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Friday, August 15, 2025
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Topic: lynching

The devolution of man, and the fall of the rupee

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

Punjab wants death for drug peddlers and Malegaon locals save five from being lynched

Front Page Punjab wants death penalty for drug smugglers and peddlers. After an emergency meeting called by chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh, the Punjab cabinet...

The burden of being Arjun Tendulkar, and deaths due to WhatsApp rumours

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint in the last 24 hours.

Social media’s sinister spin, and why Indians may be opting for Swiss banks

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.

A single WhatsApp rumour has killed 29 people in India and nobody cares

How many more will be lynched before the government wakes up?

11 of family dead in Burari, 48 die in Uttarakhand bus crash, and 5 lynched in Maharashtra

Front Page There’s definitely something fishy about the death of 11 family members in Burari, Delhi, Sunday, with 10 of them found hanging and one lying...

Pierced with screw drivers, scraped with sickles: How a Muslim trader was lynched in UP

Autopsy report shows Qasim sustained 18 grievous injuries— his ribs were fractured, there were deep cuts on his shoulders, knees and head. 

Assam police nab man who allegedly spread rumours that led to lynching of two

The prime accused who was constantly on the move was arrested from Belurghat area, where the incident took place.

Lynching incident makes Assam look more ‘awful’ than ‘awesome’

Assam now seems to be following in the footsteps of several other states that have made lynching the new normal in the country.

He had more Hindu friends than Muslim: Wife of Jharkhand beef-lynching victim

A Jharkhand court has convicted 11 of the 12 accused for the murder of Alimuddin; quantum of punishment will be announced Wednesday.

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Trump is swinging on Russia again. What this means for Europe’s security architecture

The dynamics between Europe and Russia have gone so south that mending fences looks like an uphill task—even as the US swings between sanctions and olive branches.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.