In this ground report from Dhaka, India Today’s Ashutosh Mishra analyzes the volatile situation following the brutal murder of Hindu man Dipu Das. While the Bangladesh government dismisses the incident as ‘an isolated case’ involving a single citizen, Mishra highlights the growing fear among minorities and the ‘clash of ideologies’ on the streets. The program also includes exclusive testimony from Awami League leaders, who have been in hiding for over a year fearing ‘mob justice’ and targeted attacks since Sheikh Hasina’s ouster. Mishra questions whether denial of minority oppression risks normalizing such violence ahead of upcoming elections.

India Today Foreign Affairs Editor Pranay Upadhyay reports on Sheikh Hasina’s sharp attack on the Muhammad Yunus interim government. In an interview with ANI, the former Prime Minister said that the killing of Sharif Usman Hadi reflects ‘anarchy’ in Bangladesh. Hasina alleged that Yunus ‘has placed extremists on cabinet posts’ and that his administration ‘gives immunity to goons’. He further claimed that the government had failed to protect religious minorities and diplomatic missions.

The Niigata region is expected to support the restart of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, at a critical moment for Japan’s energy policy. It marks a significant change 15 years after the nationwide nuclear shutdown caused by the Fukushima disaster. The facility, located 220 kilometers northwest of Tokyo, has been offline since 2011. Faced with rising energy demands and global fuel uncertainty, Tokyo is moving back toward nuclear power. The decision has reignited debate over safety and energy security as Japan approaches its most significant nuclear restart in more than a decade.

In this special report, India Today’s Devang Kurvadwan tracks the growing protests across north India against the Supreme Court’s new definition of the Aravalli hills. From Gurugram to Jaipur, environmental activists and citizens are protesting against the revised norms, which they claim takes away protection from nearly 90% of the fragile mountain range. The controversy centers on the rule that only hills 100 meters or higher are eligible for protection. However, Union Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav has dismissed the outrage, calling the allegations baseless. They claim that ‘only a small 0.19%’ of the total 1.4 lakh square kilometer Aravalli region is open for mining, while the vast majority is protected. The event highlighted political tussles, with the opposition accusing the government of favoring the mining mafia, while residents of villages near minister Rao Narveer Singh’s office demanded withdrawal of the guidelines to save the ecological lifeline of the area.