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TopicMoradabad

Topic: Moradabad

India is reviving gazetteers minus the colonial lens. Moradabad is leading the way

While British gazetteers focused largely on administration and revenue, the new exercise aims to create living records of culture, social change, and democratic life. It’s a tough task.

Bulldozer now haunts BJP in Uttar Pradesh, party functionary’s brother ends life after shop demolition

Chetan Saini jumped from roof of his house in Moradabad, hours after the administration’s bulldozer action cleared over 100 shops. Traders allege no prior notice was given.

In Moradabad, mob assault victim’s widow asks: ‘Who gave them right to take a life over animal death’

Moradabad cops have booked unidentified accused for murder in connection with death of Shahedeen Qureshi, who succumbed to injuries Tuesday morning, a day after the assault.

Moradabad cow slaughter incident has a first—it has angered Hindus against gau rakshaks

Bajrang Dal calls themselves cow protectors. Now they themselves have started killing cows. Nothing can be a bigger sin than this, says a resident of Chetrampur village.

Moradabad Muslim massacre 1980: A tale of missing men, memories, Ek Raat Wali Masjid

UP Police's indiscriminate firing on Muslim worshippers on 13 August 1980 killed dozens of people. CM Adityanath is making public Justice MP Saxena report that gave a clean chit to the police.

1980 Moradabad riots probe shows there’s no neat conclusion. Both Hindus, Muslims to blame

To some, the MP Saxena report is evidence that Muslims were responsible for the riot—but that isn’t the full story. It casts new light on the conditions in which communalism grows.

1980 Moradabad riots ‘conspiracy’ by 2 Muslim leaders — inside inquiry report made public by Yogi govt

Moradabad riots, the first major instance of communal clashes in UP post-Partition, took place on Eid-ul-Fitr 1980. Inquiry panel’s 1983 report says RSS-BJP not involved.

UP couple tortured for Hindu-Muslim love moves on from miscarriage & jail, builds a happy life

Pinky & Rashid’s case is one of 11 under controversial UP anti-conversion law where police have filed a final report — signifying the closure of an investigation — due to lack of evidence.

With no evidence of ‘love jihad’, man released from jail but UP police say probe to continue

Rashid was arrested earlier this month under ‘love jihad’ law. His wife, Pinky, says she doesn’t wish to live in UP where their marriage was put to test.

UP’s glittering brass and glass industries now dulled by job loss

The note ban affected the demand, while GST raised production costs, forcing small industry owners to fire both contracted labourers and skilled artisans.

On Camera

Why sharp selloff in Japanese bonds has a message for India’s budget

Although its overall GDP will soon be bigger than Japan’s, on a per-capita basis India is still 12 times poorer.

India’s looking at 14 million metric tonnes of e-waste by 2030, recycling can’t keep up—NITI Aayog

Country's used lithium-ion battery problem is also set to grow sharply in next decade. India 3rd largest e-waste producer with 7% global share but currently recycles only about 10% of it.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.