Moral Policing
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Bajrang Dal members heckle students, disrupt party in Mangaluru pub
The mob of Hindutva supporters claimed that the students were indulging in ‘illegal activities’.
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Mob forces woman to remove burqa in Bhopal
In a video, a man who was a part of the mob, is heard repeatedly telling the woman that she was ‘bringing disrepute to the community’.
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Bengaluru: Man dropping his Muslim colleague home allegedly assaulted, police arrest two
The accused persons also abused the Muslim woman.
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Trending
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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Gangster Sukhdool Gill shot dead in Canada, say reports
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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Fiction: Rumours say an ex-army chief is staging a military coup. How will the government respond?
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Bengaluru: Congress leader denies harassing actor Samyuktha Hegde for wearing sports bra in a park
On Saturday, Hegde filed a complaint against the Congress leader for allegedly abusing and attacking her in a park in Bengaluru over her clothes.
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Remove illegal mannequins displaying lingerie, Shiv Sena corporator asks Mumbai civic body
BMC Law Committee head Sheetal Mhatre said it was ‘very embarrassing for women’ to see mannequin busts hanging on tree branches with lingerie on them.
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Railways drop massage service plan after BJP MP says it is against Indian culture
Indore legislator Shankar Lalwani had wondered if it would be appropriate to provide such a service in the presence of women.
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Video
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Watch: Rahul Gandhi puts on railway porters’ uniform and badge and carries luggage as he meets them
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Watch: The moment when Pope Francis joined a priest’s video call to his family back in Kerala
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Watch: Scenes of chaos at Mumbai Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations as crowd breaks through barricade
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Watch: Man brews coffee and records it in cinematic style inspired by the film ‘Oppenheimer’
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Watch: Deep-sea footage of World War II shipwrecks from the Battle of Midway in the Pacific Ocean
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UP: After video of police harassing woman, another clip emerges of her Muslim friend being assaulted
Meanwhile, the woman accused the police of coercing her to file a rape case.
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Meerut viral video: Students anxious as cops and Hindutva groups join forces to play moral police
On Sunday, the police and members of the VHP barged into the home of a Muslim man when a Hindu classmate was visiting and assaulted the two.
Abhishek Dey
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This photo of a Bangladeshi couple kissing in rain went viral – and got the photographer assaulted
The picture has become the latest topic of controversy in a country where secular nationalism and Islamism have long battled each other.
Shoaib Daniyal
The Reel
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‘Jaane Jaan’ review: A dream cast and solid craft steer ‘The Devotion of Suspect X’ adaptation
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What’s behind the Kareena Kapoor Khan swerve: ‘It’s important to keep changing yourself’
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Sriram Raghavan: Remembering the dark side to Dev Anand
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‘Khufiya’ trailer: Tabu, Ali Fazal in Vishal Bhardwaj’s spy thriller
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Start the week with a film: ‘The Host’ is a Korean creature feature with head and heart
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Assam: Mob allegedly beats up couple for ‘having illicit affair’ in Nagaon district, eight arrested
The villagers also shaved the woman’s head, the police said.
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Assam: Mob allegedly beats up couple, forces them to marry in Goalpara district; two arrested
In a video that surfaced on social media, a group of people is seen assaulting a man and a woman for travelling together.
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Kolkata police file suo motu FIR in alleged moral policing incident in a metro train
Police said a case was registered after a petition signed by passengers was forwarded by metro officials.
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The Field
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India at Asian Games, September 22 schedule: Indian paddlers in action; Volleyball team to play R12
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ICC Men’s ODI World Cup: South Africa announce revised squad with pacers Nortje, Magala ruled out
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Misplaced priorities: India’s preference for multi-sport events needs a relook
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Watch, Asian Games highlights: India stun three-time champs Korea to make it to volleyball knockouts
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Asian Games, Boxing: Deepak Bhoria – once undernourished and counted out, now India’s best medal bet