Lakhimpur violence: SC appoints ex-judge Rakesh Kumar Jain of Punjab and Haryana HC to monitor SIT probe

The Supreme Court Wednesday appointed Justice Rakesh Kumar Jain, former judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, to supervise on day-to-day basis the Uttar Pradesh SIT’s probe into the Lakhimpur Kheri violence in which eight people including four farmers were killed on October 3. A bench comprising Chief Justice N V Ramana and Justices…Continue Reading

Amravati violence a ploy to destabilise Maharashtra government, says Sanjay Raut

In a veiled attack on opposition BJP, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Saturday said the violence in Maharashtra’s Amravati and other places is aimed at destabilising the MVA government. Speaking to reporters here on the Amravati violence wherein a mob hurled stones and damaged shops this morning during a bandh allegedly called by BJP,…Continue Reading

Bangladesh violence: Prime suspect, accomplice confess to instigating communal violence against Hindus

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Published: Monday, October 25, 2021, 23:56 [IST] Dhaka, Oct 25: A key suspect and his accomplice accused of fanning communal hatred on social media and instigating the recent violence against the minority Hindu community in Bangladesh have confessed to their crime in…Continue Reading

Bangladesh violence: ISKCON devotees hold protest in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: Followers of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) held a peaceful march on Saturday in Hare Krishna Hill area of Bengaluru to condemn the attack on Hindu minorities in Bangladesh. An ISKCON temple in Noakhali city in Bangladesh was vandalised and a devotee was killed by a mob on October 16. Protest in…Continue Reading

Lakhimpur violence case: MoS Ajay Mishra’s son denied bail, one more sent to police custody

For Quick Alerts Subscribe Now   For Quick Alerts ALLOW NOTIFICATIONS   | Published: Wednesday, October 13, 2021, 20:01 [IST] Lakhimpur Kheri, Oct 13: The CJM court on Wednesday denied bail to Ashish Mishra, son of Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra, in the Lakhimpur Kheri violence case. Chief Judicial Magistrate Chinta Ram…Continue Reading