Young Hindu men from Jatwas had never been to Nuh, but they had seen videos of the violence. That’s when they found their own local enemy in Shakeel, the only Muslim in their village.
Over the past four months, election-bound rajasthan has seen grand assemblies by Jats, Rajputs, Brahmins, Gujjars, Kumhars, Kumawats, Ahirs, and Malis. Then came Yuva Berojgar Mahasammelan.
On Tuesday, 52 former civil servants wrote to the state administration, expressing deep concern about recent communal and anti-Muslim programmes in the state.
Many young men attended Hindu mahapanchayats this week to rally behind murder-accused Bajrang Dal gau rakshaks. Most are unemployed, but dream of 'Hindu rashtra' gives them purpose.
Bharatpur IG Gaurav Srivastava also denies allegations in FIR lodged against his personnel. Confident Haryana Police will investigate it in professional manner, he asserts.
Head of Dhankar khap says mahapanchayat resolved Sandeep Singh won't be allowed to unfurl tricolour anywhere in the state on Republic Day and asked he be sacked from Cabinet by 23 Jan.
Women at the mahapanchayat raised slogans against Modi govt, demanding a roll back of farm laws. They say the farmers’ protest helped women in Haryana to come out of their homes.
By saving the farmers' protest from the clutches of a violent Republic Day rally and taking on the Adityanath govt in UP, BKU leader Rakesh Tikait has left Indian liberals in a fix.
In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.
Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
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