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Topic: Tablighi Jamaat

‘Largest viral vector’ — how Tablighi Jamaat spread coronavirus from Malaysia to India

A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.

12 Tablighi members from Bangladesh booked by UP police for ‘violating’ Foreigners Act

Two tested positive for Covid-19 Friday out of the dozen Bangladeshi nationals quarantined in a college in Thana Bhawan town in Shamli district.

647 Covid-19 cases found in last 2 days linked to Tablighi Jamaat congregation

The Health Ministry said there has been a rise of 336 coronavirus cases since Thursday, as India records 2,301 positive cases and 56 deaths.

NSA slapped against quarantined Tablighi Jamaat members who harassed nurses in Ghaziabad

Six Jamaat members were shifted to an isolation ward set up at a private educational institute after the complaints against them.

Tablighi Jamaat was a serious security lapse. Futile to argue Hindu temples too were open

Modi govt was aware of the situation building up. It’s strange that Tablighi Jamaat members in Delhi were allowed to return without any checks or quarantine.

HT’s 100-day coronavirus tale, Mint says safety key for India’s ‘staggered un-lockdown’

A round-up of the most important reports in major newspapers around the country – from TOI and HT, Express and The Hindu to The Telegraph, Mumbai Mirror and The Tribune, as well as top financial dailies.

Like India, Pakistan has a Tablighi Jamaat Covid-19 problem too. But blame Imran Khan as well

In Pakistan, Tablighi Jamaat is viewed as benign. Militant groups such as Jaish-e-Mohammed do not like them because Tablighis don’t encourage jihad.

Tablighi attendees ‘creating trouble’ at hospitals, Delhi govt asks for more police vigil

Situation at a railway quarantine facility in southeast Delhi, housing Tablighi attendees, has, however, settled down after intervention by police and CRPF jawans.

328 new Covid-19 cases, 12 deaths reported since Wednesday: Health ministry

The Healthy Ministry said about 400 Covid-19 cases found in the country have epidemiological links to the Tablighi Jamaat congregation.

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

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.