communal violence

Dhaka, April 11 A Muslim religious leader was murdered by being hacked to death for allegedly insulting Islam, while shops and homes owned by Hindus were vandalized in separate mob attacks in western Kushtia and northwestern Rangpur in Bangladesh on Saturday.An angry mob attacked several Hindu...

Dhaka, April 10 The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, a human rights organization against religious discrimination, expressed deep concern over the continuation of communal violence across the country in the period before and following this year's national elections, documenting...

Washington, April 4. Pakistan has experienced a consistent outflow of minority populations – including Christians, Hindus, and other communities – reflecting a broader pattern of fear and insecurity.Since 1947, religious minorities have faced persistent atrocities across the country –...

Suti/Sagardighi (WB), April 2 West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the BJP and the Election Commission of conspiring to create unrest in the state ahead of the upcoming assembly polls, specifically pointing fingers at Union Home Minister Amit Shah. She accused him of...

Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), April 1 Chief Minister MK Stalin accused the BJP on Wednesday of plotting to cause violence in Tamil Nadu, similar to what happened in Uttar Pradesh and Manipur, and asserted that his party had successfully thwarted their plans.Addressing a DMK rally here for the...

In Murshidabad, a district in West Bengal where Muslims make up about two-thirds of the population, the ongoing communal tensions and the removal of names from the electoral rolls under the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) are seen as key factors that will determine the outcome of the upcoming...

Kolkata, March 29 CPI(M) state secretary Md Salim said on Sunday that the Left Front will stage demonstrations outside BDO and SDO offices across West Bengal from March 30 to April 1, demanding that no genuine voter's name be left out of the supplementary electoral lists published by the...

Kolkata, March 29 Senior TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee on Sunday accused the BJP and Humayun Kabir's Aam Janata Unnayan Party of seeking votes in the name of religion while ignoring basic issues such as livelihood and food.Addressing a rally in support of the TMC candidate in the Naoda Assembly...

Patna, March 23 JD(U) leader Nishant Kumar on Monday praised his father, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, for his efforts in reducing violence along religious and caste lines in the state.The 44-year-old, who entered active politics just a couple of weeks ago, interacted with journalists at...

New Delhi, March 21 – Pakistan is in need of multiple diversions as it faces setbacks on multiple fronts. The war in Afghanistan and the conflict with the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has left Pakistan's security apparatus badly weakened. The pressure on...

New Delhi, March 21 The spy networks that Indian agencies have been uncovering in recent months were not just focused on providing sensitive information about the Indian armed forces. Within the espionage network, there were a group of people who were specifically instructed to focus solely on...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court has directed the city police and administration to ensure a peaceful and dignified observance of Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a Holi clash.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia said that the police...

New Delhi, March 19 The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the city police and administration to ensure a conducive atmosphere for peaceful and dignified observance of Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a clash on Holi.A bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and...

New Delhi, March 18 The Association for Protection of Civil Rights, a civil rights group, approached the Delhi High Court on Wednesday to prevent "imminent communal violence" during Eid in Uttam Nagar, where a 26-year-old man was killed in a clash during Holi.Senior advocate Nitya Ramkrishnan...

Freedom of religion and belief is a fundamental human right. It protects human dignity, allowing individuals to practice their faith without fear and enabling diverse communities to coexist peacefully. This principle is particularly significant, and often contested, in South Asia, a region with...

Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, political observers believe the polls could pose the toughest challenge for the ruling Trinamool Congress since it came to power in 2011...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea filed by student activist Devangana Kalita, seeking to reconstruct the case diary in an investigation against her in connection with the 2020 Delhi riots.Reconstructing a case diary is a legal process essential for maintaining the...

New Delhi, March 8 A member of a Hindu right-wing organization met the family of a man in Uttam Nagar here on Sunday who was killed in a neighborhood brawl during Holi.Jai Bhagwan Goyal, the working president of the United Hindu Front, visited Kali Basti in Uttam Nagar to meet the family of...

New Delhi, March 8 Four days after a Holi clash left a 26-year-old man dead in southwest Delhi's Uttam Nagar, shops in the area remain closed, markets deserted, while residents struggle to go about their routines, just days before Eid.The usual bustle of the Ramzan month in this densely...

Chennai, March 5 VCK founder Thol Thirumavalavan on Thursday demanded the immediate establishment of a police station in Nanguneri in the Tirunelveli district to prevent recurring incidents of caste-related violence.Speaking to reporters following a recent double murder in the area, the...