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Sikh body urges Uttarakhand govt to take action against 'disruptive elements'Sri Akal Takht Sahib Jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj has strongly condemned threats made by an individual from Uttarakhand against Sikh...
Paschimbanga Divas revives debate over Bengal's birth, identity and historical memoryWest Bengal's June 20, marking its partition-era birth, has become a potent political symbol. The BJP government's official observance of P...
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam move fresh bail pleas after nearly 6 years in jailUmar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam seek bail in a Delhi court. They argue their prolonged detention without trial violates their rights. Both ha...
High Court rejects Delhi riots accused Devangana Kalita's plea seeking videos, WhatsApp chatsThe Delhi HC has rejected riots accused Devangana Kalita's request for specific videos and WhatsApp chats. These were sought in connection ...
FIR against Mamata Banerjee over 'Ganda Dharma' remarkAn FIR has been registered against TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee for allegedly making derogatory remarks about Sanatan Dharma at an Eid celebra...
'Politics of hate will not work in here': Punjab CM Mann responds to ED action against ministerPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that the party "does ...
Punjab CM Mann calls twin blasts 'minor', blames BJP for creating atmosphere of fearPunjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann accused the BJP of orchestrating minor blasts in Amritsar and Jalandhar to create fear and influence up...
Supreme Court refers Teesta Setalvad's plea for release of passport to 3-judge benchThe Supreme Court has sent activist Teesta Setalvad's plea for her passport release to a three-judge bench. Her passport was deposited in c...
Mob attacks Hindu households, businesses in BangladeshViolence erupted in Bangladesh on Saturday. A Muslim spiritual leader was killed for allegedly insulting Islam. In separate incidents, Hind...
Delhi riots: Court takes cue from judicial precedent of Godhra case, orders separation of trialIn order to avoid the prejudice, the trial judge had taken the precedent from the Godhra communal riots case to separate the trial of the a...
Delhi riots: "Worst communal riots since partition," in capital, says courtThe remarks by the court came while dismissing the bail pleas in three cases of former AAP Councillor Tahir Hussain, who allegedly abused h...
Social media posts trigger seven communal riots in a month in West BengalA proposal was mooted to set up as many as 60,000 booth level “peace committees” on a permanent basis to deal with communal riots.
Muzaffarnagar victims should not play into hands of rioters: Rahul Gandhi"The message goes out that you will not go back to your villages. Those fanning communal riots precisely want this to happen," Rahul told t...
ISI, BJP feed on communal riots, says Shakeel AhmadCongress general secretary Shakeel Ahmad said both "rejoice" whenever communal riots erupt in India as one receives funding from Islamic co...
BJP leaders meet to assess situation post-Muzaffarnagar riotsBJP leaders met here today to assess the party's position in the aftermath of communal riots in Muzaffarnagar and evolve a strategy for the...
Communal riots deadlier in UP than in other statesCommunal riots in UP are always deadlier than the rest of the country with more people likely to die in a communal incident in UP than in a...
- SP failed to stop communal riots in UP, 12 in a year: BSP
Alleging spurt in incidents of communal violence in SP regime, BSP members today said that at least 12 communal riots had taken place due t...
- Law must deal with communal riots at all levels
A special court’s handing out life sentences to the accused in Naroda Patiya killings is a significant moment given India’s largely abysmal...
- Goa communal riots case: 40 acquitted for lack of evidence
A local court today acquitted 40 accused, including senior BJP leaders, in the first ever communal riots case in the state.
- 14 convicted, 6 acquitted in Kandhamal riot cases
Fourteen persons were sentenced to three years rigorous imprisonment by a local here today for their involvement in the 2008 communal riots...