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Friday, September 12, 2025
TopicRam Navami

Topic: Ram Navami

Additional police deployed in Ayodhya to maintain security of devotees ahead of Ram Navami

The development comes after CM Adityanath met with local officials to review preparations for the upcoming Navratri celebrations.

Ram temple Surya Tilak was spectacular but the puffery around ‘science behind it’ wasn’t

We need to give credit to our attention-starved scientists for their true achievements. Perhaps a good way to start would be to not mix science with religion.

TMC should’ve steered clear of Ram Navami. Competitive communal politics do no good

Today Mamata Banerjee is silent, signalling, it seems, that if the slogan and the festival garner Hindu votes, then, fine, we will live with it.

Our take on wrestlers’ protest, Ram Navami case & Anand Mohan Singh’s release – in 50 words

ThePrint view on the most important issues this week.

HC orders NIA probe into Bengal Ram Navami violence, slams cops for ‘underplaying true state of affairs’

Court directs police to transfer all records, CCTV footage to the central agency within two weeks. BJP's Suvendu Adhikari had petitioned seeking CBI/NIA probe into the clashes.

Moving the West Bengal Ram Navami case to NIA appears to be judicial overreach

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

What lies at the heart of Ram Navami violence? Indian labels like ‘Muslim areas’

The historical pattern of Ram Navami riots shows that authorities have often denied permission for the procession to pass through Muslim-majority areas.

Why Hindu & Muslim men joined hands in Agra to slaughter calf: ‘Wanted biz rival out of way, stoke tensions’

Police have arrested six men till now. Two of them are 'butchers by profession', while the other four claim to belong to Hindutva outfit, Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha.

Who is Kajal Hindustani: Hindutva orator jailed for ‘hate speech’ that led to communal clashes in Gujarat’s Una

Kajal was arrested Sunday for her allegedly incendiary speech on Ram Navami. Her skills as an orator have made her popular speaker at events organised by far-right Hindutva groups.

Week after Ram Navami violence in Una, ‘right activist’ Kajal Hindustani arrested for hate speech

Hindustani allegedly gave the speech at a Ram Navami event on 30 March. She surrendered to police Sunday morning after evading capture for a week.

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The key difference between India and China’s response to Gen-Z protests in Nepal

China is desperate to keep Communist Nepal ally intact. India must worry.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Navy gets first Tata-made Spanish 3D surveillance radar for its warships, 19 more to come

It is one of the most advanced long-range air defence and anti-missile radars. It has been acquired under an about USD 145-million deal signed in 2020.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?