Communal Tension

Rajasthan: Curfew imposed in Karauli after communal clashes leave 25 injured

A religious procession was being taken out and when it passed through a Muslim-dominated area, some miscreants pelted stones at it, leading to an eruption of communal clashes in which a few two-wheelers and shops were torched

Daily Bulletin: All four accused in Hyderabad rape, murder case killed in police encounter; Ajit Pawar gets clean chit in Vidarbha irrigation probe; day's top stories

Here are today's top stories: All four accused in Hyderabad rape and murder case killed in police encounter; Narendra Modi, Amit Shah to attend top police officials' conference in Pune today; and more

Hyderabad gang rape and murder case: Section 144 to be imposed in city for two days starting 5 am today, says police

Section 144 will be in place in Hyderabad City from tomorrow till 7 December, said Commissioner of Police (CP) Hyderabad City, Anjani Kumar on Wednesday citing information that certain groups are trying to create disturbances affecting public peace and order in the city

Murder of Shiv Sena leader, two others, trigger tension in rural Amravati; curfew imposed as residents resort to stone-throwing

A curfew was clamped in some rural areas of Maharashtra's Amravati on Monday after three people, including a local Shiv Sena leader, were killed in separate incidents, triggering tension between two communities

Fight over parking scooter takes communal colour in Delhi's Chawri Bazaar; security beefed up in locality

A video surfaced online which purportedly shows a man allegedly being beaten by some people, who were suspected to be drunk, over a parking issue in Delhi.

Narendra Modi's advice to pick films 'with message of unity' is veiled call for self-censorship, won't heal fractured society

"Choosing content" in line with Modi's suggestion could possibly lead to actors and filmmakers avoiding content that highlights existing exclusivity (income inequality, casteism, gender bias, poverty, regional bias, language bias, racial bias etc) and the growing division in Indian society (religious as well as ideological).

In Muzaffarnagar village, police arrest 10 Muslim youths after Hindu families allege harassment; kin cry foul

Nirana village in Muzaffarnagar is barely 7 km from the scene of the deadly riots in Uttar Pradesh in 2013.

Communal tension grips Tamil Nadu's Erode as scuffle between two communities during Sunday prayers takes ugly turn

DSP Palanisamy said that the police had so far managed to keep things under control by settling differences between warring religious groups, however, on Sunday, the incident went out of hands.

Temple idols broken in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district; communal tension prevails as three accused are arrested

The incident took place on Tuesday night in Bareilly when the priest Anil Pandit was cleaning the temple under Aonla police station area when four persons Hasnain, Nadeem, Meseem and Firasat entered there in an inebriated state and beat him

Shiv Sena celebrates 52nd Foundation Day: How a regionalist party positioned itself as right-wing force in Maharashtra

Founded in 1966, the right-wing party was formed by Political cartoonist Bal Thackeray for the 'sons of the soil'. The party was formed to build a movement so that job opportunities in Mumbai would go to Marathi job aspirants.