scorecardresearch
Add as a preferred source on Google
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
TopicPolitical violence

Topic: political violence

BNP activist shot dead in Bangladesh in 2nd major attack on party as pre-poll violence rages on

In the latest attack on BNP members, Azizur Rahman Mosabbir, a leader of the party’s volunteer wing Jatiyatabadi Swechasebak Dal, was shot dead by gunmen.

Charlie Kirk assassination is telling us something about American democracy

Most observers say that the degree of polarisation in the US today is much greater than in the '60s, with the political elite so deeply divided that bridges may be harder to build.

For 3 decades, children in West Bengal have been killed and maimed by political crude bombs

Children of the Bombs, the BBC documentary directed by Ronny Sen, reviewed newspaper reports to claim that 565 children have been killed, injured, or maimed between 1996 and 2024.

Kerala BJP leader’s widow finds peace as killers get death. Weary village says ‘it’s a closed chapter’

Ranjith Sreenivasan was killed in 2021, hours after SDPI’s K.S. Shan. SDPI has questioned why trial in Sreenivasan’s case is over, while suspects in Shan killing are out on bail.

Bengal post-poll violence: 70 out of 303 ‘displaced’ people returned home, Mamata govt tells HC

Petitioner says victims facing threats from police, lack of help from state. Calcutta HC asks NHRC, state human rights commission if they can hold inquiry into complaints.

Started by Muslim League, mastered by TMC — pro-Hindutva press on Bengal political violence

ThePrint’s round-up of how pro-Hindutva media covered and commented on news and topical issues over the past few days.

Bikes afire, explosions, cries of ‘bachao’: residents recount night of Birbhum massacre

20 arrested so far for the killings of 8 people in Bagtui, Birbhum Monday night, reportedly triggered by the murder of a Trinamool leader, but villagers say they no longer feel safe.

Bengal BJP leaders meet Modi, call for speedy CAA rollout so ‘those eligible can benefit’

The delegation of party leaders also invited the PM to visit West Bengal and lambasted the state government.

Before CBI probe into West Bengal violence, let’s define the ‘post-poll’ period

'Post-poll'? Political violence in West Bengal is too intrinsic to admit legal categories.

Modi’s enthusiasm for dates misses the real memorialising of Partition violence

The memory of Partition violence, or Civil War of 1947, has remained operable in two ways – first, in evacuating responsibility, and second, as a form of trauma that has been repeated subsequently.

On Camera

University townships — India’s chance to build its own version of what America got right

India’s university towns initiative is an opportunity to do something we have never managed at scale: build knowledge ecosystems rather than knowledge silos.

John Ternus set to take over as Apple CEO, Tim Cook to transition to executive chairman

Cook will hand over the reins to Ternus on 1 September, capping a 15-year tenure that turned the company into a $4 trillion business spanning watches, video streaming & financial services.

Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports

Since October last year, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi has planned to increase defence spending target to 2 percent of GDP.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.