Akhilesh Yadav's attempt to bring Pandits under the SP's PDA umbrella marks a sharp political pivot, raising questions over whether it reflects a genuine ideological shift or a calculated bid to expand the party's Hindu vote base ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
The Indian Express piece turns a simple act of offering refuge into an attack on Hindus, revealing how the mainstream media houses have been reframing Islamist violence as "Hindu majoritarianism" to protect its favored political narrative.
The Gujarat High Court, in its detailed 2,223-page judgment on the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts, held that Hindus were the intended targets of the terror conspiracy, upheld the death penalty for 38 convicts as a "rarest of rare" case, and affirmed life imprisonment for 11 others.
Residents of Harij's decades-old Jhapatpara locality have alleged that its name has gradually been changed to "Islampura" in government documents amid demographic changes, prompting Hindu organisations to demand an inquiry and restoration of the original name.
From fatal clashes and attacks on police to weapons displays and public disorder, Muharram processions across several states witnessed multiple incidents of violence and controversy.
Police are investigating a ross-border online network after recovering deleted data and audio clips from the main accused Moin Khan's phone in the Kota conversion and exploitation case.