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Politics of Humiliation: Mahua Moitra, mob intimidation and the Calcutta High Court’s warning

The alleged attack on Mahua Moitra came just a day after the Calcutta High Court warned against the growing culture of mob justice, public humiliation and egg pelting in West Bengal

Blast at polling booth in Gadchiroli where voting was underway

An improvised explosive device (IED) blast was triggered near...

Watch: The Imam who lost his son but saved his town from burning

Asansol's Imam Imdadul Rashidi lost his young son to...

BJP MLA and four others killed in Naxalite attack in Dantewada

The ambush occurred at the Shyamagiri hills when the...

Elderly Muslim man beaten for selling beef in Assam, forced to eat pork

This is the second beef-related incident reported from Assam...

Detailed fact finding report regarding the incident of mob violence in Gurgaon

The lives of Mohammad Sajid and his family, residents...

Bomb-making materials recovered from man’s home near Pune

With the 2019 Lok Sabha elections just days away...

Dadri lynching accused spotted in front row at BJP rally

The group of men accused of beating Mohammad Akhlaq...

Opinion: Reflecting on our own racism in India

Societies would not be liberated from the cycle of...

Ozair Khadir, killed in Christchurch shootings, laid to rest in Hyderabad, his hometown

Thousands in Hyderabad attended the funeral of Ozair Khadir,...

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