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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicMob violence

Topic: Mob violence

Bulandshahr a reality check for Yogi Adityanath — star outside UP, question mark at home

Bulandshahr violence comes when Adityanath is BJP’s star campaigner. It goes against Modi’s claim of good governance and questions CM’s ability to rule.

Forwards of Hindu-Muslim violence in Bihar’s Bhagalpur are from old, unrelated incidents

The image of the bleeding man is from last year, when he was reportedly attacked by his wife and her lover.

In judiciary-executive tussle, it’s now up to people to fight mob lynching

No single political party can be blamed for rise in incidents of mob violence and disorder.

Patidar quota agitation leader Hardik Patel gets 2-year jail in 2015 rioting case

Hardik is an accused in a 2015 case when a rally of Patel community seeking reservation turned violent.

Govt forms 2 high-level panels to tackle mob violence & lynching

Move comes after Supreme Court asked govt to enact a law to deal with the issue

Supreme Court cracks down on lynchings, says Parliament must bring law to control ‘mobocracy’

The SC was hearing petitions on cow vigilantism, but the verdict comes as India grapples with another form of mob violence, triggered by a WhatsApp rumour.

‘It was my duty to protect the boy,’ says the brave Sikh cop who won the internet today

A video that went viral on Facebook over the past two days purportedly shows a mob in Ramnagar ready to attack a Muslim boy, allegedly for being in a temple, but held back by the officer.

A year on, justice eludes family of Alwar victim of cow vigilantes

Pehlu Khan's killing has also created a sense of alienation in his village and Muslim dairy farmers say their livelihood has been hit

PM Modi must speak up against Karni Sena’s cowardly attack on a school bus filled with kids

In the past, I have never felt the need for the Prime Minister to speak up and speak out against the fringe. Now I do.

On Camera

Hrithik Roshan & Jr NTR in Janaab-e-Aali is exactly what a dance-off should not be

Forget comparing it with classics like Hrithik’s Ek Pal Ka Jeena or the slick title track of Dhoom 2, Janaab-e-Aali does not even come close to Ghungroo.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.