INDIA (National Affairs)
Hindus and Muslims share ancestry, shall remain as one nation: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/hindus-muslims-share-ancestry-one-nation-rss-mohan-bhagwat-1849913-2021-09-06
Distress signal came early: farm, unpaid women labour surged
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/economy/distress-signal-came-early-farm-unpaid-women-labour-surged-7493099/
Covid fallout: Only 8% rural kids in online classes, big shift out of pvt schools
https://indianexpress.com/article/education/covid-fallout-only-8-per-cent-rural-kids-in-online-classes-big-shift-out-of-pvt-schools-7493079/
Chennai: Madras HC orders govt to punish cops who harass LGBTQ+ people; ‘huge win for community’, say activists
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chennai/chennai-huge-victory-lgbtqia-community-activists-madras-hc-order-7492993/
INDIA (Community Affairs)
Tazia makers build Ram temple model for Ganesh festival in Surat
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/ahmedabad/tazia-makers-build-ram-temple-model-for-ganesh-festival-in-surat-7493338/
A curtain divides male, female students as Afghan universities reopen
https://indianexpress.com/article/world/afghanistan-university-male-female-students-taliban-7493285/
Sensible Muslim leaders must oppose extremism: Mohan Bhagwat
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mohan-bhagwat-rss-muslims-india-7493020/
Cops deployed outside Javed Akhtar home after his ‘RSS-Taliban’ remark
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/javed-akhtar-mumbai-residence-statement-taliban-rss-bjp-shiv-sena-7491854/
Pehlu Khan lynching case: Rajasthan HC admits kin’s plea, summons six acquitted by trial court
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/pehlu-khan-lynching-case-rajasthan-hc-admits-kins-plea-summons-six-acquitted-by-trial-court-7493156/
Ruckus over allotment of namaz hall in Jharkhand Assembly, CM Soren questions BJP’s ‘mentality’
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/namaaz-hall-jharkhand-assembly-cm-hemant-soren-bjp-1849926-2021-09-07
UTTAR PRADESH
Ex-governor Aziz Qureshi faces sedition case over UP govt comment
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/former-uttar-pradesh-guv-aziz-qureshi-booked-for-sedition-over-derogatory-remarks-against-yogi-govt-7491546/
Mayawati, Akhilesh on Muzaffarnagar rally: Ground shifting for BJP
https://indianexpress.com/article/india/mayawati-akhilesh-on-muzaffarnagar-rally-ground-shifting-for-bjp-7493180/
FOREIGN
US attorney general vows to protect abortion clinics in Texas
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/6/us-attorney-general-vows-to-protect-abortion-clinics-in-texas
MUSLIM WORLD
Who is Alpha Conde, Guinea’s toppled president?
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/6/toppled-alpha-conde-failed-to-live-up-to-his-promises-in-guinea
EDITORIAL
Reputation & harm
Panchjanya attack on Infosys does what it accuses IT giant of doing — damages national interest. Time for India Inc to stand up.
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/infosys-income-tax-portal-indian-economy-7493007/
OPED ARTICLES
Why the RSS is wrong to denigrate the Mappila rebellion
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/mappila-rebellion-british-rss-7493043/
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
IBC: New code for CoCs to bring in discipline, say analysts
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/ibc-new-code-for-cocs-to-bring-in-discipline-say-analysts/2325185/
TWEETS
Irena Akbar @irenaakbar
Some people say it’s Muslims, not Islam, that need ‘reform’. I disagree with using the word ‘reform’ even for Muslims. We need socio-economic & political empowerment. Empowerment, NOT reform. We aren’t barbarians needing reform. It’s a patronising, problematic term.
https://twitter.com/irenaakbar/status/1434977755397980166
Priyanka ChaturvediFlag of India @priyankac19
My reminder letter to Hon. IT Minister Shri @AshwiniVaishnaw ji on the need to take action against app creators such as ‘Sulli Deals’
https://twitter.com/priyankac19/status/1434873886701760516
Mrinal Pande @MrinalPande1
No, Islam also came on the south western coast with Arab traders.
https://twitter.com/MrinalPande1/status/1435057712832782338
