Tag: Violence

Dalit boy and grandmother assaulted in Nanguneveli, Karur, Dalit women attacked in Satara, two more Dalits dead in Rajasthan, as violence against Dalits continues.

Unrelenting violence against Dalits continues as justice remains difficult, highlights urgent need for change

Dismissive of any “evidence of religion-based violence in Manipur”, a US-based India-centric, clearly right-wing think tank has said in a report, listing historical baggage, inter-tribes distrust, fear of economic impacts, drugs and insurgency among the factors responsible. Taking this denial further, the report has not ruled out “foreign interference” behind the conflict

GURGAON: The Bajrang Dal member Raj Kumar alias Bittu...

Bench demands details of the FIRs filed in the state, expressed surprise that the State does not have the facts in its possession; petitioners demand formulation of SIT, vehemently against CBI investigation of cases

Communal forces employ new tactics as hate speech and violence against religious minorities soar

Violence is a complex human behaviour that transcends spontaneity and reveals underlying structure. The ideology may be hidden in the language around it; perhaps an enquiry into violence needs us to uncover the myths and rituals surrounding violence.

In a familiar pattern that has continued over decades, a staggering 16 people have been killed in various incidents of political violence since the announcement of the rural poll schedule on June 8, barely a month ago. The panchayat elections are scheduled for Saturday July 8 with the counting on July 11.

Two sets of BJP MLAs from Manipur have been camping in New Delhi for the past five days, since June 15 to meet the PM, who has now left for the US today.

In an open letter to the Bishops of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI), senior Jesuit priest from Gujarat, Fr Cedric Prakash urges that they hold a press conference and voice the anguish felt by Christians and Tribals in Manipur and the rest of India