Manipur govt seeks withdrawal of AFSPA amid escalating violence
Nov 17, 2024, at 06:40 am
Imphal: The Manipur government has urged the Centre to review and revoke the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA), a contentious law granting extensive powers to security forces, recently reinstated in six police station jurisdictions of the state, media reports said.
Nov 17, 2024, at 04:54 am
Imphal: A curfew was imposed in Manipur’s Imphal West and Imphal East districts and internet services were suspended in seven districts, following fresh protests over the killing of six people whose bodies were found in Jiribam, media reports said.
Five injured, 30 arrested in clash over waqf land dispute in Karnataka
Nov 01, 2024, at 03:23 am
Haveri (Karnataka): At least five people sustained injuries after a confrontation between two groups escalated into violence in Karnataka's Haveri late Wednesday night, media reports said.
Oct 15, 2024, at 07:09 am
Surajpur/Chhattisgarh/IBNS: Massive violence erupted in Chhattisgarh's Surajpur after a head constable's wife and daughter were brutally murdered by a local criminal sending shock waves across the region, media reports said on Monday.
Jul 18, 2024, at 07:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India has issued a travel advisory to its nationals staying in Bangladesh over the recent violence that broke out in Dhaka over the quota reform movement.
Indian origin man in UK provoked ethnic violence in Manipur; FIR filed: Report
Jul 01, 2024, at 04:30 am
Imphal: An Indian origin man, teaching at a university in the UK, has been accused of provoking violence in Manipur through his online messages and talks on a social media platform, media reported citing a police complaint filed in Imphal, the state capital.
West Bengal: 58.46% voting recorded in final phase till 3 pm; violence reported from across state
Jun 01, 2024, at 11:49 pm
Kolkata: Violence marred voting in West Bengal in the 7th phase of Lok Sabha elections, with reports of clashes emerging from across the state. Despite violence in Bengal, the state witnessed one of the highest voter turnout at 58.46% in the final phase till 3pm, more than the overall.
Lok Sabha 7th phase poll: 40.09% voter turnout recorded till 1 pm
Jun 01, 2024, at 09:10 pm
New Delhi: A voter turnout of 40.09 percent was recorded till 1 pm in the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections across 57 parliamentary constituencies in eight states and Union Territories.
Violence reported across West Bengal in 7th phase LS polls; 13% voting so far
Jun 01, 2024, at 06:29 pm
Kolkata: Violence erupted in several parts of West Bengal on Saturday during the seventh and final phase of the Lok Sabha elections, with 13 percent voter turnout recorded by 9 am.
May 14, 2024, at 03:33 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Multiple incidents of violence were reported in West Bengal, where people in eight constituencies voted on Monday in the fourth phase of Lok Sabha polls.
2 arrested for attacking foreign students offering namaz inside Gujarat University
Mar 18, 2024, at 02:54 am
Ahmedabad: The Ahmedabad Police has arrested two people for assaulting foreign students at Gujarat University, allegedly over their participation in Taraweeh, a Ramadan prayer, media reports said.
Uttarakhand violence: Alleged mastermind nabbed in Delhi
Feb 25, 2024, at 02:02 am
New Delhi: Police have apprehended Abdul Malik, the suspected orchestrator of the recent turmoil in Uttarakhand, who had been missing for 16 days, on Saturday in Delhi, media reported.
Violent mob burn offices in Manipur's Churachandpur, internet snapped
Feb 16, 2024, at 02:27 pm
A violent mob attacked and tried to burn the DC, SP, and other government offices on Thursday night, resulting in the death of a person in Churachandpur district.
Violence erupts in Uttarakhand after authorities bulldoze 'illegal' madarsa
Feb 09, 2024, at 02:05 am
Haldwani (Uttarakhand): Violence engulfed Uttarakhand’s Haldwani after the authorities bulldozed an "illegal" madarsa on Thursday, media reports said.
Police officer injured in suspected militant attack in Manipur
Dec 31, 2023, at 04:00 am
Imphal: A police officer sustained injuries during an ambush in Manipur carried out by suspected armed militants in Tengnoupal district’s Moreh town, media reports said.
Violence in Bihar after priest's mutilated body found
Dec 17, 2023, at 07:55 pm
Gopalganj (Bihar): A priest, who was brutally murdered, and his mutilated body was recovered in Bihar's Gopalganj district by police on Saturday, days after he went missing, media reports said.
Pakistan: Organized Islamist groups targeting minorities
Aug 23, 2023, at 04:32 am
With organised Islamist groups pushing it, violence against religious minorities in Pakistan is increasingly moving beyond the local and spontaneous anger of the Muslims, media reports and probes by human rights bodies indicate.
Nation is with Manipur, says Narendra Modi while addressing nation on Independence Day
Aug 15, 2023, at 02:37 pm
Indian PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the nation on Independence Day from the ramparts of Red Fort when he said the government is trying to restore peace in strife-torn Manipur.
Kolkata: Violence erupts in Behala after student dies in truck mishap, mob torches police vehicle
Aug 04, 2023, at 07:09 pm
Kolkata: Police used tear gas to disperse a mob which turned violent following the death of a school kid who was hit by a truck in front of Barisha High School in Behala area of Kolkata on Friday morning.
Haryana violence spreads to Gurugram, several shops set on fire; Delhi on alert
Aug 02, 2023, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The violence following a communal clash over a religious procession in Haryana's Nuh has spilled over to the neighbouring Gurugram, which is about 20 kilometers away from the national capital Delhi, media reports said.
Violence erupts during religious procession in Haryana, around 2,500 people stranded in temple
Aug 01, 2023, at 03:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: At least two home gaurds were killed, seven policemen received injuries and around 2,500 men, women, and children have taken shelter at a temple near Haryana's Gurugram amid massive violence outside that erupted during a religious procession.
Mamata Banerjee's TMC heading for victory in violence-hit West Bengal Panchayat polls
Jul 11, 2023, at 11:58 pm
Kolkata: CM Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) is heading for a massive victory in all three-tier Panchayat elections as results are pouring in from several districts as the ruling party secured wins in 14,767 gram panchayat (GP) seats, followed by main opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that clinched 3,344 seats, according to the State Election Commission on Tuesday.
Bengal Panchayat polls: Mamata Banerjee denies all allegations of violence against TMC
Jun 16, 2023, at 02:46 am
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday denied allegations of violence to block Opposition candidates from filing nomination papers in the Panchayat polls.
CBI files 6 cases in Manipur violence
Jun 10, 2023, at 06:34 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday registered six cases in connection with the recent violence in Manipur.
Wrestlers allege violence at Jantar Mantar protest site, blame Delhi cops over it
May 04, 2023, at 06:06 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Wrestlers holding a protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar alleged that there was a scuffle with outsiders on Wednesday evening.
Australia has zero tolerance towards violence: Aussie Housing Minister
Apr 23, 2023, at 03:23 am
New Delhi: Australian Minister for Housing, Michael Sukkar, on Friday said that his country has zero tolerance towards violence and such activities as the vandalism of Hindu temples and some Khalistanis activities.
The Spiralling Crime Graph: A Wake-Up Call to End Violence Against Women
Nov 25, 2022, at 05:17 pm
On this International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, let's step back and look at eleven years of statistics, 2011–2021, which indicate a ninefold, or 87.3 percent, increase in violence against women. According to the annual data released by the National Crime Record Bureau in the past eleven years, the highest percentage of crimes against women reported in 2021 rose by 15.3 per cent.
West Bengal: Violence erupts in Mominpur area, 38 detained
Oct 10, 2022, at 07:59 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: At least 38 people were detained by police after violence erupted between two communities in Kolkata's Mominpur area Sunday, media reports said.
In fresh violence over Prophet row, train vandalised in West Bengal's Nadia
Jun 13, 2022, at 04:18 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A train was Sunday vandalised in West Bengal in a fresh violence over the controversy regarding now suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) spokesperson Nupur Sharma's comment on Prophet Muhammed, media reports said.
Jihadis among Muslims trying to take the community on the path of violence: VHP on Prophet row fury
Jun 12, 2022, at 07:18 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Saturday warned the "Jihadi Muslims" for leading the community to the path of violence.