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Two forgotten genocides of 20th century: Time to admit historical follies and start rapprochement
Rajivtuli •Only by admitting what actually happened in Malabar and Kashmir, we can take the first step towards negotiation and conflict resolution
Punjab: CM Bhagwant Mann appears before court in two-year-old rioting case
•During the appearance before the court of the chief judicial magistrate here, Mann was represented by former advocate general Anmol Rattan Sidhu
Sri Lanka military open fire to contain riots at fuel station
•Police said four civilians and three soldiers were wounded when the army opened fire for the first time to quell unrest linked to the worsening economic crisis
Loudspeakers removed from mosques being donated to schools, hospitals, says UP's Yogi Adityanath
•The chief minister further said there were no riots in BJP-ruled state during and after the recent Assembly polls
Congress encouraging riots, trying to create anarchy ahead of Assembly polls: Karnataka BJP President
•Karnataka BJP President advocated strong laws and steps to stop communal flare-ups and riots in the state, including confiscating the property of those behind it
South Africa riots: Deaths climb to 72 after imprisonment of ex-president Jacob Zuma
•The violence broke out after Zuma began serving a 15-month after he refused to comply with a court order to testify at a anti-corruption probe
A history of riots in India shows how the Hindu right used religious processions to foment disorder
Jyotipunwani •Governments can ensure that religious processions don't end in violence. For that though, the lives of innocent citizens, especially minorities, should matter to them
'It would take a miracle': Black man shot multiple times by police unlikely to walk again, says lawyer
•The shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha came just three months after the death of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis policeman touched off a wider reckoning on race
Pakistan slams India's move to alter J&K's domicile law, accuses New Delhi of 'taking advantage' of global focus on coronavirus
•Pakistan has been unsuccessfully trying to drum up international support against India for withdrawing Jammu and Kashmir's special status on August 5 and bifurcating it into two Union territories.
Protests, riots hit businesses in varying degrees, India needs to solve problems in democratic manner: Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey
•Protests and riots impact businesses in a society in varying degrees, and India needs to solve problems it is grappling with in a "democratic" manner, global beverages major Coca-Cola's Global Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Quincey said on Monday