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Commenting further, Katiyar said that there should be a bill that punishes those who do not respect Vande Matram and insult the national flag. (Photo: ANI)

Muslims should quit India, go to B'desh, Pak: BJP MP Vinay Katiyar

The BJP leader's comment came after AIMIM chief Owaisi demanded the Govt makes calling Indian Muslims 'Pakistani' a punishable offence.

07 Feb 2018 1:21 PM

In the 3-minute clip, Meena is seen slapping Mohammad Salim 25 times and forcing him to say 'Jai Shri Ram', to which the victim responded, 'Parvardigaar sabse bada hai (God is almighty).' (Representational Image)

Rajasthan: Teen slaps 45-yr-old Muslim man 25 times, forces him to say 'Jay Shri Ram'

A video of the act, recorded and circulated by the accused, 18-yr-old Vinay Meena, is doing the rounds on the internet.

07 Feb 2018 11:58 AM

Delhi sealing drive, Kasganj echo in Rajya Sabha

As the session began, members of the Samajwadi Party stormed the Well of the House demanding a discussion on the violence in Kasganj.

03 Feb 2018 1:14 AM

On Sunday, more than 30 people were sent to jail on charges of murder and 51 others were detained by police, in connection with the violence that erupted in the vicinity. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Rahul Upadhyay, whose death intensified Kasganj clashes, alive: UP Police

Angered by the false rumours of Upadhyay’s death, the mob indulged in violence over the next three days.

29 Jan 2018 6:55 PM

'He tried cutting (off) my hijab two times; I felt really scared and confused, I didn't feel comfortable that people are doing this,' the victim said later. (Photo: Representational)

Unidentified assailant attacks 11-yr-old Canadian girl for wearing hijab

Police described the assailant as an Asian male of about 20, wearing a black hoodie and glasses; nearly 6 feet tall and with a medium build.

13 Jan 2018 8:19 AM

Afrazul, a labourer from West Bengal, was murdered and burnt alive by a dalit man, Shambhu Lal Regar, who accused Afrazul of ‘Love Jihad’ in Rajsamand.

Scary spike in communal violence before elections

Experts say the ugly face of present day communal violence is different from the past as it is vicious, venomous and one-sided.

23 Dec 2017 1:38 AM

'The girl's body was dumped into a gorge, smeared with salt and covered with mud while the boy's body was recovered 2 km away from the girl's house', the police said.

2 minors killed in Bihar in suspected case of honour killing

During investigation, the girl's brother confessed to police that he, along with his two uncles, had killed the boy and the girl.

29 Nov 2017 6:50 PM

Members of Myanmar's Muslim Rohingya minority sit in a boat to cross a canal at Shah Porir Deep, in Teknak, Bangladesh. (Photo: AP)

400 dies as Myanmar army steps up crackdown on Rohingya militants

The army says it is conducting clearance operations against 'extremist terrorists' and security forces have been told to protect civilians.

01 Sep 2017 2:15 PM

NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind along with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP chief Amit Shah, at NDA meeting in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

PM Modi to states: Act to rein in lynch mobs

Don’t politicise gau rakshaks issue, says Modi.

17 Jul 2017 1:38 AM

The right-wing activists vandalised the shop and burnt the vegetable boxes as they shouted pro-Hindu slogans. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Communal tension in U'khand after minor uploads offensive Facebook post on Kedarnath

Additional forces have been deployed in Satpuli town to prevent the situation from worsening, police said.

09 Jul 2017 6:39 PM

Naresh, the main accused in Junaid Khan lynching case, before being produced in district court Faridabad on Sunday. (Photo: PTI)

Junaid Khan lynching: Family demands death penalty for offenders

On Saturday, the Haryana Railway Police arrested the main accused in the Ballabhgarh train lynching incident from Maharashtra.

09 Jul 2017 2:40 PM

A delegation from the state Congress and the state Left Front will also visit the areas that have seen violence. (Representational image)

65-year-old stabbed to death in West Bengal riots

BJP state president claimed Ghosh was the ward president of the party in Basirhat.

07 Jul 2017 5:25 AM

As the troubled spot in West Bengal is adjacent to Bangladesh, there is a possibility that ‘outsiders’ were involved in this violence, Kailash Vijayvargiya said. (Photo: Facebook)

Facebook post sparks communal violence in WB’s Basirhat; 4 BSF companies deployed

An IPS officer was also injured when he was attacked by an angry mob that ransacked his car as well.

04 Jul 2017 8:28 PM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee (Photo: PTI)

Governor threatened me, cries Mamata over reports of Bengal communal clashes

I was hurt so deeply that I thought I would quit my post, said Mamata Banerjee.

04 Jul 2017 7:53 PM

According to an FIR filed by one of the survivors, the four victims were identified as Junaid, Hasib, Shakir and Mohsin of which Junaid died. (Photo: Screengrab)

50-yr-old Delhi govt official, 3 others arrested for lynching Muslim teen

With these arrests the number of those held in the case related to the stabbing of 17-year-old Junaid has reached five.

29 Jun 2017 7:59 AM

They called us Muslims, Pakistanis, beef-eaters: Brother of Haryana hate crime victim

The victims were abused with religious slurs while travelling back to their village in Haryana after shopping in Delhi for Eid.

25 Jun 2017 5:00 PM

Haryana hate crime: 1 dead, 3 injured after mob attacks youth in train

The victims were abused with religious slurs while travelling back to their village in Haryana after shopping in Delhi for Eid.

23 Jun 2017 5:18 PM

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee along with other ministers and officials at the administrative review meeting in Sarat Sadan, Howrah. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

Mamata Banerjee asks police to be on alert

Keep an eye on each and every incident and don’t ignore any information, says Mamata Banerjee.

13 May 2017 1:45 AM

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Mamata Banerjee calls upon people to boycott BJP

The people should be cautious about the tricks of the BJP, as Hindu religion does not teach to hate others, the WB CM said.

04 May 2017 7:47 PM

13 arrested in Gujarat communal clash

Over 100 police personnel and two companies of State Reserve Police were posted at the village.

27 Mar 2017 3:34 PM

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