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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicMoral policing

Topic: moral policing

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.

Throughout history, humans have blamed games for moral decline & addiction

Even the Buddha and other leaders of the time were warning about addicting games and recreations including 'throwing dice' & 'Games with balls'.

Karan Johar Instagram video: Are celebrities fair game for moral shaming over online posts?

Filmmaker Karan Johar posted an Instagram video, which had the who’s who of Bollywood like Deepika Padukone and Zoya Akhtar partying at his house.

Pussy cat at home, Bengal tiger in a mob: There’s little genteel about the bhadralok

The Metro rail was once Kolkata’s pride and joy.  This, after all, was the first city in India to get one all the way back in 1984. Now, overnight, it has become a symbol of shame.

In Karnataka’s Mangaluru, ‘Hindutva warriors’ want to swap rowdy vigilantism for votes

Self-styled ‘Hindutva warriors’ have recalibrated their strategy since the BJP suffered a crushing blow in the 2013 polls in coastal stronghold following the 2009 pub assault on women.

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Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.