Saturday, 21 May, 2022
TopicMob lynching

Topic: Mob lynching

Almost 2 months since Amritsar ‘sacrilege’ lynching, police yet to identify killers or victim

Revathi Krishnan -
Amritsar DCP says no arrests made, yet to determine name of man killed or the cause of death. Some residents support lynching because man tried to 'desecrate' Guru Granth Sahib.

SC wants Centre & Uttarakhand to respond in Haridwar ‘Dharam Sansad hate speech’ case

Bhadra Sinha -
The apex court also issued notice to Delhi Police chief and took note of an event in Delhi last month where speakers allegedly made calls for 'genocide of Muslims to achieve ethnic cleansing'.

‘We, the people of India’ must stop acting as a cushion against ‘mob justice’

Himanshu Khatri -
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NCRB stopped collecting data on lynching, hate crime as it was ‘unreliable’, govt tells LS

Ananya Bhardwaj -
The National Crime Records Bureau discontinued collecting hate crime data after 2017, and the term ‘anti-national’ is not defined in law, the government told Parliament Tuesday.

Xi’s ‘Line of American Control’ and the elusive vikas in Bihar and Bharat

Tenzin Zompa -
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Mob beats 35-year-old Muslim man to death in Saharanpur, police dismiss ‘lynching’ angle

Bismee Taskin -
SP says Israr was mentally unstable, had stolen a bike and assaulted a minor, leading to retaliation by the mob. Victim’s brother refutes this version.

No Muslim among those arrested for Palghar incident: Maharashtra Minister

PTI -
The mob-lynching incident took place on the night of 16 April for which 101 people have been arrested.

Illegal liquor trade, not communal violence, suspected in lynching of 3 men in Palghar

Haima Deshpande -
Illegal liquor trade thrives in the region & theft has increased due to lockdown. Tribals may have mistaken victims for 'thieves' trying to steal liquor, residents say.

In world of govt compensation, Akhlaq & Akbar aren’t same, nor are Pulwama & Sukma soldiers

Rahul Verma -
One might argue that families of soldiers deserve better compensation than farmers because the latter don't die in the line of ‘duty’. But what about sanitation workers?

Satish Deshpande on ‘critical injuries’ to universities, Soli Sorabjee celebrates Palkhivala

Revathi Krishnan -
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Dear Taarak Mehta, you were our peak comfort content for 14 years. Now it’s time to retire

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Just like the Truman Show, all Taarak Mehta plots somehow feel the same for the past few years. It's fine to accept that ideas can go stale.
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Gyanvapi row and Places of Worship Act were born together. Now each wants to end the other

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Economy

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Why is your tadka getting more & more expensive? Blame India’s reliance on edible oil imports

Nikhil Rampal -
Indians spending 14% more on edible oil compared to last year. Experts expect a cooldown if no shocks prevail, government says ‘situation under control’.

Defence

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India to ink ‘repeat order’ deal for 73,000 SiG 716 rifles from the US

Snehesh Alex Philip -
In February 2019, 72,400 SiG 716 rifles of 7.62 x 51mm calibre were contracted from SIG Sauer Inc, USA, under government's 'Buy (Global) category', through fast track procedure.

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Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation

Shekhar Gupta -
That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.

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