Behind the Shillong communal clashes: Old grudges, a real estate row and Khasi nationalism

‘The crowd kept growing because people thought this is the opportunity for us to get back at them.’

Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 11, 2018 · 09:00 am

With 12 political murders in Kerala’s Kannur since 2016, families fear violence will never end

Since the LDF took charge two years ago, the area has witnessed the killings of seven workers of the Sangh Parivar, four of the CPI(M) and one of the Congress.

TA Ameerudheen

· Jun 06, 2018 · 09:00 am

‘It’s a death sentence’: As Pakistan bombs villages in Jammu, residents say they have nowhere to go

Border residents say intense shelling started on May 18, two days after Delhi announced a unilateral ceasefire against militants in the Kashmir Valley.

Rayan Naqash

· May 29, 2018 · 09:00 am

Why winning a solitary Kerala bye-poll has become a prestige battle for CPI(M), Congress and BJP

CPI(M) sees the Chengannur election as a referendum on its rule, Congress wants to reclaim an old citadel, BJP is out to prove its 2016 showing was no fluke.

TA Ameerudheen

· May 27, 2018 · 06:30 am

View from the other side: Sterlite workers attacked by Thoothukudi protestors recall the terror

Most of the workers staying in the company’s township, where protestors damaged apartments and burnt vehicles on Tuesday, have left for safer places.

Vinita Govindarajan

· May 26, 2018 · 07:30 am

At ground zero of Nipah outbreak in Kerala, fearful villagers stay indoors, avoid public transport

The virus has killed three of a family in Soopikkada, Kozhikode, and is suspected to have caused the death of a fourth member as well.

TA Ameerudheen

· May 25, 2018 · 06:30 am

For Adivasis in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli, mining has brought increased militarisation and violence

They complain that the state treats ordinary villagers opposing mining in the Surjagarh forest no different than it does the Maoists.

Raksha Kumar

· May 13, 2018 · 06:30 am

After ‘biggest Maoist encounter’, commandos, fear and troubling questions stalk Gadchiroli villages

Security forces say they ambushed and killed 40 guerrillas in the eastern Maharashtra district but villagers and activists contest the claims.

Raksha Kumar

· May 12, 2018 · 09:00 am

‘For India to develop, BJP must go’: Voices from Rahul’s Delhi rally – and what they are looking for

Five participants say the significant crowd at the Congress event on Sunday is an indication of popular anger against the BJP government.

Abhishek Dey

· Apr 30, 2018 · 06:30 am

In riot-scarred Asansol, Hindus and Muslims try to recover the ground from ‘vested interests’

In Railpar, ground zero of last month’s violence in West Bengal, residents say they worked to prevent the clashes from taking on communal colour.

Aritra Bhattacharya

· Apr 29, 2018 · 09:00 am

Ground report: As Asansol burnt, the West Bengal police did too little too late, residents say

Violence during Ram Navami celebrations last week claimed three lives in the West Bengal city.

Aritra Bhattacharya

· Apr 08, 2018 · 09:00 am

Ground report: How caste riots in Rajasthan’s Hindaun city left homes of Dalit politicians in flames

Protests against a Supreme Court ruling on the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act set off the violence.

Shoaib Daniyal

· Apr 06, 2018 · 06:30 am