Assam communal clash: Hailakandi administration extends night curfew by 10 days

Deputy commissioner Keerthi Jalli said internet services will resume on Tuesday.

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· May 14, 2019 · 12:29 pm

In Thanjavur, murder of man who argued with Muslim preachers creates a cloud of communal tension

Hindutva groups call a bandh, blame killing on ‘Islamic terrorist groups’. But victim’s son says that the men arrested for the crime were not the attackers.

S Senthalir

· Feb 12, 2019 · 10:30 am

Hindutva rallies marking Babri demolition have the police on edge across North India

Some participants brandished swords, called for violence against Muslims. More rallies are planned in the coming days.

Mridula Chari

· Dec 08, 2018 · 06:30 am

Jinnah portrait row: AMU vice chancellor meets Home Minister Rajnath Singh

The Union minister reportedly assured Tariq Mansoor of the Centre’s help in restoring normalcy in the university.

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· May 09, 2018 · 06:14 pm

Section 144 imposed in Aligarh after clashes over Jinnah portrait at varsity: Report

Some Aligarh Muslim University students purportedly burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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· May 04, 2018 · 06:40 pm

Telangana: Police register case against BJP MLA for making ‘provocative statements’

Police said the case was registered based on two complaints filed against Lodh.

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· Mar 28, 2018 · 09:02 pm

Tensions run high as Ramrajya Rath Yatra enters Tamil Nadu amid tight security, loud protests

The DMK accuses the Sangh of trying to cause trouble. BJP says Opposition protests merely a way of gaining minority votes.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Mar 21, 2018 · 12:30 pm

Tamil Nadu: DMK leader Stalin detained during protests against VHP’s Rath Yatra in Tirunelveli

Chief Minister E Palaniswami said 121 people had been placed under preventive detention in Tirunelveli, Kancheepuram, Madurai and Kanyakumari districts.

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· Mar 20, 2018 · 08:25 am

After Hindu group rally to support man accused of Muslim child’s rape and murder, Jammu rift widens

The freshly minted Hindu Ekta Manch has also called for a social boycott of Gujjar-Bakarwal community in Kathua district.

Rayan Naqash

· Feb 21, 2018 · 09:00 am

Kasganj violence case: Victim’s father claims he received death threats, police provide protection

Chandan Gupta had died in clashes in the district on Republic Day.

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· Feb 02, 2018 · 02:47 pm

Rajasthan: Bundi town tense after Hindu Mahasabha calls bandh over disputed site

The police had lathicharged right-wing activists who had attempted to march towards a cenotaph in the town of Bundi and conduct prayers there.

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· Jan 02, 2018 · 07:24 pm

Old friction, new grievances: Why a madrassa in Noida was attacked by Hindu villagers

Hindus of Chhaprauli village say they want the Muslims to stop using loudspeaker for Azaan, but Muslims say the tension goes much deeper.

Abhishek Dey

· Oct 04, 2017 · 06:30 am