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Topic: Muslims

Delhi’s Muslim voters have ‘Congress in heart, but AAP in mind’. Will it benefit BJP

That Muslims didn’t take kindly to AAP’s approach to the Delhi riots was evident in results of 2022 civic polls, in which Congress won five wards in neighbourhoods hit by the riots.

Jew-Muslim relationship in India isn’t defined by 26/11. It has a rich history of respect

A recent film about the Jewish victims of 26/11 showcases how Jews and Muslims have coexisted, thrived, and shared a 'syncretic relationship' through diplomacy, art and even Bollywood.

UP bypolls: Five reasons BJP won in Muslim-dominated Kundarki after gap of 3 decades

Muslim population in this SP stronghold is above 60 percent. BJP had previously clinched Kundarki in 1993, when Chandra Vijay Singh emerged as winner.

After Kanwar Yatra row, now BJP & VHP leaders urge ‘Sanatanis’ to ‘buy from your own’ ahead of Diwali

VHP national spokesperson asserts move should be seen in a positive manner. There is no Hindu-Muslim aspect to it, he contends.

Even as SC questions ‘bulldozer justice’, its victims still live on ruins of their homes, forever in fear

SC extends ban on properties of those suspected of criminal activities being demolished without court's permission. Victims struggle to rebuild homes, livelihoods yrs after such action.

30 days for objections, minimum age, penalty for violations: What Assam Muslim marriage bill proposes

Bill was passed in Assam Assembly after abolishment of 1935 registration law which didn't prescribe legal age for couple and had a saving clause.

‘Who decides if a person has been practising Islam 5 yrs?’ Oppn questions Waqf Bill clause at 2nd JPC meet

At meeting on proposed changes to 1995 Waqf Act, Islamic outfits raised objections & called for scrapping of Bill. Oppn MPs said govt mustn’t interfere in religious matters.

Naidu, Nitish assured they will oppose Waqf Bill, says AIMPLB chief. ‘Nationwide stir if it’s passed’

On Thursday, Muslim outfits warned that if bill is passed, they would protest nationwide until it is revoked. Bill is against secularism and Constitution, they added.

Govt intent to ‘reform’ waqf is suspicious. Consult Muslims first

Waqf are Muslim properties, and just like the trusts of Hindu, Sikh, Christian, and Parsi communities, the members of Waqf Boards should be Muslims.

How Dalits, Muslims, Adivasis encounter the State. ‘It has its boots on our necks’

In ‘How Long Can The Moon Be Caged’, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia look at present-day India through the lived experiences of political prisoners.

On Camera

How Gen-Z is changing the violent extremist landscape online

The evolving extremist threat now hinges on young people online, demanding new strategies beyond traditional counter-terror models.

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.