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After Delhi shooting and hate speeches, Jamia gunman Rambhakt Gopal in new row: What's it all about?
The shooter, who gained notoriety during the 2020 anti-CAA protests, uploaded videos of children being terrorised with a gun and captioned it 'Gau Raksha Dal, Mewat Road'
Delhi farmhouse caretaker lynched on suspicion of slaughtering cows, selling beef
'Information was received that a group of men was slaughtering cows in the area. A team was rushed to the spot, but before it could reach there, 10-15 unidentified men, claiming to be 'gau rakshaks' (cow protectors), reached the farmhouse and attacked those inside it,' police said
Defending Hinduism emerges as major occupation for men in western Uttar Pradesh as jobs dry up
With a sharp decline in regular salaried jobs and self-employment opportunities, defending Hinduism has become a major ‘occupation’ of men in western UP
'You can't see death of 21 cows': BJP MLA Sanjay Sharma tells ex-bureaucrats demanding Yogi Adityanath's resignation
BJP MLA Sanjay Sharma criticised former bureaucrats who have sought Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath's resignation over the Bulandshahr mob violence, saying they were concerned only with the death there of two men and not of "21 cows"
Bulandshahr cop Subodh Singh killed by .32 bore pistol: Gun commonly used by UP gangsters, not state police
Bulandshahr murder: The autopsy report of Subodh Kumar Singh suggested he was killed from a gunshot injury of a .32 bore pistol. An FIR registered at the Siyana police station names 27 people apart from 50-60 other unknown persons as accused for the murder of Singh. The FIR mentions that the protesters also snatched a pistol and three mobile phones from Singh.
Bulandshahr murder: My father taught us to be secular and all religions are equal, says son of slain police officer
Subodh Kumar was the Investigating officer (IO) in the case of lynching of Akhlaq, who was killed over cow slaugher allegations. Abhishek Kumar, a class 12 student, had just finished writing his exams when he received the unfortunate news of his father's death.
Bulandshahr violence: BJP youth wing leader Shikhar Agarwal named in Subodh Singh's murder; cops detain Bajrang Dal leader
Bulandshahr violence: Right-wing leaders, including one associated with BJP youth wing, were among the main accused who incited the mob to kill Subodh Kumar Singh on Monday in violence which broke out in Bulandshahr district in Uttar Pradesh.
Rajasthan Assembly polls: Alwar may slip out of BJP's grip as lynchings, subjugation of SC/STs polarise voters
Rajasthan Assembly Election 2018: The Meo Muslims in Alwar haven't forgotten the the mob lynchings at the hands of self-styled gau rakshaks, and neither have Dalit protesters who faced police heavy-handedness for protesting against dilution of SC/ST act
'Hindutva different from Hinduism': In day 3 speech, Mohan Bhagwat speaks on cow vigilantism, Kashmir
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat answered questions on a variety of issues on the third and final leg of his three-day lecture series in Delhi.
Family in Madhya Pradesh's Raisen district tie man to tree, chop off his hand for asking about missing cow
The victim, Kallu Sahu, went Saturday evening to the home of Sattu Yadav in Pipalwali village, situated about 40 km from the district headquarters, in search of his missing cow, Sultanpur police station's Assistant Sub-Inspector Malkhan Singh Meena said.
Alwar lynching case: BJP caught between pushing development agenda and playing to the tunes of its voter base
It is not very tough to see that the BJP is caught in a cleft stick, trying to navigate between its growth agenda and a nativist, obscurantist, divisive and exclusionary one
Telangana BJP MLA says lynching won't stop unless cow gets status of 'Rashtra Mata'; urges MPs to make demand in parliament
Maintaining that he never supported the killing or lynching people by "gau rakshaks", Singh, however, deplored "nobody discusses protection of cows and how to stop such violence".
Alwar lynching: State home minister says evidence points to custodial death but case timeline raises doubts
A comparison of timeline of events in Alwar lynching presented by eyewitness and the Rakbar Khan's colleague suggest that the eyewitness and police may have known about them even before Rakbar and Aslam had reached Lalawandi village
Aadhaar beats mitron, notebandi, gau rakshak to become Oxford Dictionary's Hindi word of 2017
Oxford Dictionaries has chosen 'Aadhaar' as the Hindi word of 2017. The word gained popularity due to Aadhaar card, which was in news last year and is likely to remain in highlight this year as well.
Alwar killing: Cow smuggling case against filed against Ummar Khan, others; two arrested for murder, say police
Two persons were arrested for allegedly killing 35-year-old Ummar Khan who was found dead near railways tracks in the Ramgarh area of Alwar district, police said
Alwar lynching: CPM asks Centre, Rajasthan govt to abide by SC direction, take action against gau rakshaks
CPM demanded that the Centre and the Rajasthan government "abide by the Supreme Court direction" and book the culprits involved in a recent incident of cow vigilantism in Alwar district of the state
Karwan e Mohabbat: Uncovering how violence against minorities has been normalised
Snapshots from Harsh Mander’s Karwan E Mohabbat, a month long journey that started from Assam and traveled to Jharkhand, Karnataka, Delhi, UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat, meeting families of Dalit and Muslim victims of lynching
Supreme Court takes stern view of cow vigilantism, asks states to ensure compensation for victims
The Supreme Court said that all states are under an obligation to compensate victims of cow vigilantism violence cases and called law and order "essentially a state subject."
BJP criticises Hamid Ansari for comments on Muslims, says 'petty remark' not expected from him
The BJP on Thursday criticised outgoing Vice-President Hamid Ansari for his comment that there was a sense of insecurity among Muslims.
Pune gau rakshaks attacked by Ahmednagar mob after intercepting tempo suspected of transporting cattle
Seven gau rakshaks were injured when a mob of around 50 persons allegedly attacked them in Ahmednagar district on Saturday evening