Topic: Communal violence

Violence erupted in Haldwani's Banbhoolpura area Thursday during an anti-encroachment drive. Two people died and over 100 police personnel were injured.

The Jim Crow project was not eliminationist. Hindu nationalists likewise seek not the physical elimination of Muslims, but rather their relegation to second-class citizenship, scholars Ashutosh Varshney and Connor Staggs write in the Journal of Democracy.

In a video of incident that that viral, a group of people were seen pulling down the statue with a tractor. They wanted a statue of Ambedkar to be installed instead, police sources said.

Moradabad riots, the first major instance of communal clashes in UP post-Partition, took place on Eid-ul-Fitr 1980. Inquiry panel’s 1983 report says RSS-BJP not involved.

Monu Manesar was not even involved in the procession on 31 July. In any case, though, is it justifiable to throw stones at a religious march?

The lack of job avenues is driving the youth toward illegal activities in Mewat. Of late, the region is being seen as developing into a new Jamtara.

Molotov cocktails were hurled at Juma mosque in Kucha Bazar and Kasai mosque Wednesday night, two days after communal clashes erupted in Nuh.

Six people have died so far in the violence, 116 people have been arrested and 90 detained, according to the Haryana government.

Hindutva groups say protests are meant to project 'Hindu unity'. Chanting slogans & waving posters, protesters say 'If they (Muslims) don’t stop, we'll also forget our limits'.

The four people arrested are Ankit, Rahul, Ravinder and Rakesh. They belong to the neighbouring Tigra village, it is learnt.