Violence
- World
Mob temporarily disrupts yoga day event in Maldives; 6 arrested
Male: A mob on Tuesday stormed and temporarily disrupted an event related to the International Day of Yoga at the national football stadium here in the Maldivian capital which was attended by…
- World
Gun violence in US: Multiple people shot at in Washington DC
Washington: Multiple people, including a police officer, were shot at a music event on U Street Northwest in Washington, DC, at a location that is just less than 2 miles from the…
- India
Agnipath row: Bihar suffering due to BJP-JDU blame game, says PK
Political strategist Prashant Kishor came down heavily on the BJP-JDU conflict stating that their blame game will lead to increased violence in Bihar due to the newly launched Agnipath Scheme. On June…
- Entertainment
Violence in name of religion is sin: Sai Pallavi clarifies ‘Kashmiri Pandit genocide’ remark
Mumbai: Actor Sai Pallavi on Saturday said her recent remarks drawing a comparison between the Kashmiri Pandits’ genocide in the 1990s and recent mob lynching incidents were taken out of context. The 30-year-old…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad Agnipath protest: Violence instigated via Whatsapp groups
Hyderabad: The alleged mastermind of the Secunderabad railway station violence, Avula Subba Rao, a native of Praksham in Andhra Pradesh, along with a few of his fellow candidates who attended coaching for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Agnipath protestors inspired by Bihar, Haryana violence, say cops
Hyderabad: The Railway Police Force have claimed that the agitators of Agnipath scheme who allegedly indulged in violence at Secunderabad railway station were inspired by the incidents of violence that took place…
- India
Explainer: What is Agnipath about and why are there protests?
On June 13, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government announced the Agnipath Scheme. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated it along with the chiefs of all three defence forces –…
- India
Muslim clerics appeal for peace ahead of Friday prayers
New Delhi: Ahead of Friday prayers, Muslim clerics and religious leaders on Thursday have called upon the community to maintain peace and requested people not to pay heed to any rumours and…
- India
Guterres calls for end to violence stemming from religious differences in India
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call to stop any violence stemming from religious differences in India. His Spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Tuesday that Guterres “is for the…
- India
After bulldozing home of violence ‘mastermind’, authorities mull action against others on list
Prayagraj: After demolishing the house of the alleged mastermind of last Friday’s violence here, authorities are now going over a list of 37 other accused for possibly similar action. An official said…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra BJP chief stopped on way to violence-hit Amalapuram
Vijayawada: Andhra Pradesh Police on Wednesday stopped state BJP chief Somu Veerraju from visiting Amalapuram, which recently witnessed violence over renaming of Konaseema district as Dr B. R. Ambedkar Konaseema district. The…
- India
Kanpur violence: Over 800 booked, 24 held; cops probe PFI link
Kanpur/Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has booked over 800 people, arrested 24 and detained 12 for questioning in connection with rioting and violence in Kanpur, officials said on Saturday. Kanpur Police Commissioner…
- Andhra Pradesh
46 held for violence, additional forces rushed to Andhra town
Amalapuram: The police in Amalapuram town of Andhra Pradesh have arrested 46 people in connection with Tuesday’s large-scale violence in which houses of a minister and MLA were set afire, a senior…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP: TDP, Jana Sena slam YSRCP over Amalapuram violence
Amaravati: Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu and Jana Sena leader Pawan Kalyan have slammed the YSR Congress Party government for blaming their parties for Tuesday’s violence in Amalapuram…
- World
Sri Lanka: More than 200 arrested over nationwide violence
Colombo: Over 200 people have been arrested in Sri Lanka on various charges including violation of curfew, attacking the public and causing damages to public and private properties since Monday as the…
