INDIA (National Affairs)
Two dead as Assam eviction turns violent; CM orders probe, police claim self-defence
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has instituted an inquiry into the circumstances that led to the deaths and injuries, led by a retired judge of the Gauhati High Court.
https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/assam-eviction-drive-clashes-deaths-7530234/
Assam eviction drive: Protester stomped on as police watch, DGP says will act if any violation
Asked what action would be taken against the policemen in the video, Assam Special DGP G P Singh said: “Wherever there were violations of SOPs and protocols, police will take action.”
https://indianexpress.com/article/north-east-india/assam/assam-eviction-drive-clash-protester-stomped-on-as-police-watch-7530474/
Assam: Muslim Peasants Cultivating Land for Decades Evicted in Darrang Dist, 3 Reportedly Killed in Firing
The demolition of houses and displacement of about 5,000 people stem from the BJP government’s plan to start an ‘agricultural project’ in Gorukhuti.
https://www.newsclick.in/assam-muslim-peasants-cultivating-land-decades-evicted-darrang-dis-3-reportedly-killed-firing
No OBC information in 2021 census as 2011 caste data unusable: Government
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/no-obc-information-in-2021-census-as-2011-caste-data-unusable-government/articleshow/86467967.cms
Congress has space for humiliation & insult, says former Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/congress-has-space-for-humiliation-insult-says-former-punjab-cm-captain-amarinder-singh/articleshow/86469496.cms
Indices open at record highs, Sensex surges past 60,000-mark for the first time
https://indianexpress.com/article/business/market/equity-commodity-money-markets-live-updates-stocks-shares-bse-sensex-60000-nse-nifty-record-high-rupee-crude-oil-gold-silver-metals-prices-us-federal-reserve-meeting-september-24-7530944/
Priest and co raped and forcibly cremated 9-year-old as she was a Dalit: Delhi Police chargesheet
The allegations came to the fore following the testimony of a public witness who has recorded his statement before a Magistrate on August 27, which is now part of the police’s chargesheet.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/delhi-rape-murder-priest-9-year-old-dalit-caste-7530920/
INDIA (Community Affairs)
Why Islamic State in Afghanistan harks on the concept of Khorasan and what it means for India
The region of Khorasan is of special significance in the political and cultural history of Islam as well as in Islamic theology.
https://indianexpress.com/article/research/why-islamic-state-in-afghanistan-harks-on-the-concept-of-khorasan-and-what-it-means-for-india-7530776/
Sold into marriage, Assam minor, now a mother, returns home from Rajasthan
Sold into an abusive marriage, she began the 2,500-km journey home Wednesday along with her father and Assam Police officers — and her one-year-old child.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/jaipur/sold-into-marriage-assam-minor-now-a-mother-returns-home-from-rajasthan-7530572/
Moral policing in Karnataka: Two rightwing activists held in Dakshina Kannada
In her complaint, the woman has said the two accused abused her and her colleague for interacting with Muslim colleague.
https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/bangalore/moral-policing-karnataka-rightwing-activists-held-dakshina-kannada-7529211/
FOREIGN
US Haiti envoy quits over ‘inhumane’ deportations
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-58667660
MUSLIM WORLD
Erdogan says Taliban lacking ‘inclusive, encompassing leadership’
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/9/23/erdogan-says-taliban-current-actions-not-inclusive-local-media
EDITORIAL
Supreme Court move to set up a panel to probe Pegasus is a vital and welcome step
https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/editorials/supreme-court-pegasus-spyware-nso-group-7530432/
OPED ARTICLES
Progressives are wrong, the ‘forever war’ is not over
https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2021/9/17/progressives-are-wrong-the-forever-war-is-not-over
ECONOMIC / BUSINESS / FINANCE
Indian economy has bottomed out; formal sector may get back to pre-Covid level by this year-end: Montek Singh Ahluwalia
https://www.financialexpress.com/economy/indian-economy-has-bottomed-out-formal-sector-may-get-back-to-pre-covid-level-by-this-year-end-montek-singh-ahluwalia/2336444/
TWEETS
Abubakr Sabbaq @AbubakrSabbaq
Maulana Kaleem Siddiqui Sb has been sent to 10 days of police remand. Until yesterday, court said there was no ground for PR, now all of a sudden there are ample grounds to give 10-day remand. Who’s succumbing to whose pressure, only Allah knows..
https://twitter.com/AbubakrSabbaq/status/1441016662568816645
Bhupen kumar Borah @BhupenKBorah
We Assam PCC demands judicial enquiry & immediate suspension of Deputy Commissioner & Superintendent of Police on the barbaric incident of 27 policemen attacking & subsequently killing a lone protestor in DholpurThe Superintendent of Police of the district is the brother of CM.
https://twitter.com/BhupenKBorah/status/1441049610605056002
Aditya Menon @AdityaMenon22
And this “countering illegal encroachment” argument is a fig leaf. If Himanta goes and settles Hindu Bangladeshis in the same land and no one will say anything.
https://twitter.com/AdityaMenon22/status/1441123201044545536
