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Monday, September 1, 2025
TopicMihir Bhoj

Topic: Mihir Bhoj

Mihir Bhoj row, Rupala remarks, not enough tickets — why western UP’s Rajputs are angry with BJP

Rajputs, who traditionally vote for BJP, voiced support for rivals in GB Nagar, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Saharanpur & Ghaziabad in what is likely a fallout of long-simmering anger.

Mihir Bhoj statue row: Amid Rajput threat to oppose BJP, Khattar govt sets up panel to ‘examine history’

Panel will 'examine historical facts' about 9th century emperor who is claimed by both Rajputs & Gujjars. Statue unveiled in July had inscription referring to the king as a ‘Gurjar’.

Haryana BJP moves to douse tensions after 9th-century king’s statue reignites Gurjar-Rajput row

BJP in damage control mode, state unit chief O.P. Dhankar says great men can't be identified by caste. CM Khattar to meet leaders of both communities soon to resolve issue. 

In Gurjar-vs-Rajput fight over king Mihir Bhoj, we see how ‘kshatriya-isation’ of caste works

In UP, Gurjars and Rajputs are staking claim over historical king Mihir Bhoj. It’s not only about Kshatriya status, but also reworking of mythical figures.

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A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

Ahead of SCO meet, Russia & China stage maiden joint submarine patrol in Sea of Japan, East China Sea

Joint submarine patrol ‘covered more than 2,000 nautical miles’ and was joined by Russian support vessels. Beijing maintains exercise ‘not directed against any third party’.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.