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  Gujarat University row: 'Strict action against perpetrators', says MEA on foreign students attack

  India | March 17, 2024 18:18 IST

  According to Ahmedabad Police, the incident occurred when some 20-25 people entered a hostel premises of Gujarat University in Ahmedabad and objected to the international students offering namaz there, asking them to do so in a mosque.

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  Manipur High Court revokes 2023 order on including Meiteis in Scheduled Tribe list

  India | February 22, 2024 18:01 IST

  The March 27, 2023 directive, believed to be a catalyst for ethnic unrest that claimed over 200 lives, was rescinded by a single judge bench of Justice Golmei Gaiphulshillu during a review petition hearing.

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  BJP's Suvendu Adhikari to visit Sandeshkhali today, Calcutta HC warns against provocative speeches

  February 20, 2024 6:04 IST

  Some villages in Sandeshkhali community development block II in North 24 Parganas district have been witnessing protests over allegations of sexual abuse of women by some local TMC leaders and their associates and also land grabbing from villagers.

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  Papua New Guinea: 26 people massacred in tribal violence, say police

  World | February 19, 2024 11:28 IST

  The massacre was a major escalation in ongoing tribal violence in the region. Images had emerged of bodies being loaded onto a police truck, ABC reported.

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  Haldwani violence: Curfew relaxed temporarily in Uttarakhand's Banbhoolpura

  India | February 17, 2024 11:29 IST

  As many as 30 people have been arrested, in connection with the Haldwani violence.Houses of the father-son duo, Abdul Malik and Abdul Moeed, who were wanted in the Banbhoolpura violence, were on Friday attached by the authorities in Haldwani.

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  Haldwani violence: Look out notice issued against mastermind Abdul Malik and his son

  Uttar Pradesh | February 16, 2024 12:50 IST

  The violence broke out on February 8 over the demolition of an illegally built madrassa in the Banbhoolpura area, with locals hurling stones and petrol bombs at municipal workers and police.

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  NCW condemns 'appalling situation' in Bengal's Sandeshkhali, accuses police, TMC of sexual assault

  February 15, 2024 18:51 IST

  A team of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) today visited trouble-torn Sandeshkhali in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district. Sandeshkhali has been witnessing protests over alleged atrocities on locals by ruling TMC leaders.

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  Haldwani violence: Curfew relaxation in epicenter Banbhoolpura 7 days after stir

  India | February 15, 2024 11:28 IST

  Demolition of "illegal structures" had sparked violence in Banbhoolpura on February 8, which claimed six lives and left more than 100 people injured, including police and journalists.

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  Manipur violence: Man killed, three injured including Army JCO in shootouts in Northeastern state

  Madhya Pradesh | February 13, 2024 23:11 IST

  The shootout in which the village volunteer was killed took place at Pukhao Shantipur in Kangpokpi district. Intermittent gunfights had been reported at Pukhao and surrounding hill areas since Sunday night.

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  4 IAS, 7 PCS officials transferred in Uttarakhand amid Haldwani violence | Check list

  India | February 11, 2024 9:03 IST

  Earlier on January 30, the Uttarakhand government had transferred 6 IAS and 12 PCS officers.

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  Ecuador: 29-year-old councillor shot dead in broad daylight while shooting video

  World | February 10, 2024 14:54 IST

  Ecuador has been rocked by several instances of violent attacks after President Daniel Noboa launched a virtual war against drug gangs. After the assassination of a presidential candidate, the country has seen kidnappings of several police officers and public executions.

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  Haldwani: FIR against 5,000 people, magisterial inquiry ordered after six killed in violent clashes

  India | February 10, 2024 14:19 IST

  Over 1,000 police personnel remained deployed in the town, close to Nainital, officials said. The demolished structures were on government land, and municipal workers and police acted after court orders, they said.

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  Sanjay Raut accuses BJP supporters of beating up MVA women workers, alleges eggs, stones hurled

  Maharashtra | February 10, 2024 8:55 IST

  Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut shared a post on social media blaming BJP and alleged that goons of the saffron party beat up MVA women workers.

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  Haldwani violence: NSA to be slapped against those who attacked police, caused arson, says DSP

  India | February 09, 2024 19:03 IST

  A violence broke out after the illegally-built madrassa was razed by the authorities in an anti-enchroachment drive in Haldwani. The Uttarakhand DGP said that stringent National Security Act will be invoked against those who rioted and attacked the police personnel.

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  Haldwani: Six dead, several injured as illegal madrasa, mosque demolition triggers violence

  India | February 09, 2024 23:38 IST

  Most of the people hospitalised after the violence at Malik ka Bagicha in the city's Banbhoolpura area were police personnel. The remaining were municipal workers involved in the demolition of the local madrasa and a mosque in its complex, they said.

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  Haldwani violence: Uttarakhand Chief Secretary visits violence-affected areas, reviews situation

  India | February 09, 2024 23:37 IST

  Haldwani violence: Tension prevailed in Haldwani on Thursday after several establishments, including a mosque and a madrasa, which were illegally constructed on government land, were demolished.

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  Pakistan elections 2024: Voting concludes amid claims of rigging, delays and sporadic violence

  World | February 08, 2024 18:59 IST

  Attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan resulted in the deaths of six policemen while voting was underway. The election results would start pouring before midnight and most of the results would be available by the morning, as per reports.

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  Pakistan dismisses UN concerns of pre-poll violence despite twin blasts in Balochistan

  World | February 07, 2024 21:27 IST

  Pre-poll violence and targeting of election candidates and voters in different provinces are common features of Pakistan polls. The year is no different, as several independent candidates have been killed, provinces have been rocked by bomb blasts and Imran Khan's party is reeling under a crackdown.

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  US sanctions four Israeli settlers accused of violence in West Bank as rift with Netanyahu widens

  World | February 02, 2024 12:37 IST

  The sanctions include freezing the US assets of the four men and generally barring Americans from dealing with them. The rift between US President Joe Biden and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has widened over escalating violence in the Israel-Hamas and the two-state solution.

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  Stones pelted on procession in Thane amid Ram Temple celebration, second incident within 24 hours

  Maharashtra | January 22, 2024 22:07 IST

  The police were maintaining a strict vigil after the Sunday's clash in the in Naya Nagar area, located on Mumbai's outskirts, said the official.