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TopicCommunal violence

Topic: Communal violence

‘Came with knives, swords’ — how an anti-encroachment drive in Vishalgad Fort sparked communal clashes

Residents of Gajapur, a Muslim-majority village near Maharashtra's Vishalgad Fort, say the mob destroyed 42 houses, vehicles and attacked a mosque during Sunday's violence.

‘Our cases mustn’t be forgotten.’ Wives of men killed by gau rakshaks stitch their lives back

Parmeena has retreated into a shell of silence, Sajida has found her voice. She has opened a shop now and leads the legal battle for victims of Hindu cow vigilantism.

‘No hate crime involving communities reported in past 3 yrs’ — National Commission for Minorities head

Iqbal Singh Lalpura says violence in Jahangirpuri in 2022 & Nuh in 2023 ‘weren't community hate crimes’. Remarks come day after Owaisi said attacks on Muslims surged after poll results.

Nainital DM says violence in Haldwani not ‘communal’ — ‘structure was an empty property, not a madrasa’

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

Hindu nationalism has taken first steps toward establishing a Jim Crow system

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.

2 groups clash after Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel’s statue pulled down in MP’s Ujjain

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.

1980 Moradabad riots ‘conspiracy’ by 2 Muslim leaders — inside inquiry report made public by Yogi govt

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.

Nuh violence has 3 takeaways for Hindus & Muslims. There’s hope amid the chaos too

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?

Nuh violence got India’s attention, but Mewat wasn’t always communal

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.

Nuh mosques attacked with crude bombs suffer ‘minor damage’. Rumours claimed they were ‘burnt down’

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

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

Punjab’s paddy farmers are staring at big losses. Why flood impact may spill out of India’s rice bowl

As devastated farmers begin to come to terms with the fallout, 4 lakh hectares of land under paddy cultivation across state is flooded. Punjab is among the biggest contributors to PDS.

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?