Bihar
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AIMIM Bihar chief stopped from visiting Ram Navami violence-hit areas
Days after of Ram Navami communal clashes in Bihar Sharif, the All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) group led by its Bihar unit president Akhtarul Iman tried to visit the violence-hit area in…
- Politics
Nitish praises BJP MLC Shahnawaz Hussain in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur
Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has praised senior BJP leader and MLC Shahnawaz Hussain during the inauguration of an ethanol plant in Muzaffarpur. While addressing a gathering during the inauguration on…
- India
TN: OpIndia’s CEO, editor summoned over fake news on migrant workers killing
The CEO of right-wing media OpIndia Rahul Roushan and editor-in-chief Nupur J Sharma have been summoned by the Tamil Nadu police in relation to spreading fake news on the plight of Bihar…
- India
‘Apologise’: SC to BJP leader for fake news on killings of Bihar migrant workers in TN
The Supreme Court on Thursday directed Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson, Prashant Umrao, to tender an apology for spreading rumours and fake news on the killings of Bihar migrant workers in…
- India
Bihar riots were orchestrated, culprits will be exposed soon: Nitish
Patna: With the dust settling on communal disturbances in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday rejected charges of administrative laxity and vented spleen against Union Home Minister Amit Shah and the…
- India
Bihar’s people will straighten those who want to hang people upside down: Tejashwi
Patna: Bihar’s Deputy Chief minister Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday slammed Union Home Minister Amit Shah over his statement of hanging people, behind the recent violence “upside down”. “The people of Bihar will…
- India
1993 Bihar massacre: JD-U leader acquitted, nine get life term
Patna: The MP-MLA court of Bihar’s Arrah on Wednesday acquitted JD-U national general secretary Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha in the Ichari massacre case. A bench of three judges headed by Justice Satyendra Singh…
- India
OIC expresses ‘deep concern’ on Ram Navami violence; Indian govt hits back
The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has followed with ‘deep concern’ the acts of violence and vandalism targeting the Muslim community in several states in India during the…
- India
BJP maligning name of Lord Ram by organising violence: Mamata
Digha: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday asserted that she would not let rioters go scot-free and strict action will be taken against them. Addressing a rally in Purba Medinipur…
- India
JD-U comes up with posters featuring Red Fort to hit back at BJP
Patna: The Muslim holy month of Ramzan is noted for being politically significant in Bihar. It was in the Ramzan last year when the screenplay of the second Mahagathbandhan government was scripted…
- India
‘Beginning of holocaust…?’: Owaisi post Bihar mosque arson
Following the violence that unfolded during this year’s Ram Navami procession, mainly in Bihar, the AIMIM chief Assaduddin Owaisi posted a cryptic tweet on Monday. Sharing an article by Al Jazeera, Owaisi…
- Opinions
Make excellence your habit
I can’t remember for how long I have been telling Muslims in India to avoid confrontation and focus on education. The results of this year’s Bihar 10th Board examination once again prove…
- Hate Crime
Madrasa, mosque set on fire by Hindutva men in Bihar Sharif
A madrasa and a mosque were set on fire by Hindutva men during the Ram Navami celebrations in Bihar Sharif in Nalanda district. On March 31, a Hindu mob of around 20…
- India
Blasts took place in Sasaram during making of bombs: Bihar DGP
Patna: In wake of the violence in Bihar’s Sasaram and Nalanda, Director General of Police Rajvinder Singh Bhatti on Sunday said the explosion in Sasaram’s Sherganj area occurred during the making of bombs.…
- India
Rioters will be hanged upside down if BJP comes to power in 2025: Shah in Bihar
Patna: Days after communal violence was reported from Sasaram and Nalanda in Bihar, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said that rioters will be hanged upside down, if BJP comes to…
