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Hindu man arrested for allegedly sparking' riots via Facebook post:...

His Facebook post led to an arson attack on over 30 homes of the minority community in Bangladesh.

15 Nov 2017 4:49 PM IST

Fifty-two cars were torched overnight in Nantes, including the mayors personal vehicle, and eight buildings were damaged by fire or vandalism. (Photo: @AFP/Twitter)

Dozens of cars, buildings torched as riots enter third night in France

Riots emerged in western France over fatal police shooting of young man, latest flare-up of tension between police,...

6 July 2018 1:59 PM IST

A division bench of Justices Ranjit More and Revati Mohite-Dere was hearing a petition filed by the construction firm Atlanta Limited, challenging a notice to stop work on a land now reserved for the bullet train project. (Representational image)

Court convicts 7 for killing 2 youths that led to Muzaffarnagar 2013...

The District and Sessions court will pronounce the quantum of punishment on February 8.

7 Feb 2019 10:38 AM IST

Suheldev Bahujan Samaj Party (SBSP) president OP Rajbhar while addressing a public gathering at Ballia in Uttar Pradesh on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

BJP to instigate riots in UP on Feb 21: OP Rajbhar

Earlier Rajbhar said at an event that people should burn the politician, who tries to create violence on the basis of...

2 Feb 2019 12:16 PM IST

A Tajik special forces colonel who defected to Islamic State in 2015 and, according to the ministry, has since been killed in Syria. (Representational Image)

32 including 3 guards killed in Tajikistan prison riot

Security forces have killed 24 militants and restored order in the prison which has 1,500 inmates, the ministry added.

20 May 2019 11:57 AM IST

Sri Lankan soldiers stand guard outside a closed church in Colombo on April 28, 2019, a week after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka.(Photo: AFP)

1 killed in Sri Lanka anti-Muslim riots despite curfew

PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said curfew was declared to prevent unidentified groups destabilising country by orchestrating...

14 May 2019 9:25 AM IST

Huge manhunt underway after gunmen open fire at multiple locations across central Vienna (Photo : AFP)

Vienna attack: Five killed as suspected IS sympathisers strike six...

At least three people were killed, with several wounded, when attackers opened fire in six central locations

3 Nov 2020 1:36 PM IST

Hundreds turned out for the burial of the 17-year-old whose killing by police triggered the unrest. (AP/PTI)

AA Edit | France burns on systemic racism

The discontent is clear and Mr Macron, with powers extensively in his hands as President, is being blamed for it.

4 July 2023 12:03 AM IST

Prohibitory orders are still in force as the situation in Asansol is tense, a senior police officer said. (Photo: PTI)

Ram Navami clashes: WB Guv focuses on riot-hit areas of Raniganj,...

The violence fanned out to Asansol areas, prompting police to suspend Internet services and clamp prohibitory orders.

31 March 2018 3:07 PM IST

Security personnel deployed in a sensitive area, a day after violence in Uttarakhands Haldwani over the demolition of an illegally built madrasa, in Kanpur, Friday, Feb. 9, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Eviction Drive: Haldwani Remains Tense

The Nainital district administration on Friday claimed that the mob unrest was a pre-planned move by the rioters

10 Feb 2024 1:07 AM IST

A number of demonstrators with their faces covered were escorted out of the park by police, who reported 14 arrests, mostly for violating a ban on masks, sticks and other potential weapons. (Photo: AFP)

Violence breaks out at Berkeley political protest

The counter-demonstrators surrounded their outnumbered rivals, chanting: 'No Trump, no KKK, no fascist USA' and 'Go home...

28 Aug 2017 12:55 PM IST

Chief minister Mamata Banerjee during the inauguration of Khadya Sathi project and distribution of police medals at Indira Gandhi Sarani. (Photo: Abhijit Mukherjee)

After Bhangar, West Bengal government plans tough law against rioters

Mamata was speaking at Khadya Sathi Dibas & Police Investiture Ceremony on Red Road.

28 Jan 2017 4:24 AM IST