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TopicVigilantism

Topic: vigilantism

Rama Sene men vandalise Mangaluru salon in name of ‘immoral activities’; leader Attavar held

Rama Sene chief Attavar alleges girls were being pushed into prostitution at salon. Right-wing outfit is linked to 2009 moral policing attack at pub in Mangaluru.

Pakistani CM has a brickbat solution for kickbacks—break official’s head, save them from hell

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa CM Ali Amin Gandapur's 'solution' has been described both as vigilante justice and a solution. Now Pakistanis are asking if the govt offices will provide the brick.

Lynching to shooting, ‘instant justice’ is on the rise in Punjab’s sacrilege cases

Sacrilege cases in Punjab are exacting a grim toll, with two accused dead and another injured in span of just a month. 'Intolerant radical element emerging among Sikhs', says expert.

‘Hate has won’ — Munawar Faruqui hints at quitting comedy as ‘12 shows cancelled in 2 months’

Faruqui has been in eye of storm over a New Year event in Indore this year, when he was arrested for ‘indecent remarks’ on Hindu deities & Union Home Minister Amit Shah.

If Modi govt doesn’t control vigilantism, history will compare it to Indira Gandhi Emergency

Legions of vigilantes; ordinary citizens like businessmen, journalists, and of course, bureaucrats, are the BJP govt’s newideological foot soldiers.

India slowing vaccine export shows what is wrong with bureaucratic control in a pandemic

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

Indian media’s communal violence reportage needs to be consistent, not just show one angle

Delhi’s Hauz Qazi incident shows how media white-washes reportage when victims happen to be from the majority community.

Vigilantism is central to RSS’ mission of organising Hindus & defending their interests

The movement has displayed a tendency to fight Muslims physically and to stand up against government if it tries to get in its way.

Karni Sena’s attack on a school bus is no surprise given what we’ve allowed so far

Where was this magnitude of disbelief, shock and revulsion when a man was killed in his house on rumours of eating beef or after a 15-year-old boy was stabbed in a train?

3 years of Modi govt: Congress digs up failures, but unsure about cow vigilantism

The issues that the opposition party will attack the government with include foreign policy, employment, Kashmir, personal freedom and farm crisis. Ruhi Tewari

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?