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Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami calls for strict probe against ‘love jihad’ cases in state

Pushkar Singh Dhami’s remark comes amid tensions over an alleged abduction attempt on a 14-year-old girl by two men in Uttarkashi. One of the accused is from minority community.

Uttarkashi case shows how every Muslim becomes ‘love jihadi’. Time to break the stereotype

Forced conversion cases may exist but they are exceptions rather than the norm. And Muslim intellectuals have made few mitigation efforts to fight such attitudes.

‘People are fed up’ — Congress plan to set up anti-moral policing squad in Karnataka

Home minister G. Parameshwara announced Tuesday that police unit would be set up. Another minister, M.B. Patil, has proposed launching helpline called ‘Peaceful Karnataka’.

Sudipto Sen’s The Kerala Story isn’t ‘true’ – it’s steeped in damned lies & outrageous stats

Sudipto Sen has become obsessed with the story of women getting trafficked from Kerala to the Islamic State – 32,000 is his go-to number.

From force-feeding people dung to livestreamed ‘raids’ — rise of cow vigilantism & Monu Manesar

28-year old Mohit Yadav, alias Monu Manesar, was booked this week after charred bodies of two men — allegedly abducted & assaulted by cow vigilantes — were found in Haryana's Bhiwani.

Right-wing outfits organise morcha in Mumbai against ‘love jihad’, demand anti-conversion laws

Right-wing organisations such as the RSS, Bajrang Dal & VHP took out a rally in Mumbai Sunday against 'love jihad', demanded anti-conversion laws and a crackdown on land grabbing.

Haryana ‘love jihad’ law puts first case to litmus test—govt agenda, Sangh help, new fears

The Shuklas are fighting to bring their daughter back. But first, they're educating Haryana police and courts about the Act and getting help from Bajrang Dal too.

‘Love jihad’ season in Maharashtra — why Shinde-Fadnavis govt is raking up interfaith marriages

With deaths of Shraddha Walkar & Tunisha Sharma being termed cases of 'love jihad', state govt says its mulling a law against it. Critics say move is 'politically motivated'.

India’s police need to stop policing women’s choices

Similar to their colonial predecessors, Indian police are obsessed with policing defiant daughters – not defending their rights.

Maharashtra interfaith marriage panel not about love jihad, but helping women: Minister Lodha

Maharashtra’s women & child development minister Mangal Prabhat Lodha says panel was formed in reaction to Shraddha murder case, to facilitate communication between woman & her family.

On Camera

SC’s stray dog order lit a match in Delhi. Are they a menace or companions?

The last time this matter flared up was when Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, in a very similar directive in April, called for the relocation of stray dogs in the capital.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?