Terming the attacks as violations of secular principles, equality, and justice, the CPI warned that such actions pose a significant threat to the communal harmony that underpins Bangladesh’s diverse society.
State BJP president Mahendra Bhatt and other party leaders alleged that outsiders are behind incidents such as love jihad and encouraging vendors to spit into teapots.
A day after eruption of tension in Odisha’s communally-sensitive Bhadrak district, the State Government has withdrawn internet services for 48 and clamped prohibitory order after a rally protesting against a controversial social media post turned violent leaving at least five policemen injured.
The unrest began on Sunday night when a group of miscreants vandalized the village, setting houses ablaze and targeting members of the minority community after discovering the damaged idol.
The USCIRF, in its report released yesterday, alleged that last year, the Indian government failed to address communal violence disproportionately affecting Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Dalits, Jews, and Adivasis (indigenous peoples).
Ansari was killed by a mob on June 17 at Dhatkidih village in Seraikela-Kharsawan district when he and two of his associates allegedly tried to enter a house with an intention to commit theft, a senior police officer said.
A fact-finding team’s report on the recent communal violence across Bihar charged that these incidents in nine districts of the…
Under fire from the opposition for a spate of communal violence which rocked the state during Ramnavami last month, the…
Last week, a case was lodged against Shashwat -- a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader -- on charges of taking out a procession without prior permission, inciting communal sentiments and roaming with arms on the streets of Bhagalpur.
Communal tension gripped Bihar's Nawada town on Friday after a religious idol was found damaged, police said.
