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Topic: lynching

When cows matter more than humans, and ‘lahu ka lagaan’ removed

Nandita Singh - July 23, 2018

Rakbar Khan was beaten on suspicion of cow smuggling Friday night, and the police first got information of the crime at 12.40 am Saturday.

My husband was killed because he was Muslim, says Alwar lynching victim’s wife

Sanya Dhingra - July 22, 2018

The sole breadwinner of a family of nine, Rakbar Khan was allegedly killed in Alwar on suspicion of cow smuggling.

Alwar lynching: Cow protection groups blame police for the murder of Muslim man

Sanya Dhingra - July 22, 2018

Cow protection groups and local police trade allegations over the events in the last hours before Rakbar Khan's death.

Modi govt must punish lynch mobs, not coerce WhatsApp into curbing users’ freedoms

Nitin Pai - July 20, 2018

WhatsApp itself is not primarily responsible for the violence, and shouldn’t be coerced into abridging the freedom of its users.

A looming no-confidence motion in Parliament, and opposition unity ahead of 2019

Neera Majumdar - July 19, 2018

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After uproar on violence due to rumours, Facebook says it will start removing fake news

PTI - July 19, 2018

Facebook has drawn criticism for 'failing' to curb violence caused by rumours in Myanmar, India and Sri Lanka.

Will we be okay if lynchings were not based on false WhatsApp rumours?

Fatima Khan - July 18, 2018

Anything that can even momentarily please the collective conscience of people passes off as tolerable.

Lynch mobs say more about India than WhatsApp

Mihir Sharma - July 18, 2018

Govt seeking accountability from a phone app is odd given ruling party politicians are spreading fake news.

Can a new lynching law prevent ‘mobocracy’ or does the political climate need to change?

ThePrint Team - July 17, 2018

The Supreme Court Tuesday said that Parliament must bring a law that instils fear in perpetrators of mob violence, setting a four-week deadline for...

Mob violence can’t be the new normal: What the Supreme Court said about lynchings in India

Ritika Jain - July 17, 2018

The observations follow a spate of lynchings across India, including at least 30 deaths triggered by a single WhatsApp rumour.

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