Although the Haryana district is no longer under curfew, shops, schools & hospitals remained closed Monday. Muslims in the area, wary of any 'mischief from other side', remained indoors too.
Khan, who had mentioned cow vigilante Monu Manesar in Haryana assembly earlier this year, has been asked to join probe as he 'may have some information/documents related to the case'.
While authorities denied permission for the yatra, the VHP has said it will be taken out and asserted that there is no need to obtain permission for such religious events.
Nuh Deputy Commissioner says in affidavit that of 354 people affected by demolition drives conducted in district in the 2 weeks leading up to 7 August, 283 were Muslims.
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.
Young Hindu men from Jatwas had never been to Nuh, but they had seen videos of the violence. That’s when they found their own local enemy in Shakeel, the only Muslim in their village.
Raj Kumar alias Bittu Bajrangi has been sent to 14 days' judicial custody in connection with 31 July communal violence. He was booked in another Nuh case earlier, but was let off on bail.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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