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...
06 May, 2026, 07.32 PM IST
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...
13 Apr, 2026, 04.22 PM IST
West Bengal Polls: In Murshidabad's Beldanga, gamochas weave livelihoods amid election noiseBeldanga, Murshidabad, famous for its handwoven towels, faces religious polarization. Past incidents of violence and NIA probes have shifte...
12 Apr, 2026, 11.59 PM IST
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...
11 Apr, 2026, 10.51 PM IST
How a protest over one liquor shop ended up injuring 32 policemen, 80 villagers near NagpurProtests demanding the closure of a country liquor shop in Maharashtra's Gondia district turned violent, resulting in at least 32 police in...
10 Apr, 2026, 03.24 PM IST
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...
14 Sep, 2021, 08.21 PM IST
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...
22 Oct, 2020, 04.34 PM IST
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.
08 Jul, 2017, 12.31 AM IST
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...
22 Dec, 2013, 01.59 PM IST
Narendra Modi patron of rioteers: JDU"The act (honouring two Uttar Pradesh MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana at Agra rally tomorrow) proves his love for communal riots," Shyam R...
20 Nov, 2013, 05.25 PM IST
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...
25 Oct, 2013, 05.29 PM IST
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...
17 Sep, 2013, 05.28 PM IST
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...
13 Sep, 2013, 10.30 AM IST
- 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...
12 Mar, 2013, 03.27 PM IST
- 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...
01 Sep, 2012, 05.29 AM IST
- 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.
18 Apr, 2012, 11.27 AM IST
- 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...
20 Nov, 2010, 09.17 PM IST