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Topic: Muslims

‘Rotis, not chicken’ — In UP, Muslim man’s family lament his fate, say ‘we’re feeling terrorised’

Ever since his arrest for ‘wrapping meat in deities’ images’, Talib Hussain’s family has been gripped by fear. His eatery has lost customers, his grandkids have stopped going to school.

Why Modi, Yogi govts are treating Agnipath protesters as ‘their people’

BJP knows better than to concede the goodwill of the social group it has worked hard to capture. Muslims would never get this treatment.

Threat of ‘Kafirophobia’ and ‘mindset of violence’ — what Hindu Right press wrote this week

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few days.

Muslims in India are semi-citizens now. Political and civil rights have been bulldozed

Bulldozers are a perfect symbol of how the BJP-ruled states view Muslims – as a community to be controlled and managed, not as citizens who need to be negotiated with in accordance with law.

RSS’ Ram Madhav says Muslims ‘need to give up 3 concepts’: ‘Kafir, ummah, jihad to kill’

RSS functionary says Muslims must forsake ‘iconoclastic history of mediaeval Islam, not identify with invaders’. Expresses support for Pandits protesting targeted killings in J&K.

BJP set to become ‘Muslim-free’ in Parliament when RS terms of Naqvi, Islam, Akbar end

BJP's Minority Morcha chief blames Muslims for choosing 'wrong platforms' to represent the community. Political analysts see low representation as a cause of concern for BJP.

‘Many Holocaust films, none on India’s Islamic invasion’: Why Tejasvi Surya’s words sparked row

The BJP MP’s remarks, made at an event in Australia last week, have invited sharp criticism from Muslim groups, academics & human rights activists.

BJP walked 2 tightropes – correct history, bond with Islamic nations. It has fallen off both

Any change in the BJP will now be strategic, not fundamental. The party has come too far for that.

BJP suspends Nupur Sharma, expels Naveen Kumar for remarks on Prophet Muhammad

The action comes after growing anger among Muslims both within and outside the country, with the Arab world calling for boycott of Indian goods.

Mandir or Masjid? New surveys not needed, just acceptance of truth & move towards reconciliation

That temples were destroyed and mosques built is undisputed history. The past can’t be changed, but we can’t deny the wrongs of the past either before we consider reconciliation.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.