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Tuesday, March 10, 2026
TopicMalegaon

Topic: Malegaon

From breakaway to breakthrough—how ISLAM party has redefined Malegaon politics in mere months

Formed by former Congress MLA Asif Shaikh, ISLAM emerged as the single largest party in Malegaon civic polls, shrugging off criticism that its appeal was only on religious lines.

ThePrint photos of the week: From Modi & Putin to the anaemic mothers of Melghat

In PhotosOfTheWeek, we bring you pictures clicked by ThePrint’s photojournalists, video journalists and reporters this past week.

Malegaon & its many rewrites. Riots, bombs, Superman & now Reels

The ‘Malegaon Boys’ button up brand-new shirts, set up their cameras, and strike Shah Rukh Khan poses to 1990s Bollywood songs between grueling loom shifts. Their Reels draw lakhs of views. For the first time, they feel seen.

Malegaon ruling, ‘Sanatani terror’—Mahayuti, MVA draw battlelines in Maharashtra

‘The usage of saffron terror has backfired. After this verdict, the BJP will try to encash this and make this a core agenda,’ says Mumbai-based political analyst.

‘Grave suspicion but not enough proof’—what NIA court said as it acquitted Malegaon blast accused

'Prosecution proved that a blast occurred in Malegaon but failed to prove that the bomb was placed in that motorcycle,' the judge said.

Malegaon blast accused Pragya Thakur falls out of favour with BJP, kept out of MP poll campaign

Bhopal MP is known to speak 'out of turn' and trigger controversies. State unit says absence from campaigning 'could be because of personal commitments'.

‘Urdu Ghar’ in Malegaon named after Muskan Khan, Karnataka teen who faced mob over hijab ban

Municipal Corporation in Malegaon, which saw protests over hijab ban, votes to accept the proposal, but Shiv Sena corporators abstain. Move to ‘empower girls’, says mayor.

How congested, communally-sensitive Malegaon went from Covid hotspot to just 75 cases

Malegaon administration had to battle poverty, population density & communal disharmony but has managed to bring Covid doubling rate to 126 from 2.33 in April.

Lt Col Shrikant Purohit: The first Army official to be accused of terrorism

Purohit's arrest had shocked the nation as a high-ranking army intelligence officer was accused of being part of the conspiracy in the 2008 Malegaon bomb blast.

On Camera

Russian crude never left India’s import mix. It made up 1/3rd of oil imports from 2024 to 2026

After dominating India’s crude imports since 2023, Russian supplies slowed amid US sanctions, but a 30-day ‘waiver’ amid West Asia tensions could now push flows back towards 2 mbpd.

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.