Assam communal clash: Curfew extended in Hailakandi district, Army stages flag march

The curfew was imposed after a Muslim man was killed in a communal clash in the area on Friday, and 14 people were injured in the violence.

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· May 12, 2019 · 05:41 pm

In photos: Damaged churches, broken homes are the lingering scars of the 2008 Kandhamal riots

The photographs taken by Joe Athialy were exhibited in New Delhi on August 25 to mark the 10th anniversary of communal violence in the Odisha district.

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· Sep 05, 2018 · 12:30 pm

‘They don’t feel sorry’: Revisiting Kandhamal 10 years after the violence against Christians

As a debate swirls around why minorities feel unsafe in today’s India, the memories of the survivors seem more important than ever.

Priya Ramani

· Aug 26, 2018 · 06:30 am

Clashes break out in Bihar’s Nawada after Hanuman idol is allegedly desecrated

The police had to fire several rounds in the air to calm the crowd.

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· Mar 30, 2018 · 02:59 pm

UP topped list of states with most number of communal incidents in 2017, Centre tells Lok Sabha

In 2016 too, the state had recorded the highest number of such incidents.

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· Mar 14, 2018 · 06:02 pm

Kasganj violence not a communal riot, was only a group clash, says Uttar Pradesh DGP

OP Singh claimed that there have been no riots in the state for the past one year.

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· Feb 14, 2018 · 05:28 pm

Uttar Pradesh: Mobs set shops and buses on fire in Kasganj, 49 arrested

The cremation of the youth who died in Friday’s clashes was delayed after people demanded that he be declared a martyr.

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· Jan 27, 2018 · 03:03 pm

Bangladesh will compensate those affected by attack on Hindu homes in Rangpur, says Sushma Swaraj

The police arrested 53 people, after a mob looted and set fire to 30 houses over a rumoured derogatory Facebook post.

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· Nov 13, 2017 · 10:34 am

Bangladesh: 53 arrested after mob torches Hindu homes over a rumoured derogatory Facebook post

On Friday, police opened fire on an angry mob, killing one person.

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· Nov 12, 2017 · 07:49 pm

‘All we can do now is pray’: Rohingya families in India, Pakistan despair as Myanmar crisis unfolds

With little money or resources to help, refugees are pained with the suffering of their relatives and families in Rakhine.

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Zofeen T Ebrahim, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Sep 15, 2017 · 07:30 pm

BJP leader Nupur Sharma booked for sharing fake image of West Bengal violence

The party’s Delhi unit spokesperson had tried to pass off a photo from the 2002 Gujarat riots as one depicting the unrest in North 24 Parganas district.

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· Jul 10, 2017 · 09:12 pm

TMC claims BJP is bringing people from across the border to create unrest in West Bengal

The party said outsiders were responsible even for the violence in Darjeeling.

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· Jul 10, 2017 · 10:23 am