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TopicMob lynchings

Topic: mob lynchings

Dalit lynched in Kerala: CPI(M) blames RSS ‘politics of hatred’, Congress slams ‘law & order failure’

The CPI(M)-led Kerala govt announces a 10-member SIT-led probe amid heightened tensions with the BJP-RSS; Palakkad Superintendent of Police will lead the team.

Bangladesh scrap trader’s lynching: Renewed call for polls as parties slam ‘extortion-driven politics’

New Delhi: A gruesome act of mob violence in Dhaka has quickly snowballed into a nationwide political storm in Bangladesh. After a scrap trader Lal...

No data on mob lynchings, but it’s states’ job to prevent them, Modi govt tells Rajya Sabha

MoS Home Nityanand Rai's written reply to TMC MP Jawhar Sircar's question also lists advisories govt has sent to states to prevent mob lynching and bring culprits to book.

FIR against celebrities for criticising lynching: Does impact matter or is speaking up enough?

Bihar’s Muzaffarpur police Thursday filed an FIR, under a number of sections under IPC 124A (sedition), against several celebrities who had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in July against mob lynchings.

Stop blaming Jinnah, Pakistan for India’s wrongs today: Yasser Hamdani rebuts Zainab Sikander

I certainly do not blame India for the problems in Pakistan today. So, do not expect Zainab Sikander to blame Pakistan for whatever is wrong with India.

Muslims In India have sought ban on cow slaughter for decades. But politics didn’t allow it

Stopping cow slaughter by Muslims had paved the way for Hindu-Muslim unity and success of Khilafat movement in the pre-Independence era.

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Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

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.

RBI to focus on pace of Rupee’s drop, strategists say

The RBI has spent $45 billion since October to defend the currency, according to estimates by Kotak Mahindra Bank.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

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 se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

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.