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The police said it was not aware of who had put the cage around the statue in Gaddi Chowk. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Amid vandalism row, Ambedkar's statue now locked in iron cage in UP

The statue was found caged in Gaddi Chowk area of Uttar Pradesh's Badaun district.

12 April 2018 9:20 PM IST

A bust of B.R. Ambedkar desecrated at Tiruvottiyur in Chennai.

Vandalism, a mob sport

People who take down a statue, saying they no longer have any use for that icon, are filled with an intense hatred for...

1 April 2018 1:57 AM IST

A statue of Soviet state founder Valdimir Lenin was toppled by protesters in Kiev during a rally organised by supporters of EU interation.

Erase memories, perpetuate hate

Social justice movements seek the removal of racist Civil War era symbols from public spaces amid the rise of far-right...

1 April 2018 1:55 AM IST

RSS leader Dattatreya Hosabale. (Photo: PTI)

Will RSS elevate Dattatreya Hosable to No 2 position?

BJP president Amit Shah is also expected to reach Nagpur Friday night.

10 March 2018 5:11 AM IST

Police officials clean the bust of Bharatiya Jana Sangh founder Dr Syama Prasad Mookerjee after it was vandalised in Kolkata. (Photo: PTI)

Statue vandalism: PM slams hooligans, promises strict action

The PM also spoke to Union home minister Rajnath Singh over the issue and expressed his strong disapproval of such...

8 March 2018 2:17 AM IST

A bust of BJP icon Syama Prasad Mookerjee was blackened and its features smashed with a hammer in Kolkatas Keoratola crematorium. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

Statue vandalism: MHA issues 2nd advisory, holds DMs, SPs responsible

The home minister has appealed to political parties to ensure that those found desecrating statues are dealt with...

7 March 2018 7:10 PM IST

Statue of Lenin was razed down in Tripura (L), Periyar statue was defaced in Vellore (C), Syama Prasad Mookerjees statue was defaced in Kolkata (R). (Photo: Twitter | PTI | ANI)

PM Modi condemns vandalism of statues in WB, Tripura, TN

PM Modi spoke to Home Minister Rajnath Singh who has ordered states to take strong action to check such incidents.

7 March 2018 10:39 AM IST