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By Neelam Pandey, Senior Associate Editor

What began as a protest over the expansion of a mosque in Shimla’s Sanjauli locality has quickly spread to other districts, putting about half a dozen masjids in the crosshairs so far. WhatsApp groups are afire with fear, hate, and suspicion. Courts are inundated with petitions and counter-petitions. Protest marches and peace rallies are now a regular street affair even as the administration scrambles to contain the rising tensions, writes ThePrint's Heena Fatima.

Staying with politics, former VHP leader Pravin Togadia raised many eyebrows when he met Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday. He has not pointed out that Ram Mandir took BJP to 303 seats from 2 but Hindus divided by caste again. Togadia, who quit VHP in 2018 and founded Antarrashtriya Hindu Parishad, also spoke of the plight of Hindus in Bangladesh in this interview with ThePrint.

On the international front, India-Canada ties continue to dominate headlines.

Indian-origin Canadian Member of Parliament Chandra Arya has expressed concern over the issue of ‘Khalistani extremism’ in Canada, highlighting the threat it poses to Hindu Canadians. Shivani Mago reports.

The lawyers for Nikhil Gupta, accused of organising a hitman to assassinate lawyer and Sikh separatist leader Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, are scheduled to meet with prosecutors Thursday for a pre-trial meeting, known as a ‘status conference’, to exchange evidence and, potentially, begin a closed-door discussion on a plea bargain that could see the accused admit guilt of a lesser crime in return for a reduced sentence. Read this piece by Praveen Swami, Contributing Editor at ThePrint.

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Opinion

Whenever there is a murder or a high-profile crime, the police blame it on Bishnoi. They say they are unable to interrogate him but that he remains the primary suspect. This suits the police because crimes that would otherwise be regarded as unsolved are now laid at Bishnoi’s door. Bishnoi is so cosy with the authorities that he sees no reason to deny these allegations. In fact, he may even welcome the notoriety, writes journalist and talk show host Vir Sanghvi.

Monday afternoon, the first news flashes said that India was withdrawing its top envoy in Canada because six Indian officials, including the Indian High Commissioner to Canada, had been identified as 'persons of interest' in an investigation by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The Indian government hit back, the Indian media hit back: it supported the government, saying Canada has shared no ‘credible evidence’ with India, writes Shailaja Bajpai, Readers' Editor at ThePrint.

Video

Chief Foreign Affairs commentator, Financial Times, Gideon Rachman, in conversation with ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta on Israel-Iran escalation, US presidential elections, the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and what it means for Europe, India’s position in the global sphere, and more. Watch ThePrint 'Off The Cuff'.

'Most Canadians do not remember the Air India bombings where 331 innocent people lost their lives due to Khalistani terrorists, which partly explains the permissive culture in the country'-- Author Terry Milewski tells Keshav Padmanabhan. Watch 'ThePrint Uninterrupted'.