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Jaipur, March 30 – Tension has gripped the Mahesh Nagar area in Jaipur, Rajasthan, following a dispute over alleged illegal liquor sales, which escalated into violence, vandalism, and arson.The police have detained over a dozen individuals and launched an investigation. The incident occurred...

Kolkata, March 28 Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee on Saturday described the BJP as a party of "rioters" and accused it of instigating violence during Ram Navami rallies in the state.Addressing a poll rally in Birbhum district's Labhpur, the de facto number two in the TMC, said that...

Kolkata, March 27 Tension gripped parts of the Murshidabad district in West Bengal on Friday after clashes broke out during Ram Navami processions, with reports of stone-throwing, vandalism, and arson coming from multiple locations, police said.Security was tightened in the affected Jangipur...

Indore, March 24 A doctor has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman under the guise of providing treatment and threatening her with objectionable photographs in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, sparking outrage in the district, police said on Tuesday.Following the doctor's arrest on...

March 23, New Delhi: Four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community organization were set on fire in north London in what is suspected to be an antisemitic hate crime.The vehicles belonged to Hatzola, a non-profit volunteer organization that responds to medical emergencies. The Metropolitan...

Washington, March 14 – The brutal killing of Nancy Grewal, a Canadian citizen and well-known critic of Khalistani extremism, has sparked anguished calls for stronger protection of women across Canada and raised concerns over the threat to free speech amid the silencing of critics by Khalistani...

Shillong, March 13 – The district administration of West Garo Hills in Meghalaya has extended the curfew in Tura and across the district, while granting a six-hour relaxation on March 14 to allow residents to purchase essential items and attend to urgent needs, officials said on Friday...

New Delhi, March 13 The BJP on Friday alleged that attempts by Bangladeshi infiltrators to "seize" the rights of tribal communities have led to unrest in parts of Meghalaya and vowed to support the indigenous communities of Garo Hills in the state.Two people were killed in police firing at...

Shillong, March 13 The Shillong Muslim Forum expressed concern on Friday over the reported attack on a mosque in Tura during the recent unrest in West Garo Hills, and appealed to Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma to protect religious institutions and maintain communal harmony.In a...

Shillong, March 13 A curfew was partially lifted in the two districts of Meghalaya that were experiencing unrest on Friday, allowing people to purchase essential goods, officials said.The curfew was lifted in the West Garo Hills district for four hours, from 9 am to 1 pm, they said.In the...

Shillong, March 12 Meghalaya MP Saleng A Sangma met with Governor CH Vijaya Shankar on Thursday to discuss the fallout of the recent violence in the Garo Hills region, which resulted in the deaths of two people, and the measures needed to restore peace and normalcy.The MP from Tura said the...

Tura, March 12 Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad K Sangma held a meeting with party leaders and workers on Thursday to discuss ways to promote peace and rebuild trust among communities in the Garo Hills region following the recent violence."We held a meeting with our party leaders and workers to...

Shillong, March 12 – Normalcy is gradually returning to Tura in Meghalaya’s West Garo Hills district after two days of unrest. Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma visited several affected areas on Thursday and directed officials to immediately provide food assistance to residents impacted by the...

Tura, March 12 Hundreds of people came out of their homes on Thursday to clean the streets of Tura town in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills, after it was rocked by violence during protests related to elections to the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, resulting in the death of two people.The...

Tura (Meghalaya), March 12 The complete curfew imposed in the East and West Garo Hills districts of Meghalaya was relaxed on Thursday to allow people to procure essential items, officials said.The curfew in East Garo Hills was relaxed for five hours from 8 am to 1 pm, while in West Garo Hills...

Shillong, March 12 The situation in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district remained tense on Thursday morning following overnight arson and looting, officials said.Residents in several localities of Tura town kept vigil throughout the night to safeguard their neighborhoods after incidents of...

Shillong, March 12 The curfew imposed in the East Garo Hills district of Meghalaya, following the death of two people due to violence in the adjoining West Garo Hills district two days ago, was relaxed from 8 am to 1 pm on Thursday to allow people to purchase essential items, officials said...

Ottawa, March 7 – A social media account linked to extremist Khalistanis has claimed responsibility for the killing of a Canada-based online personality who was critical of their movement. The person's house had been set on fire earlier, according to media reports.The Canadian Broadcasting...

Kathmandu, March 3 Two people were injured when a suspicious object exploded in Nepal's Madhes province on Tuesday, just two days before the March 5 general election, police said.The incident occurred on the East-West Highway in Bardibas in Mahottari district when the unidentified object...

Kushinagar (UP), March 3 A man has been arrested for allegedly setting fire to two vehicles belonging to an Uttar Pradesh government official after he was apparently enraged over his girlfriend's employment as a cook at the official's residence here, police said on Tuesday.The accused...