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Bidar, Karnataka: Two school teachers assaulted in Karnataka’s Bidar, triggering communal tensions
Two accused, unnamed by the police attacked two Muslim teachers at Basavakalyan in Karnataka’s Bidar district leading to widespread protests by the community
Trio killed by village mob: Jharkhand’s unofficial vigilante trend continues
Hearing the screams of a dying man, villagers in Gumla district allegedly killed three people. Has mob-killing become the new normal in Jharkhand?
Defending the Constitution, not just my right, but my duty: Sitaram Yechury
Soon after his name was mentioned by the Delhi Police, veteran Parliamentarian Sitaram Yechury in an exclusive interview spoke to SabrangIndia’s Teesta Setalvad
Julio Ribeiro hauls Delhi Police chief over the coals
Asks why Kapil Mishra, Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma have not been arraigned before the Courts of law?
Adivasi academic and activist targeted for stand on exams during Covid-19
Dr. M Mumru was reminded of her Adivasi lineage and accused of benefiting from 'quota'. Now CHS alumni write an open letter of support for Mumru and her stellar activism.
Dialed 100 repeatedly, got no answer: Delhi riot survivor
Amnesty International India reveals horrors recalled by survivors of the communal violence that raged in North East Delhi
B’luru riot: Govt to ask HC to appoint claims commissioners to assess damages to property
The state is following in the footsteps of the UP govt which had passed an ordinance to recover damages after violence that erupted during anti-CAA protests
Three security personnel killed in terror attack in J&K
It is the third attack in a week in the state and took place just 50 km away from Srinagar
UP police books man who announced Rs. 51 lakh bounty on Karnataka MLA’s nephew
On August 11 riots broke out in Bengaluru in response to a social media post insulting Prophet Mohammad’s family
Bengaluru riot: 3 dead, journalists beaten up by cops, vehicles gutted
Naveen, nephew of Congress MLA Srinivas Murthy, allegedly posted communal remarks on Facebook, setting of a night of violence, arson, deaths
Second Sarpanch shot dead in J&K in 48 hours; fourth such attack in two months
Sajad Ahmad, BJP's district vice president for Kulgam, was shot dead allegedly by a terror outfit
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