Communal violence
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Stop persecution of Hindus in B’desh: WB BJP leader writes to PM
Kolkata: Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, requesting him to intervene in the incidents of communal violence against the Hindus in neighbouring Bangladesh. Adhikari, also the…
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Prophet row: Nupur Sharma files new application in Supreme Court
Former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma filed a new application in the Supreme Court of India to revive her withdrawn writ petition. On July 1 she had withdrawn her petition…
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Kanpur violence: Miscreants were paid, assured legal help
Kanpur: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the June 3 Kanpur violence has filed a case diary in court. Violent clashes followed by stone-pelting took place last month in Kanpur after a…
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Rajasthan: Four communal episodes in 3 months highlight intel failure
Jaipur: Four incidents of communal violence in three months in Rajasthan have shifted the attention to the intelligence failure in the desert state and now questions are being raised on the governance. The…
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Ranchi violence: Posters of rioters with pictures released by police
Following the violence that erupted between members of the Muslim community and the Ranchi police on June 10 over the “blasphemous” remarks on Prophet Muhammad by now-suspended Bharatiya Janata Party functionaries Nupur…
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Prophet Row: Family of deceased claim they were not part of Ranchi protest
Ranchi: The family members of two persons who succumbed to gunshot wounds during Friday’s protests here against controversial remarks on Prophet Mohammad, have claimed they were not a part of the procession that…
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In videos: Police brutality on Muslims protesting remarks against Prophet
Several accounts of police brutality against protestors condemning the remarks on Prophet Muhammad by suspended BJP spokespersons have surfaced on social media. After the protests that erupted in many parts of the…
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Prophet Row: Minister’s narrow escape from clutches of mob in Ranchi
Ranchi: “Only God saved me and it was a nightmare that will continue to haunt me, says Bihar Minister Nitin Naveen whose car had got stranded amid a mob near the Hanuman Temple…
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Prophet remark row: UP cops to probe PFI’s involvement in protests
The Uttar Pradesh police have so far arrested over 48 people accused of violence in the protests that erupted across various parts of the state, including Saharanpur. Speaking to ANI, Akash Tomar,…
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Prophet remark row: Bulldozers raze houses of violence accused in UP
Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur shared videos of municipal teams out with bulldozers under a heavy police presence demolishing parts of the homes of two of the accused arrested for allegedly disturbing…
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MP: Hindu-Muslim clashed, four injured
Bhopal: Four people were injured after a communal clash broke out between Hindus and Muslims on the night of May 22 (Sunday). The incident took place when a Muslim marriage procession was passing…
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Harayana: High tension in Nuh amidst call for Mahapanchyat
Hindutva organisations Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, and the Gau Raksha Dal – have called for a Hindu Mahapanchayat in the Muslim-majority district of Nuh, Haryana on Sunday. The event will be…
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Eid-ul-Fitr: Stone pelting occurs again in Rajasthan’s Jodhpur
Jodhpur: Hours before Eid, communal tension broke out in Jodhpur leading to stone-pelting. Five policemen were injured in the incident that took place past midnight, officials said. The situation was brought under…
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Violence does not benefit anybody, says RSS chief
Amravati: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Thursday said violence does not benefit anybody and emphasized the need to bring together all communities and preserve humanity, comments coming in the…
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Sri Ram Sena chief calls for picking up arms against Muslims
Hindutva leader and chief of Sri Ram Sena Pramod Muthalik on April 24 made yet another malevolent speech against the Muslim community. He told his audience that it is time to lift…
