Saffron Terror

Shinde's apology statement cleared by BJP: Kamal Nath

Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath has said that the statement issued by Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde expressing regret over his Hindu terror comment was cleared by the BJP before being released publicly. ...  

Case against Shinde to be heard over 'Hindu terror' remarks

A defamation case against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde will be heard in a Delhi court on Monday regarding his remarks on "Hindu terror". On January 20, at the Congress' Chintan Shivir in Jaipur, Shinde had accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of running terror camps. ...  

BJP to demand apology from Shinde in Parliament

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday said his party would raise the saffron terror remark of Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde in Parliament and demand an apology from ministers and MPs who used it. ...  

Samjhauta Express blast accused go on fast in jail

Three accused in the Samjhauta Express blast case, lodged in the Ambala Central Jail, on Wednesday went on a hunger strike to protest Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's recent "saffron terror" remarks. ...  

I don't like the term right wing terror, I prefer 'Hindutva' terror: Praveen Swami

India has long been a victim of jehadi terror but most of it has been sponsored from across the border. But the Samjhauta Express blast, the Hyderabad blasts, hate speeches by the likes of Togadia and disruption of art shows in the name of hurting religious sensibilities bring us to confront a bigger question? Has right wing terror come to stay in India? Analyst Praveen Swami shared his perspective in...  

Right wing terror: Myth or reality?

CNN-IBN investigates Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's claim linking the RSS and the BJP to terror. ...

Is RSS functionary Indresh Kumar a political target?

A key person in the investigation into right wing terror is senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) functionary Indresh Kumar. But have the investigating agencies been able to crack the nature of Indresh's alleged role or have they reached a dead end? ...  

No direct evidence linking RSS with terror: Sources

Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde had recently sparked off a controversy by linking saffron groups like the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to terror. Was the Home Minister lying? A special investigation by CNN-IBN has attempted to unravel the status of the terror cases involving right wing groups. ...  

BJP calls for a boycott of Sushil Kumar Shinde

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has promised to boycott all public meetings called by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde. The party also plans to show black flags to Shinde following his comments on saffron terror. ...  

Sack Shinde or will disrupt Parliament session: BJP

First day, first show by newly-elected BJP president Rajnath Singh, who led the charge against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, saw Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj by his side demanding apology from the Congress on Home Minister's remarks on 'Hindu terror' and the RSS. ...  

Shinde's 'hasty 'remarks have angered Hindus: Maya

BSP chief Mayawati on Thursday slammed Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde for his Hindu terror remarks saying he made the statement in "haste" and asked him to place the facts before courts to let judiciary take a decision in this regard. ...  

Sonia, PM must apologise and sack Shinde: Rajnath

Newly elected President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Rajnath Singh, on Thursday threatened to disrupt Parliament's Budget Session if Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde is not sacked for alleging that the BJP and RSS have been running terror camps. ...  

BJP to stage nationwide protest against Shinde's remark

The BJP will hold countrywide protests from Thursday against Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's "Hindu terror" remarks, Rajnath Singh said after taking over as the president of Bharatiya Janata Party. ...  

BJP to hold protest against Shinde's Hindu terror remark

Taking over as the president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Rajnath Singh on Wednesday condemned Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's statement on Hindu terror and announced a nationwide protest from Thursday. ...  

Ground report: Malegaon blast accused recall horror

The life of the suspects arrested in connection with the Malegaon blast, who are out on bail, has changed forever. ...

India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

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Should terror be identified with a religion?

Sources in the NIA further said that no senior RSS or BJP functionary had been chargesheeted in any terror case. ...

BJP, RSS mount campaign to sack Shinde for terror remark

The Union Home Minister insisted that his statement was made responsibly, adding that there was evidence to support what he said. ...

Congress, BJP at war over Shinde's statement

It is an all out war of words between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress over Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde's claims that the former and the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) are fanning Hindu terror in the country. While the BJP demanded the sacking of Shinde over his statement and called for a nationwide protest on January 24, the Congress backed the Home Minister. ...  

Malegaon accused's families want compensation

Mumbai: The nine people, who were accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case, got bail on Saturday and will finally be walking free after spending five years in prison. Their families, although relieved, want the state to compensate them for the trauma, the stigma of terror and their loss. Father and brother of Noorulhuda, one of the accused in the 2006 Malegaon blasts case say they have suffered as much...