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TopicMoral policing

Topic: moral policing

Is Hyderabad progressive? Muslim men moral policing Muslim women is routine

Muslim women already face issues at home due to patriarchy and misogyny — much like women in any conservative household. Moral policing only makes their lives harder.

The court is not Rahul Gandhi’s uncle. Its job is to protect rights, not preach

Which humanitarian crisis should be prioritised, which words are ‘simple’ enough to avoid hurt feelings, or who is a ‘true Indian’, are not questions warranting court input.

Accused in Kamal Kaur murder, Amritpal Mehron ran riot for years in name of ‘cleaning up’ Punjab

For years, Amritpal Mehron fashioned himself as a self-styled enforcer of Sikh morals. Now, he stands accused in the murder of an influencer he called ‘vulgar’.

Kannur suicide: Woman’s family claims no case of moral policing, police say couple was intimidated

Thiruvananthapuram: Days after a 40-year-old woman died by suicide at Kayalod in Kerala’s Kannur district due to alleged harassment by Social Democratic Party of...

Just hailing Ahoo Daryaei a ‘hero’ doesn’t help. We must come together against moral policing

A daring stunt, emanating from insult and frustration, immediately became a reason for entertainment, political jibes, and Islamophobia.

Mumbai colleges becoming Khap panchayats. How are students’ wardrobes any of your business?

NG Acharya and DK Marathe College, run by Chembur Trombay Education Society, has barred students from wearing torn jeans, T-shirts, 'revealing' dresses and jerseys.

‘People are fed up’ — Congress plan to set up anti-moral policing squad in Karnataka

Home minister G. Parameshwara announced Tuesday that police unit would be set up. Another minister, M.B. Patil, has proposed launching helpline called ‘Peaceful Karnataka’.

Days after crashing ‘ladies’ night’, Bajrang Dal to demand bar on ‘fashion shows’ in Shivamogga

Convener of Bajrang Dal in Karnataka's Shivamogga says outfit will 'not allow events that use women such as fashion shows to be held in district since they are against Hindu culture'.

Why Shilpa Shetty is yet to ‘kiss’ goodbye to legal battle on Richard Gere’s 2007 public peck

At a 2007 AIDS awareness event in Delhi, Hollywood actor Richard Gere kissed Shilpa Shetty on both cheeks, sparking outrage among some sections that said the act was 'obscene'.

Hyderabad mob targets Hindu man, burqa-clad woman on bike, 2nd case in a month in Telangana

Nampally Police files case based on video of incident after Hindu man, Muslim woman refuse to file complaint. Mob targets the duo because of their different faiths.

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Bank nationalisation will be a blow to India’s mixed economy, lead to totalitarianism: Phiroze Shroff

If banks were to be nationalised, politicians would start interfering with bank officials and put undue pressure on them, Prof Shroff wrote in 1963.

Go Swadeshi—RSS affiliate SJM calls for boycott of US firms Amazon, Walmart after Trump’s tariff hike

New Delhi: The day after the US imposed a 50 percent trade tariff on India, RSS affiliate Swadeshi Jagran Manch (SJM) has made an...

We were given free hand, no restrictions placed on us: IAF chief on Op Sindoor

New Delhi: Indian Air Force chief Air Marshal A.P. Singh Saturday made it clear that there were no restrictions imposed by the political class...

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.