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Sunday, February 22, 2026
TopicMohammad Akhlaq

Topic: Mohammad Akhlaq

UP court junks Dadri lynching accused’s plea, says can’t transfer criminal trials ‘for convenience’

The 2015 mob lynching of Mohammad Akhlaq that shocked the nation would continue to be heard by same judge of fast-track court.

Dadri lynching case: After UP govt bid to withdraw charges rejected, Noida court to decide transfer plea

Accused's plea claims current judge in fast-track court not hearing them properly. Court's decision on 22 January will decide if case will be shifted to another court.

Welcome to justice in India. Rules are different for Sengar, Asaram, Akhlaq’s killers

The new rule for powerful persons, or those who serve a particular ideology, is: So what if you have been found guilty and sent to jail? We will get you out in no time at all.

10 yrs on, UP govt wants to drop charges against all accused in Dadri lynching case. What happens now

A group led by Vishal Rana—the son of local BJP leader Sanjay Rana—was arrested for Akhlaq’s lynching in the aftermath of the 28 September 2015 crime.

Info warfare, ‘Kashmir cell’, Maoists, Akhlaq killing find mention in Delhi Police’s NewsClick chargesheet

NewsClick questioned timing of media reports in case, slammed chargesheet as 'nothing but set of opinions of investigating officer parading as allegations'.

Mainstreaming the lynch-fringe

Dadri killing is a chilling turning point in our politics, as no one condemns the mob outright

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.