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Saturday, January 24, 2026
TopicRam Navami

Topic: Ram Navami

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.

TV channels confused about Bengal Ram Navami tensions — from ‘all out war’ to ‘peace’

If it wasn’t Stalin calling for a 'voice of unity’' and criticising the scrapping of reservation for Muslims, it was Shiv Sena’s Udhhav Thackeray questioning the PM.

On Camera

Controversial dog-walker IAS Sanjeev Khirwar is back in Delhi. What happened to his wife?

In 2022, athletes claimed they were asked to wind up training early at Thyagraj Stadium so that the IAS couple could walk their dog. Then came the memes and public outrage.

IndiGo profit plunges 78% as Dec meltdown with 3k flight cancellations takes a toll

Net income for InterGlobe Aviation Ltd slipped 78 percent to Rs 5.5 billion for the three months ended Dec 31 compared with the year-ago period.

Rafale saga: 25 yrs of detours, deadlocks & political hesitation. Now IAF getting what it always wanted

Instead of buying more Mirages outright in early 2000s, the requirement was tweaked in favour of a medium-weight, multi-role fighter with Mirage-like performance. 

Pakistan se azaadi. Grow up India, stop giving it prime real estate in your psyche

Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.