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Tripura govt to offer jobs to families of those lost in political violence

The six-member committee, headed by the law minister, scrutinised ten applications in the first meeting held on Thursday

Delhi riots: Court rejects bail plea of man seen with other rioters

A Delhi court has dismissed the bail application of a man in a northeast Delhi riots case, saying he can be clearly seen in a CCTV footage in an "aggressive posture" with other rioters.

Delhi riots: Police carried out insidious prosecution, JNU student to court

JNU student and Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita, arrested under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, alleged that the police had carried out an insidious prosecution against her

Bengal's cycle of violence

Changing the nature of the political game won't be easy

Delhi violence: HC grants bail to Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to Pinjra Tod member Devangana Kalita in connection with a case related to the northeast Delhi violence in February this year.

Delhi court extends Sharjeel Imam's custody by 3 days in Delhi riots case

A Delhi court on Monday extended the police custody of JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, arrested under a stringent anti-terror law, by three more days in connection with the Delhi riots case.

Bloomsbury says it won't publish book on Delhi riots after backlash

Bloomsbury India announced it has withdrawn from publishing a book on Delhi riots after there was outrage over a virtual pre-publication launch, which it said was being organised without its knowledge

Delhi violence: HC questions police officer for issuing note to probe teams

Delhi High Court questioned the Special Commissioner of Police for issuing an order to its teams probing the northeast Delhi riots asking them to exercise due care and precaution while making arrests

UK PM slams 'appalling' scenes of violence in London

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson condemned the scenes in in south London where 22 police officers were injured and police cars smashed up when they tried to break up an "unlicensed" street party.

How BJP leveraged its pre-eminence again in NDA in times of pandemic

Allies, which were targeting the Centre over the CAA and Delhi riots, are silent since the Covid-19 outbreak

Young lawyers are taking up the cudgels for detainees and riot victims

A group of young lawyers is educating protesters about their rights, assisting detainees, and now helping Delhi's riot victims rebuild their lives, all services pro bono

Delhi violence: HC gives Centre 4 weeks to reply on FIR over hate speech

The death toll in the violence reached 34 on Thursday with around 200 people injured

In pics: Northeast Delhi violence that claimed more than 30 lives

To date, at least 32 people have died in the clashes between groups over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Areas affected include Jaffrabad, Maujpur, Shiv Vihar and Chand Bagh

Delhi violence: Hindus, Muslims of Yamuna Vihar unite against communal wave

The residents of Yamuna Vihar say they have never seen such a communal frenzy in the past 34 years

US preparing to sign deal with Taliban on February 29, says Mike Pompeo

Building on an agreement on reducing violence across Afghanistan, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Friday

Gurgaon registered highest number of rape, murder cases in past 5 years

For the same period, Faridabad saw 543 rape and 337 murder cases being registered, while these figures for Sonipat were 229 and 448, respectively

It is the cult of violence that has spread in India

Why we have arrived here is something that needs to be understood and debated