Two days of rioting between Buddhists and Muslims in a central Myanmar town has killed at least 20 and left residents too afraid to walk the streets, a lawmaker said on Friday. ...
03:00 PM, Mar 22, 2013
UK's Minister of State for the Foreign Office Hugo Swire on Wednesday met Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, and later said it was "a logical next step" in his country's relations with Gujarat. The meeting comes after UK decided to re-engage with the state recently, ending the boycott post-2002 riots. ...
09:20 PM, Mar 20, 2013
The Bombay High Court's retired judge Shrikant Malte will conduct an inquiry into the communal riots in Dhule in north Maharashtra that left six people dead in January 2013. ...
01:55 AM, Mar 19, 2013
CBI on Friday alleged that the Delhi Police had failed to act against the main culprits and had tried to shield the accused in the 1984 anti-Sikh riots case in which Congress leader Sajjan Kumar along with others is facing trial in a court here. Continuing the final arguments, senior advocate RS Cheema, who appeared for the CBI, told District Judge JR Aryan that the two Delhi Police officials who...
08:37 PM, Mar 15, 2013
Abhishek Kapoor's film 'Rock On' went onto win the National Award but that did not deter the director from experimenting with a new star cast in his next film 'Kai Po Che'. ...
01:47 PM, Mar 13, 2013
The Ahmedabad Crime Branch is likely to conduct an inquiry into activist Teesta Setalvad's collection of Funds for Gulbarg Society. The residents had alleged that Teesta had collected donations in the name of Gulbarg Society and had not distributed the money. ...
09:02 AM, Mar 13, 2013
Perturbed by the looming water crises in several parts of the state, Maharashtra Police has directed its personnel to remain prepared and handle possible water riots with "sensitivity", the state police chief said on Thursday. ...
02:31 AM, Mar 08, 2013
Director Abhishek Kapoor joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his film 'Kai Po Che'. ...
05:02 PM, Mar 06, 2013
Against the backdrop of the European Union ending decade-old boycott of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, Germany on Tuesday sought to make distinction between human rights issues and image of the BJP leader, saying both cannot be linked. ...
02:48 AM, Mar 06, 2013
'Kai Po Che', based on Chetan Bhagat's book 'The 3 Mistakes of My life', explores the impact of the 2002 Gujarat riots on the lives of 3 friends. ...
11:59 PM, Mar 05, 2013
Following clashes in the country in which at least 42 people have been killed, security was tightened and paramilitary border guards were deployed at various districts in Bangladesh on Friday. Nationwide riots sparked off in Bangladesh on Thursday after a top Islamist opposition leader was sentenced to death. ...
04:57 PM, Mar 01, 2013
It's been 11 years since the Godhra riots, but apart from waiting for justice, victims' families are now facing what they call another injustice. At a function marking 11 years of the riots, at Ahmedabad's Gulbarg Society, activist Teesta Setalvad was missing from the memorial service. The human rights activist finds herself at the receiving end after a set of Gulbarg Society residents sent her a notice, asking her to...
10:05 AM, Mar 01, 2013
Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday claimed there is "strong" evidence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, whom the SIT has given a clean chit in the post-Godhra riot case, in a complaint filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain ex-Congress MP Ehsan Jafri. ...
04:27 AM, Feb 19, 2013
Thirty years after the Nellie massacre in Assam, in which almost 1800 people were hacked, the survivors still wait for justice. With most cases dropped by the police, and pittance of compensation paid, the victims have also lost all hope for justice. ...
11:56 AM, Feb 18, 2013
The Opposition on Sunday demanded resignation of the Press Council of India Chairman Justice Markandey Katju in a counter-attack to Katju's recent article about Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi. ...
03:03 PM, Feb 17, 2013
North, south; urban, rural; BIMARU, developed; Hindu, Muslim; left wing, right wing; upper caste, Dalit-these are just a handful of the 'million mutinies' brewing in India. Juxtapose this with the idea of unity, of one India and the difficulty of being a liberal person in India comes through. It is easier to simply pick a side, practise your arguments and get on with life. ...
01:03 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Maharashtra government on a plea seeking an independent probe into the Dhule riots of January 6. The court's response came to a petition filed by Naseer Ahmad, who is the father of a victim who had died in the Dhule riots. ...
12:50 PM, Feb 15, 2013
The Maharashtra police have filed a report on the police action during the Dhule riots of January 6. The police have admitted that the police firing that took place was excessive but necessary. ...
09:46 AM, Feb 13, 2013
The Maharashtra Police have filed a report on the police action during the Dhule riots of January 6, 2013. In the report, it has admitted that the the police firing which occurred was excessive but necessary. ...
08:36 AM, Feb 12, 2013
The High Court is expected to hear on Tuesday the Special Investigation Team's (SIT) response to Congress MP's widow Zakia Jafri's petition against the clean chit SIT gave to Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi in the 2002 Gujarat riots cases. The SIT had earlier recommended that the case against Modi and 62 others should be closed. ...
07:30 AM, Feb 12, 2013
