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Several schools in Shimla receive bomb threats

After receiving bomb threat emails, Himachal Police & state CID, along with bomb squads, sprang into action & investigated the threats. All threats have been confirmed as hoaxes.

Why Himachal HC reversed acquittal of newspaper editor over 2004 ‘defamatory’ report calling man ‘gunda’

Convicting editor, court says reproducing someone's statements doesn’t exempt publisher from liability, & they must verify what they print if they wish to claim they acted in ‘good faith’.

Himachal minister booked for ‘assaulting’ NHAI officials; Gadkari calls act deeply reprehensible

An FIR has been registered against Anirudh Singh for allegedly assaulting an NHAI manager and an engineer near a road four-laning site where a five-storey building collapsed Monday.

Vimal Negi death: Warring top cops, Himachal HC’s tirade against ‘mouthpiece’ govt as case handed to CBI

Himachal Pradesh Power Corporation Limited chief engineer Negi went missing 10 March, body was found 8 days later. Family alleges he was subjected to mental harassment by superiors.

Muslim bodies split over Shimla mosque demolition order. A look at 14-yr-old row & how it escalated

Sanjauli Mosque Committee has accepted court's order to demolish 3 'illegally built' stories of mosque, while All Himachal Muslim’s Organisation plans to challenge it, take fight to SC.

Peaceful Shimla is a fantasy. Mosque protests have made us residents snap out of it

This isn’t about the mosque, but about importing an edgy form of politics to the relatively untapped reservoirs of Hindu anxiety.

Reality behind Shimla mosque protest Indians ignore—Hindu fears over ‘changing demography’

Arguments that the Hindu community's concerns are unfounded or born out of ignorance do not change the fact that these fears exist on the ground. It's time to address them at the societal level.

Cops use force as protest over Shimla mosque turns violent, minister backs ‘demolition if illegal’

Earlier in the day, CM's media advisor told media that protest was staged by opposition party. BJP state chief accuses Congress govt of lathi-charging those unarmed people.

Sanjauli Mosque: Police use batons, water canons as protests grow over alleged illegal construction

Protestors from various Hindu groups removed the first layer of barricading and clashed with the security forces while entering the Dhalli Tunnel East portal during their march.

Row over ‘illegal mosque’ has shattered Shimla’s peace & brought BJP, Congress leaders on same side

Appearing before Shimla civic body Saturday, Waqf Board claimed ownership of mosque in Sanjauli. Congress minister earlier termed structure illegal during discussion in assembly.

On Camera

US has misread India. New Delhi will hedge, push back, and assert

India’s foreign policy today is driven less by Western alignment or global liberalism and more by domestic political imperatives — economic, ideological, and electoral.

Smartphones, gems, pharma: Which Indian exports will be worst hit by Trump tariffs, which will be spared

Electronics—specifically smartphones—& energy & pharma products make up 30% of Indian exports to US. 25% tariff on India came into effect Thursday, extra 25% to kick in by August-end.

Pakistan army chief Asim Munir to attend CENTCOM chief’s farewell, second visit to US in two months

Munir was earlier in America in June when he had a two-hour luncheon meeting with the US president at the White House.

Pakistan, Dhaka have played Washington well. Back home, Modi ecosystem has an inner conflict

To protect ourselves from Trumpian diplomacy, first we must introspect the bipolarity within our establishment discourse.