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Topic: Murshidabad

West Bengal police recover 55 socket bombs from two raids in Murshidabad

The Bomb Squad was notified, and arrangements were made to dispose of the explosives safely. Police personnel have been deployed at the location.

Murshidabad violence: Father-son dragged, hacked to death in front of family, 13 named in charge sheet

Haragobindo and Chandan, were among three people killed in the communal violence that broke out during protests over Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Muslim-majority district in April.

SC dismisses PIL seeking SIT probe into violence in Murshidabad protests over Waqf Act

The plea, filed by Satish Kumar Agarwal, alleged failure of state in protecting life & property. Justice Surya Kant found no reason to entertain the petition in SC & suggested Agarwal approach the High Court.

BJP isn’t getting Bengal. Mamata keeps beating Modi-Shah in her Ludo game

Both the BJP workers and supporters in Bengal feel let down. As hundreds of families from Murshidabad fled across the Bhagirathi River, non-Bhadralok Hindus had no one to turn to.

Bangladesh’s Bhabesh to Murshidabad riots, Muslims must ask why violence keeps repeating

It’s as if a 90 per cent Muslim-majority country is telling itself it has no responsibility toward those who live differently, pray differently. And that’s the part that stays with me.

‘As it is, SC accused of interfering with Executive, Legislature’s functions,’ says Justice Gavai

SC judge Justice BR Gavai made apparent reference to recent attacks on judiciary while hearing a matter over West Bengal violence.

‘Focus on protecting own minorities’—India to Bangladesh after Yunus govt condemns Murshidabad violence

Yunus’s press secretary had rejected attempts to link Bangladesh to the communal violence. In a sharp rebuttal, the MEA called the remarks ‘unwarranted’.

Uncertainty, disquiet, a pinch of mischief: Families displaced by Murshidabad violence at a relief camp

The communal violence, ignited in the wake of a new Waqf law, has left a trail of destruction. Several families crossed the Ganga in boats and found shelter in a school.

Betbona’s exodus: How Murshidabad violence turned a village to rubble & drove hundreds across Ganga

RSS, Ramakrishna Mission & Bharat Sevashram Sangha are conducting relief efforts for the displaced at a relief camp on a school compound in the neighbouring Malda district of West Bengal.

When Xi-mojis slide into your DMs & Trinamool ka Ooltah Chashmah

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

On Camera

India’s most consequential decade & chronicling it as part of the dream team of journalism

You’d think the decade of 1985-95 is long over. Not really. The issues that erupted in that decade are still shaping Indian conversations.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.