New Delhi: A total of 344 people have lost their lives in communal violence across the country in last three years, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said there were 2,300 incidents of communal violence in different parts of the country between 2009 and March this year in which 6,924 people were also injured. He said 68 people lost their lives and 385...
05:10 PM, May 22, 2012
The story begins with an incident in the life of a Sikh family which is targeted after the assassination of Indira Gandhi. The narrative follows the wedding of Ashu, the daughter of the man who died due to Sikh violence and the granddaughter of influential Tara Singh, a famous industrialist. The author Shamini Flint has interjected bouts of humour, which makes it a very interesting read. The author manages to...
01:10 PM, May 09, 2012
HYDERABAD: Four persons, who were allegedly involved in temple desecration at Kurmaguda in Madannapet police station limits which triggered clashes between two communities recently, were arrested by the Special Investigation Team of the Central Crime Station on Friday.However, two key accused in the case are still absconding. The motive of the incident was strengthening their unity in the locality.According to the police, the four persons had thrown meat and sprinkled...
10:43 AM, Apr 28, 2012
Hyderabad: The situation remained peaceful in the riot-hit areas of old city of Hyderabad on Wednesday as police relaxed curfew for the first time in four days. No untoward incident was reported during the curfew relaxation for four hours in Madannapet and Saeedabad police station limits. After remaining indoors for three days, people came out to buy essential commodities as police and paramilitary forces kept a strict vigil. Meanwhile, police...
12:13 PM, Apr 12, 2012
The communal genie whose support the Congress invoked to oust Kerala's first Communist government more than 50 years ago are still around and turning the state's politics viral. Across the fractured polity there is animated discussion on how the decision of the Indian Union Muslim League, the second largest constituent of the Congress-led United Democratic Front, to press its year-old demand for an additional ministerial berth will affect the communal...
10:56 AM, Apr 10, 2012
Hyderabad: Curfew continued in the riot-hit areas of the old city of Hyderabad for the third consecutive day on Tuesday, with the situation remaining tense but under control. People in curfew bound areas under Madannapet and Saeedabad police station limits are reeling under the shortage of essential commodities. Daily wage earners are the worst hit. Though police Monday night announced that there would be relaxation in curfew between 12 noon...
10:25 AM, Apr 10, 2012
Hyderabad: Communal violence broke out in Sangareddy town of Andhra Pradesh, forcing the police to clamp indefinite curfew. Twenty people were injured and several shops were set afire in the large scale violence late on Thursday night in Sangareddy town of Medak district, about 70 km from here. The violence broke out on Thursday night when a youth allegedly posted on Facebook a provocative photograph of a place of worship....
10:21 AM, Mar 30, 2012
Mumbai: In India, religion dominates people's lives to a great extent that at times, it dictates people's professions too. However, there are a few times when devotion is not constrained by religion. Abdul Rashid is such an example. The 58-year-old designer is the man behind the beautiful clothes and decorations of the idols of Lord Krishna and his beloved Radha at the ISKCON temple at Juhu. The decoration of the...
05:36 PM, Mar 07, 2012
Godhra: Ten years since the train burning incident in Godhra, CNN-IBN visited the town to find examples of communal harmony, Hindu-Muslim friendships and partnership in business, which survived the communal fire. They are enduring examples of harmony in a town, which is struggling to get over the past and communal divide. In a town made infamous by the incident that sparked off the Gujarat riots, Badri minerals stands as a...
11:54 AM, Feb 27, 2012
Patna: Press Council of India chairman Justice Markandey Katju said on Friday that the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government harassed the media if they wrote against it. Katju said the information he had gathered about the media in Bihar was "not good". He reminded the Nitish Kumar government that its alleged action against the press was a violation of the Constitution. A three-member PCI team will be sent to Bihar soon...
07:04 AM, Feb 25, 2012
New Delhi: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday held a grand rally in Lucknow and slammed the Congress for betraying the minorities. The grand rally which was attended by thousands of people saw Mayawati using that opportunity to hit out at the Congress. "Many communal riots at Muradabad, Meerut occurred during the Congress rule," commented Mayawati. The UP Chief Minister also added, "Muslims have not been empowered during the...
02:36 PM, Dec 18, 2011
Kochi: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) international president Ashok Singhal on Tuesday warned of a massive movement in the country if the Centre did not withdraw the proposed Prevention of Communal and Targeted Violence (Access to Justice and Reparations) Bill 2011. "It is an unimaginable and unconstitutional Bill. The Centre has brought the Bill to annihilate the Hindu community," he told. Singhal is in Kochi in connection with the three-day VHP...
11:08 AM, Dec 14, 2011
New Delhi: Residents of the Joga Bai village in Delhi's Jamia Nagar used the festival of Diwali to spread communal amity on Wednesday. There were notes from the Aazan and Aarati blending together in blissful coexistence. The residents of the 300-year-old village, less than a kilometer from the communally sensitive Batla chowk area, painted a picture of perfect harmony. "We celebrate Diwali with the Hindus and they visit our place...
09:46 AM, Oct 27, 2011
New Delhi: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa on Saturday attacked the UPA government for "reducing states to glorified municipal corporations" by turning a deaf ear to their reasonable demands and described central proposals like the Communal Violence bill as "fascist". She also questioned the Approach Paper for 12th Plan in her speech tabled in National Development Council here, saying the lack of emphasis in the document on a direct attack...
02:40 PM, Oct 22, 2011
Bharatpur: Rahul Gandhi along with Union Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh on Sunday paid a surprise visit to Gopalgarh and nearby areas, which witnessed bloody clashes between two communities last month. "The two visited two-three villages in Gopalgarh and nearby areas this morning. It was a sudden visit," Vijendra Yadav, SHO, Gopalgarh, told PTI. "They came by road and entered the district from Haryana border. After spending around...
01:02 PM, Oct 09, 2011
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