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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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Opposition is shortsighted on delimitation. Don’t reduce it to North-South divide

Delimitation Committee is the need of the hour. Shouting it down as a conspiracy of the BJP government is not sane, responsible governance.

Indian LNG importers accelerate spot market purchases as prices dip

The purchases mark a turnaround after Indian buyers had earlier limited spot buying and canceled tenders because offers were too expensive.

Why Siliguri Corridor is strategically important for India & how it is being secured | Cut The Clutter

This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.

The world’s in a flux. India must reform, consolidate & build a strong economy

We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.