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Topic: Viral video

BJYM leader held for ‘assaulting’ tribal man in Madhya Pradesh, Congress ups ante against Shivraj

FIR lodged against BJP youth wing leader after video surfaces showing him & another accused trashing the man in Anuppur district. BJYM cancels membership of the accused.

Manipur video sets Alwar gang rape victim back by 4 years. She wants right to be forgotten

As the gang rape video of Manipur's Kuki women surfaced online, the Alwar constable's gang rape video from 2019 was picked up, re-circulated, and made viral too. Her phone hasn't stopped pinging since then.

Malda court grants bail to 2 women who were ‘thrashed, stripped’ & arrested for rioting

The incident, a video of which went viral, took place in a market in West Bengal last week. The 2 women were arrested the same day, while 5 people who 'attacked' the women were held too.

‘Deeply disturbing’: SC takes suo motu cognisance of purported Manipur video of women being paraded naked

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud says 'using women as an instrument in an area of communal strife to perpetuate gender violence is unacceptable', tells govt to take action.

‘Spitting’ row: Muslim family’s building demolished amid DJ music, drum beats in Ujjain

Action came after a video purportedly showing unidentified persons ‘spitting’ on a Hindu religious procession surfaced on social media. Ujjain police say building was 'illegal'.

Arrest of Mansa man who ‘assaulted chemist for selling banned drugs’ sparks political war in Punjab

Parvinder Singh was arrested after he allegedly put a garland of shoes around a chemist's neck and paraded him, on finding out that a peddler had procured 'banned capsules' from his shop.

Purported video of ‘rioters being flogged’ go viral after clashes in Gujarat’s Junagadh city

While authenticity of video could not be verified, several social media users claim the two beating the 'rioters' are from Gujarat police. Cops are yet to issue statement on the clip.

Group of men confronts ‘woman wearing Hijab for roaming with Hindu man’ in MP’s Indore, 7 arrested

Cops book accused under IPC section 307 (attempt to murder). Additional DCP says accused manhandled woman's friend, who has been admitted to private hospital.

Khattar’s Jan Samvad programme disrupted again as woman sarpanch asks: ‘What’s the use of my post?’

In a video, Bani village sarpanch is seen hurling her dupatta at CM's feet & accusing him of ignoring her electorate's problems. This is the 3rd video of dispute to surface from Jan Samvad.

DMRC to increase flying squads after DCW notice over video of man ‘masturbating’ on Delhi Metro

After video went viral on social media, users also questioned women’s safety in metro trains. Police have lodged a case following DCW notice.

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Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?