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TopicCommunal riots

Topic: Communal riots

Murshidabad violence: Father-son dragged, hacked to death in front of family, 13 named in charge sheet

Haragobindo and Chandan, were among three people killed in the communal violence that broke out during protests over Waqf (Amendment) Act in the Muslim-majority district in April.

Baburnama citation, ‘centuries-old temple of Vishnu avatar’. Plea at centre of Sambhal mosque row

Stating that they are idol worshippers & devotees of Shiva & Vishnu, petitioners said they are asserting their right to visit & pay homage to religious place of ‘Kalki Avtar’.

Muslim men who died in Sambhal riots had stepped out for work, errands. ‘Police killed my young son’

Police say deaths caused by 'bullet wounds from country-made pistols'. Locals allege cops were responsible. Tensions rose after teams arrived to conduct 2nd survey of Shahi Jama Masjid.

India’s amnesia on women survivors of 1984 Sikh riots isn’t natural. It’s a privilege

In 'The Kaurs of 1984', Sanam Sutirath Wazir shares the stories of survival that have been carried quietly for decades by the Sikh community in Delhi and other parts of North India.

‘My helpless mother stood watching me being raped’—A Kaur recalls 1984 anti-Sikh violence

In ‘The Kaurs of 1984’, Sanam Sutirath Wazir explores the events of 1984, including Operation Blue Star and the anti-Sikh violence.

VHP adamant about holding rally, Nuh DC urges Haryana govt to suspend mobile internet

Earlier this week, Nuh administration denied permission for VHP to resume its Brijmandal Jalabhishek Yatra. This is the same rally where communal violence broke out in district on 31 July.

Gopal Patha built army to save Hindus, met Gandhi too: grandson on Great Calcutta Killings

Grandson Santanu Mukherjee says a Bollywood director recently sent his team to speak to him about a Gopal Patha biopic. ‘If I agree with the portrayal, will say yes’.

Have communal killings gone up or down? NCRB data show 12% fall in toll from 2006-13 to 2014-21

In last eight years since 2014, 2020 had the most communal killings reported at 62. Barring 2013 (71) & 2020, toll has never crossed 50 in any single year.

After Congress MLA asks Karnataka govt to review riot cases, Bommai hits out — ‘repaying poll favours’

Minister retorts that cases cannot be withdrawn overnight. BJP went on offensive after Tanveer Sait sought review of cases in which 'innocents & students' were falsely incarcerated.

Red Fort, featuring Nitish — JD(U), BJP slug it out over posters at iftar party & across Patna

New Delhi/Patna: When Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attended an iftar party Monday, just days after communal violence erupted in the state on Ram...

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Dismiss debate on EC functioning as ‘hoo-haa’, then hail India as ‘robust democracy’

The Election Commission's arrogant functioning and its failure to ensure the integrity and fairness of elections could well be the undoing of India’s electoral democracy.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.