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A massive protest in Assam against mob violence in 2018. (PTI)

Fake news in the age of coronavirus is a flirtation with utter chaos

And yet, Supreme Court guidelines to prevent and punish mob violence remain in the books, unimplemented

15 April 2020 1:44 AM IST

Amit Shah hailed the government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for stand on triple talaq issue before the SC. (Photo: PTI)

Modi slams Dera unrest on Mann Ki Baat, says violence won't be...

Gurmeet Ram Rahim, accused of raping two of his women followers in 2002, was on Friday, held guilty by the Special CBI...

27 Aug 2017 12:07 PM IST

Meerut railway station wears a deserted look on Saturday , following violence triggered by the conviction of Dera Sacha Sauda head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in a rape case. (Photo: PTI)

Dera Sacha case: ER trains cancelled due to mob violence

In a statement, the ER informed on Saturday that three trains scheduled to leave during the day were cancelled.

27 Aug 2017 5:02 AM IST

Hardoi Superintendent of Police, Vipin Kumar Mishra, said that a middle aged man was trying to molest a minor girl, who was later caught and beaten up by the villagers. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

UP villagers bash man, garland him with slippers for trying to rape...

Providing details of the incident, the victim's mother said, her daughter was playing outside the house when Balbhadra...

21 Aug 2017 9:02 AM IST

In India, typically, both reasons have been cited for imposing restrictions on cow slaughter, and largely they have been accepted. (Photo: File)

Gujarat: Mob of 100 attacks police as latter try to rescue cows from...

The police had to lob 18 rounds of teargas shells after the mob attacked them, Godhra Deputy SP VK Nai said.

20 Aug 2017 10:42 AM IST

(Photo: File/Representational)

Bihar: Mob thrashes 7 Muslim men over rumours of eating beef; victims...

Along with the two targets, a few neighbours were also locked in a room and beaten with sticks.

18 Aug 2017 9:58 PM IST

A case was registered against the accused under Section 363 (kidnapping) of IPC, police said. (Photo: Representational Image)

Delhi: Mob saves woman from abduction; 2 arrested

In the Saturday evening incident, the woman, in her 20s, was allegedly forced into a car by five men, who also tried to...

7 Aug 2017 9:23 AM IST

Sarbananda Sonowal

Don't normalise' mob violence as routine

It is also true that mob violence in India is not the monopoly of thugs who kill in the name of the cow.

4 May 2017 12:21 AM IST

The meeting was held to demand a CBI probe into gangster Anandpal Singhs police encounter which took place on June 24 in Churu district. (Photo: Face)

Mob pelts stones, injures 16 cops over Jaipur gangster encounter

A woman probationary IPS officer, Monika Sen, and the gunman of the Nagaur SP went missing during the clashes but were...

13 July 2017 9:39 AM IST

The driver and the cleaner of the truck fled from the spot when the mob attack took place near Golanthara in Odisha, a police official said. (Photo: PTI)

Odisha mob sets truck on fire alleging it was transporting beef

A top police official said that the contents of the packet will be examined to ascertain if the truck was carrying beef...

24 July 2017 9:31 AM IST

The victims have been shifted to Cuttack SCB Medical College and Hospital for proper treatment. (Photo: Twitter | ANI/Representational)

Odisha mob bashes mentally-ill brothers, ties to pole for 'child...

The bizarre mob, which even beat up the young boys' father, did so while hundreds of bystanders watched them carry on...

19 Jun 2017 10:52 AM IST