Communal violence
- India
Sambalpur violence: Internet to remain shut for another day; 85 held so far
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has extended the suspension of internet services in violence-hit Sambalpur district for another 24 hours till 10 a.m. on April 18, officials said on Monday. Following communal tension…
- India
Sambalpur violence: Internet services suspended for 48 hours, 43 detained
Sambalpur: The Odisha government suspended internet services in Sambalpur district for 48 hours from 10 AM of Thursday even as prohibitory order was in force after violence broke out during the Hanuman Jayanti…
- India
Seven charged with communal violence surrender before Bihar police
Patna: Fearing attachment of their property, seven people, accused of communal violence during Ram Navami in Bihar’s Nalanda district, on Saturday surrendered before police. As soon as the district administration initiated the…
- Hyderabad
United Muslim Forum raises concern over violence against Muslim
Hyderabad: United Muslim Forum has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of communal incidents and mob violence in the country and appealed to all the citizens to play their role in ensuring…
- India
Post-Ram Navami fresh violence erupts in Bengal’s Hooghly
Kolkata: Fresh violence has erupted at the Rishra police station in West Bengal’s Hooghly district following railway services at the busy Howrah-Burdwan main division of Eastern Railways during the same time period.…
- India
Ram Navami: Giriraj Singh blames JDU govt for ‘anti-Hindu’ violence
Patna: After the violence in Sasaram and Nalanda districts, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that two persons died in Nalanda due to gunshots fired by either ‘police’ or ‘people of…
- India
Why is PM Modi ‘silent’: Kapil Sibal on Bengal, Bihar communal violence
New Delhi: In the wake of communal violence in West Bengal and Bihar, Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday questioned the “silence” of Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the matter, and…
- India
45 held in connection with Bihar riots, normalcy restored: Police
Patna: Altogether 45 people have been arrested in connection with communal riots at Sasaram and Bihar Sharif towns that erupted during the Ram Navami festivities, the state police headquarters said on Saturday.…
- Hyderabad
Telangana: 26 men acquitted in 2012 Saidabad communal violence case
Hyderabad: A local court acquitted 26 persons who were charged by the police for their alleged involvement in communal violence that rocked Saidabad and nearby localities in April 2012. The Hyderabad police…
- World
Leicester violence: Cops release images of wanted men
London: The UK police have released ‘bodycam’ images of 10 men wanted in connection with the Leicester communal clashes, which erupted last autumn following a cricket match between India and Pakistan. In…
- Hate Crime
October Hate-tracker: Hindu-Muslim clashes mark Navratri, Dusshera, Milad-un-Nabi
Hyderabad: October is the festival season in India. While it is always a joyous occasion, the month was also unfortunately marked with incidents of hate and communal fights between Hindus and Muslims…













