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Uttar Pradesh: Stone pelting on Dalit wedding procession, caste tension in Etah village

Though marriage rituals were completed under supervision of the police after the episode on Saturday evening, the situation remains tense at Dhakapura village.

UP govt to put up posters of Sambhal ‘stone pelters’ in public places, recover damages from them

State govt had done the same during anti-CAA protests in 2020, but was rapped by Allahabad High Court for ‘naming and shaming’ and violating people’s privacy.

Stone-pelting accused’s bungalow razed in MP’s Chhatarpur. Routine anti-encroachment, says collector

Haji Shehzad Ali, a former district office-bearer of the Congress, denied being served any notices about the demolition.

Two detained after stone pelting, sloganeering at activist Manoj Jarange’s village in Beed

The incident started when some people from nearby villages were passing through Matori around 8 pm to take part in a rally of OBC quota agitators Laxman Hake and Navnath Waghmare.

Jagan attacked ahead of polls again as stones hurled at him during rally, YSRCP blames ‘Naidu’s envy’

TDP gen secy Lokesh Nara calls it 'drama', his father Chandrababu Naidu seeks 'impartial and unbiased' inquiry. Jagan was also attacked at Visakhapatnam airport before 2019 polls.

3 minors apprehended for ‘stone-pelting’ in Nuh, police say situation under control

Nine women said to be injured in incident in 'communally sensitive' Haryana district. Trio also accused of using casteist slur against women.

Tension grips Haryana’s Nuh after women going for puja ‘pelted with stones’; 3 injured

Though police have yet to receive any complaint, the alleged incident is said to have taken place Thursday night near a mosque.

Stones hurled at crew members during film shoot in J&K’s Pahalgam, one arrested

Police said that "one miscreant pelted stones" at the crew members Sunday when the shooting was about to wrap up in the evening.

18 arrested after violence erupts in Kanpur over ‘insult’ to Prophet during TV debate

A group of people tried to force shopkeepers to down shutters over alleged 'insulting' remarks made by BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma during a television debate.

Jails full, J&K Police struggle to execute arrest warrants under draconian PSA

Over 500 people being held under PSA in J&K, of which 150 were arrested in March-April alone. PSA allows detention without trial for up to 2 years — subject to a review every 6 months

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Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.