Page 4 - Violence

Poll violence drastically down in 2022 compared to 2017 in UP: Police

Uttar Pradesh has registered a sharp decline in the cases of poll violence during the just-concluded assembly elections compared to the one held in 2017, police said on Tuesday.

Northeast Delhi violence: Delhi Police files fresh status report

Delhi Police said that the police authorities acted promptly, vigilantly, and effectively without any fear or favor as a result of which violence could be contained in few days and to a limited area

Violence in the name of law

The government is increasingly devolving its authority over force, legitimising mob violence by non-state actors

2020 Delhi riots: Man gets 5 years in jail for putting house on fire

A Delhi court on Thursday sentenced Dinesh Yadav, the first person convicted in connection with February 2020 riots, to five years in jail.

Protesters, cops die in Kazakhstan unrest; Russia sends troops

After breaking into the presidential residence and the mayor's office in the country's largest city Wednesday, demonstrators continued to try to storm more buildings overnight

Lakhimpur violence: Union minister's son named main accused in charge sheet

It did not have the name of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, said sources

What's ailing Kitex, the world's second-largest infant garments brand?

A Christmas bash at Kitex Garments in Kochi took a violent turn. The company owner alleged that it was a ploy to shut down the factory. Take a peek into the crisis as it acquires political overtone

Three dead, 1 critically hurt in shooting at Texas gas station: Report

Four people were struck by gunfire, and three were pronounced dead at the scene, the police said

One killed, five hurt in Ludhiana court blast, high alert in Punjab

Police suspect that the man killed in the blast in the second-floor toilet was trying to assemble or plant the explosive device

Power politics

Violence in politics is gaining a dynamic of its own

KMC polls: Sporadic violence mars polls, voter turnout 63.63%

The State Election Commission and the police described the elections as "peaceful"

Nagaland on the edge, orders probe after security forces kill 13 civilians

Nagaland government has formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the firing incident that took place on Saturday evening in Mon district, in which 13 civilians and a jawan lost their lives

Nagaland firing: Govt announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia, CM to visit Mon

Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio will make a visit on December 6.

UN releases report targeted at ending all forms of gender-based violence

UN relesaed impact report of the Spotlight Initiative, the world's largest targeted effort to end all forms of violence against women and girls

Supreme Court to hear Lakhimpur Kheri violence matter on Wednesday

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Wednesday the matter pertaining to the October 3 violence in Lakhimpur Kheri

Man attacks four, including cleric, over use of loudspeaker for azaan in UP

A man allegedly attacked four people in Thanwa Mundiari village on Sunday evening

B'desh Durga Puja violence: Minorities call for nationwide hunger strike

A Hindu temple has been vandalised in Bangladesh in a fresh case of communal unrest unleashed by unidentified Muslim bigots who attacked the minority community's places of worship

Lakhimpur Kheri violence: SC questions Uttar Pradesh govt's actions

Lakhimpur violence: Minister's son skips police summons, issued fresh notice

Minister's son summoned, two held in Lakhimpur Kheri violence case

Four of the eight people who died in Sunday's violence in Lakhimpur Kheri were farmers

Lakhimpur violence: 2 people being questioned, MoS' son summoned by police

Two people are being quizzed in connection with the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight lives were lost, and Union minister Ajay Mishra's son Ashish Mishra has been summoned for questioning