashmiri jihadists more resilient than we think. Rebuilding J&K Police is key to counter them

The new jihadists in J&K have harried Indian forces, staged a series of ambushes, and now begun to target Indian civilian infrastructure projects.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

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.

Indian firms sanctioned by US didn’t violate laws, says MEA. Hyderabad firm that supplied to Army on list

Among 19 Indian firms sanctioned by US Treasury Dept was Lokesh Machines Ltd accused of coordinating with 'Russian defence procurement agent to import Italy-origin CNC machines'.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

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.