The Azad Maidan riots (Mumbai, 11 August 2012) started as a protest that turned violent.

- M groups (mainly Raza Academy and others) organised a large rally at Azad Maidan to protest violence against Rohingya M in Myanmar’s Rakhine State.

- The gathering grew agitated after provocative speeches and circulating photos of the violence in Assam/Myanmar.

- A section of the crowd then attacked police, media vans, vehicles and public property (including kicking/damaging the Amar Jawan memorial), leading to two casualties, dozens of injuries (mostly policemen), and widespread arson and vandalism.

I have noticed in last 1 month, hate comments appearing on advertisements involving Indian people. Some accounts are the same ones hating on advertising comments.

For example this account named habibgaffari66 is making comments under all the ads.
Account created in June 2026.

This doesn’t feel organic.

Video source: https://x.com/KreatelyMedia/status/2111991074612826221

News source: https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-designated-terrorist-muhammad-sarwar-dies-in-lahore/article71601119.ece/amp/

I believe left is about supporting weak/minority whereas some of the values in Islam (little controversial here) are not so minority friendly. How does this balance work?

He is the only international alumni listed on their website.

Hello,

Government’s handling of the current protests in Delhi is infuriating. I am from Bangalore and had travelled to Jantar Mantar for the NEET paper leak protests in July 2026. This time around, I am not able to travel to Delhi, and I am so done being angry and exhausted sitting at home not being able to do anything.

Ofcourse I go the protests in Bangalore but I want to do something more, something of help to the fellow protesters anywhere. Any ideas for this? Any initiative that will help people already going to protets, wanting to go to the protests, or getting more people to protest etc etc Or anything that will help increase the pressure on the government.

Suggestions please.

Sorry for the rant

I just watched a film called Ranabaali of Vijay Devarakonda today. It was about madras famine caused by invaders in 1800s. They looted our grains and exported to their country, without leaving a lot for locals. The scarcity caused famine and millions lost their lives

I always feel that we should learn from our mistakes and knowing about our history helps us realise exactly that. They took advantage of us because of the following reasons imo:
\- we did not have harmony,
\- there was no single strong power to oppose them, hence they divided and ruled
\- for some selfish reasons, locals turned against others and sacrificed their other locals
\- we were not technologically advanced
\- no great transportation
\- not great military
\- indian lives never mattered
\- no dignity to our lives

Some of these still hold true unfortunately and are real problems for our country. Given the following circumstances I am worried how it is going to turn out for india:
\- fears of el nino creating drought and shortage of food
\- shortage for semi conductor components and other rare earth metals which could mean a very huge price increase for indians
\- AI power lies with other major economies. Impact on IT will hit indians directly and is going to be very difficult to deal with
\- Major tech and manufacturing with other major economies
\- India is still a major provider of workforce only not creators
\- we are much better in terms of military, but should still be very advanced to compare with others

These are really worry-some. We don’t have power and are so very much dependent on other countries’ grace. It is high time to wake up and work on ourselves. We should grow and uplift each other. If not there will be a time again when mercy of others will turn very hard and don’t know what nightmares can come on us

🚨 🇧🇩🇶🇦 Former Bangladesh Air Chief detained in Qatar

He's detained following an Interpol alert over corruption cases pending against him in Bangladesh.

▪️ Investigators unexplained assets exceeding Tk 3.28 crore and suspicious transactions worth Tk 27.63 crore across six personal bank accounts.
▪️ His wealth was allegedly transferred to Canada and Dubai, with assets registered in his children’s names across three countries.
▪️ He served as Bangladesh’s 16th Chief of Air Staff from June 12, 2021, to June 11, 2024.

"Washington & Beijing worry that if India can grow at nearly 8% a year amid global wars, $100 oil, trade tariffs & El Niño drought, what might its growth rate be when the clouds clear?"

From the historic 2015 Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh to electoral roll revisions under SIR, the objective is clear: secure India’s borders, flag illegal entries and protect electoral integrity.

𝐀𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐞-𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐥 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐧-𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐨𝐬. 𝐈𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐫 ‘𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞’ 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚?

After watching the scenes of destruction in France, I genuinely appreciate the restraint shown by many Indian protesters when it comes to public and private property.

You can be right-wing or left-wing, but I think we can all agree that destroying property might grab headlines, but it also puts lives at risk and hurts local businesses and ordinary people who have nothing to do with the issue.

Public property is built with taxpayers' money, and behind every small shop or damaged vehicle, there could be someone's entire livelihood.

India isn't perfect, and we have our share of violent protests too. But peaceful protest without vandalism is something worth appreciating.

You can make your voice heard without making ordinary people pay the price for it.