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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicVikram Saini

Topic: Vikram Saini

‘Muslim men run mehendi shops for love jihad’, says BJP MLA convicted in Muzaffarnagar riots case

Vikram Saini urged women to put henna at home or salons run by Hindus for Karwa Chauth. VHP & Bajrang Dal had put up banners against Muslims applying henna in Muzaffarnagar

BJP MLA Saini, who commented on ‘fair Kashmiri girls’, an accused in Muzaffarnagar riots

Vikram Saini was detained under National Security Act for his role in 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. Also faces rioting charge. Special court hearing case.

Why we can’t blame just BJP MLA Saini for lusting after fair Kashmiri women

Saini and the hundreds of men jumping in joy on social media have got it wrong. There was nothing stopping them from marrying Kashmiri women until now anyway.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation in play: Air Headquarters to control strategic assets  

Exclusive: Theaterisation proposal has been stuck over how limited air assets would be divided. Consensus reached on division of air assets among 3 theatres, it is learnt.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.