PM deserves respect when he represents India abroad: Shashi TharoorShashi Tharoor was speaking at a session organised by the All India Professional Congress in Pune district of Maharashtra.
22 Sep, 2019, 02.39 PM IST
No common pattern of mob lynching in country: Government in Rajya SabhaMinister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said during Question Hour that the BJP government was serious about tackling the issue an...
24 Jul, 2019, 03.56 PM IST
Delhi Waqf Board promises Rs 5 lakh, job to wife of youth lynched in JharkhandFive people have been arrested in connection with the case.
27 Jun, 2019, 11.40 AM IST
Get a study done on fake news: MPs’ Panel to IIMCSince March, at least 20 people have been killed in mob lynchings sparked by misinformation. The violence has been blamed on rumours of chi...
11 Sep, 2018, 10.56 AM IST
WhatsApp dose to fight fake news: Radio campaigns in 46 Hindi stationsWhatsApp is rolling out radio campaigns, asking people to check the information received before they share it.
30 Aug, 2018, 06.55 AM IST
Police join social media to counter WhatsApp vitriolAlarmed by the rising incidence of attacks on individuals as a result of rumours spread by users of the app, law enforcement authorities ar...
14 Jun, 2018, 08.02 AM IST
Ban cow slaughter across India: Umer Ahmed Ilyasi"Cow is a matter of faith for a religious group and all other communities should respect it," chief imam of the All India Imam Organisation...
05 Aug, 2017, 11.49 PM IST
Mob lynching issue raked up to tarnish PM's image: GovernmentNot satisfied with the minister's response, the Congress, the Left parties, the Samajawadi Party and AIMIM walked out of the Lok Sabha.
01 Aug, 2017, 01.10 AM IST
Opposition, NDA MPs spar over lynching in Lok SabhaMallikarjun Kharge furnished data to allege that such incidents took place in states where BJP was in power and accused VHP of involvement ...
01 Aug, 2017, 01.06 AM IST
New legal provisions to deal with racial attacks on anvilThese provisions, which are part of the recommendations of the Bezbaruah Committee, would help in dealing effectively with the offences inv...
26 Jul, 2017, 03.16 PM IST
Opposition targets govt over lynchings; Congress attacks PM Narendra ModiSibal said the year 2017 has witnessed maximum murders and the cattle ban had negatively impacted leather industry besides industries like ...
20 Jul, 2017, 08.50 PM IST
We can't be selective about condemning violence: Nirmala SitharamanMeanwhile, in Ahmedabad, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said killing of people in the name of cow protection is not acceptable, amid a ...
29 Jun, 2017, 07.42 PM IST
BJP's challenge will be met democratically: Left partiesDescribing BJP's demonstration as a part of its fascist functioning, Raja said the Left Front cannot be "intimidated" by launching such att...
22 May, 2016, 08.48 PM IST
Tolerance-intolerance debate: Here are some instances of acceptance throughout IndiaThere seems to be a general impatience for anything we cannot agree with. Movies, books, satire, an alternative sexual identity or differen...
27 Dec, 2015, 06.36 AM IST
Led by Nayantara Sahgal, Indian writers renounce awards; script dissent against intoleranceFormer head of the Lalit Kala Akademi Ashok Vajpayi returned his award, in Kashmir poet-writer Ghulam Nabi Khayal also followed suit.
13 Oct, 2015, 01.19 PM IST
Bihar polls: Why caste & communal pride may be a more effective electoral plank in the cow beltIt seems that caution characterises the Modi government’s performance just as enthusiasm had defined Modi’s election promises.
11 Oct, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
A Hindu writer explains why his religious sentiments co-exist with eating beefMy Hinduism is tolerant because I am a beef eater and also because I was allowed to eat beef by a deeply spiritual, upper caste, Sanskrit s...
04 Oct, 2015, 11.02 AM IST