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Tuesday, November 5, 2024
TopicMoral policing

Topic: moral policing

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.

Assault over Hindu colleague giving Muslim co-worker a ride, Bengaluru police arrest two

The arrests were made after the moral policing video with communally-charged comments on social media went viral.

Hyderabad park bans unmarried couples over PDA complaints, removes banner after public outcry

GHMC placed banner outside Indira Park 2 days ago, saying ‘unmarried couples are not allowed’ after receiving complaints about couples involved in 'indecent physical activity like cuddling'.

Pseudo parents or modern Khaps, Indian RWAs are here to police young, single people

Imagine if Arnab Goswami & Navika Kumar were part of your RWA — snooping into your lifestyle and judging your partners and friends. End of freedom and privacy.

‘I run in shorts’ — Congress’ Kavitha Reddy says didn’t shame actor Samyuktha over sports bra

After actor Samyuktha Hegde alleged that Kavitha Reddy abused her for exercising in a public park in Bengaluru wearing a sports bra, the Congress leader has denied the charges.

Coronavirus is complicated, so let’s stop moralising while analysing it

Temptation to moralise is a strong human propensity. But it stems from same reckless impatience that worsened our response to Covid in the first place.

On Camera

Trudeau is nursing snakes in his own backyard. Misguided Sikhs in Canada are losing the plot

By turning a blind eye to the snakes in his own backyard, Trudeau is setting the stage for a disaster of epic proportions for his country, his people, and the world at large.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

India carries out 1st patrol in Depsang since disengagement with China, to take things ‘slow’

While there are patrolling points (PP) 10, 11, 12, 12A and 13 in the Depsang Plains, the patrol in the region Monday was carried out to only one point as decided by India and China.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.