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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicLathi charge

Topic: lathi charge

Police scuffle with Warkaris, sect BJP has tried to woo, sparks political row in Maharashtra

NCP, Congress, Shiv Sena (UBT) slam state government for scenes that played out Sunday in Pune. Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis says there was no lathi charge on Warkari devotees.

What’s common between Gwalior admin and Indian parents? Love for punishment, Covid or not

Gwalior announced that those breaking Covid rules will have to volunteer at a hospital or police check-post. But it's not the only city that loves absurd ‘punishments’.

Police celebrating birthdays of rich kids in a pandemic isn’t cute, they have bigger duties

The same Indian police that surprises the rich with birthday cakes have been brutal with India’s poor, especially the migrant workers.

Pakistani minister shares lathicharge video on Ram Rahim supporters as torture on Kashmiris

Pakistani minister Ali Haider Zaidi & journalist Hamid Mir share old videos on Twitter, wrongly claiming that Indian Army and police were torturing Kashmiris.

Campus violence: Student handpicked by BHU contradicts ‘official version’

Women students from BHU describe how they were ruthlessly ‘trampled and shoved’ during the 23 September protest, where the police lathi-charged them.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.