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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicUdaipur killing

Topic: Udaipur killing

Delhi HC stays release of Udaipur Files a day before premiere, puts ball in Centre’s court

A bench headed by Chief Justice D.K.Upadhyaya directed that the film’s release be put on hold until the central govt reviews its content under Section 6 of the Cinematograph Act.

MTV Hustle’s EPR Iyer, Bengali rapper who sang on Udaipur beheading, is no Hindutva hero

EPR became a hero overnight when he performed Religious Extremism on MTV Hustle 2.0 with fans asking Amit Shah to provide him security. But he's no icon of the Hindu Right.

‘Udaipur could’ve seen Godhra repeat’ — ‘Muslim boycott’, uneasy peace after Hindu tailor’s murder

Since Kanhaiya Lal Teli’s murder by two Muslim men, many Hindus have changed how they do business in the Old City. It has hurt both communities, but there are glimmers of hope.

Not madrasas, not Pakistan terror camps, India’s blasphemy killers are products of toxic hate

Anti-blasphemy campaign in India isn’t being led by clerics. And accused in Udaipur and Amravati killings didn't have any religious education or ties to right-wing organisations.

VHP posts ‘helpline numbers’ for ‘Hindus under threat from jihadists’, deletes list after outcry

VHP says a bigger list would be released soon, but 'requests' people to go to the police stations as a first resort and turn to them if no help is forthcoming.

Muslim leaders not discarding ‘Sar Tan Se Juda’ philosophy — Hindu Right press on Udaipur killing

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few weeks.

Udaipur killers had hit-list, planned to kill 6 more who backed Nupur Sharma, investigators claim

Accused allegedly made 6 butcher knives for the planned killings that they kept ready with a butcher, Mohsin, who has now been arrested by NIA.  

The seed for Udaipur-like killings is sown in madrasas. Regulate teaching of theology

For Islam to be at home in India, madrasas must have courses on Indian culture and tradition.

India’s blasphemy beheadings have a new audience—and they’re sitting behind smartphones

Videos on social media have become a key feature of blasphemy killings. Each inspires communal competitors to stage a more macabre act of revenge.

On Camera

Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.