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Monday, July 21, 2025
TopicMob violence

Topic: Mob violence

Separated by faith, united in loss. Two families grope in dark after Waqf protest violence in Murshidabad

Most shops, commercial establishments, schools & colleges remain shut in Jafrabad. Local residents remain anxious & fearful of fresh attacks once media & cops leave their area.

West Bengal is locked in a loop of one horror story after another

Too much is changing in West Bengal too quickly. Where have these bahubalis sprung from? They used to be under the thumb of political leaders. Now, they seem to be calling the shots.

Man dies at hospital in Bengal a week after mob attack, third such death in 3 days

Sourabh Sau was found injured, lying on a road in Jamboni area near Jhargram town by locals on 22 June. His family alleges he was assaulted by a group of men engaged by a contractor.

A WhatsApp status ‘depicting cow slaughter’ & a mob attack — why Himachal’s Nahan is tense

UP Police found no evidence of cow slaughter in Shamli from where the accused updated his WhatsApp status but arrested him Sunday for hurting religious sentiments with his post.

Maharashtra’s Maratha quota stir puts Fadnavis in a tight spot, CM Shinde attempts damage control

After protesters in Jalna were lathicharged, Deputy CM & Home Minister Devendra Fadnavis is under Opposition fire. CM Eknath Shinde says 'committed to restoring Maratha reservation'.

FIR against 250 after Maharashtra cops clash with Maratha quota agitators, Oppn slams lathi charge

Protesters in Jalna allegedly threw stones at police & torched buses Friday evening. CM Shinde orders inquiry, deputy CM Fadnavis says govt in talks with protesters.

Nuh communal violence spills to Gurugram, shops wrecked after overnight mosque attack kills 1

A group of 40 to 50 men went around Badshahpur in the afternoon asking shop-owners to shutter their establishments to protest the violence in Nuh on Monday.

133 people sought refuge in Assam during West Bengal poll violence, says Assam CM

Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has provided them with shelter in a relief camp, as well as food and medical assistance.

Protesters block roads, clash with police in Howrah over BJP leaders’ remarks against Prophet

The agitators clashed with police personnel at Dhulagarh, Panchla, and Uluberia & demanded the arrest of the two 'saffron party leaders whose remarks have hurt religious sentiments'.

Muslim minds, not bodies, are targets of Hindutva vigilantes. Their crimes resemble terrorism

The spectacle of complete subjugation of Muslims by a Hindu mob in a viral video is not just symbolic but necessary for the cause of 'Hindu Rashtra'.

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India’s TRP ecosystem needs a reset. Time to end BARC monopoly

A ratings monopoly in India has led to lack of technological variation, resulting in sluggish systems detached from market dynamics.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.