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NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi appealed for peace in Delhi on Wednesday after days of Hindu-Muslim clashes over a disputed new citizenship law sparked some of the worst sectarian violence seen in the capital in decades. At least 24 people were killed and hundreds more wounded…

He says RSS and Islamic fundamentalist groups are the two faces of the same coin Congress leader Digvijaya Singh on Tuesday drew a parallel between the violence in New Delhi and the 2002 Gujarat riots. To drive home his point, he quoted former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Dwarka Prasad Mishra,…

BTW A mass email sent out to Ukrainians falsely claimed that there were at least five reported cases of coronavirus in Ukraine, leading rioters to attack hospitals and burn blockades on Thursday. The email was purported to come from Ukraine’s health ministry and sent to its entire contact list, and…

Leading up to a U.S. presidential election, each state (and territory) must vote to decide which candidates it wants to compete in that election—but how exactly that decision happens differs from state to state. Some have primaries, while others hold caucuses. A primary is a relatively straightforward process that resembles…

Tony Eden says he narrowly escaped being taken hostage during the 1985 riots at the Tennessee State Prison in Nashville. The former corrections officer, now 61, was cornered by inmates as buildings were set ablaze and burned.Eden credits an inmate, named Nicholas Todd Sutton, with saving his life that day.…

Leading up to a U.S. presidential election, each state (and territory) must vote to decide which candidates it wants to compete in that election—but how exactly that decision happens differs from state to state. Some have primaries, while others hold caucuses. A primary is a relatively straightforward process that resembles…

A letter written by advocate M R Shamshad is addressed to all 10 trustees of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra, on behalf of a group of Muslims in Ayodhya, asking that five acres of land around the demolished Babri Masjid where a graveyard is situated be spared for the sake…

Shamshad said according to Muslims, there is a graveyard known as 'Ganj Shahidan' around the demolished Babri Masjid where 75 Muslims who lost their lives in the 1885 riots in Ayodhya were buried. File image A senior Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Ram temple trust on behalf of…

By Angela Ukomadu and Nneka ChileLAGOS (Reuters) - It is dark when Abisoye Adeniyi leaves home on the packed Lagos mainland, weaving through cars and minibuses. She reaches her bus stop as the sun rises.The 23-year-old Nigerian lawyer used to hop on a motorbike – known locally as an okada…

By: Express News Service | Ahmedabad | Published: February 15, 2020 2:46:09 am Patel was arrested on January 17 for skipping appearance at court for a sedition trial. Subsequently, moments after being released on bail from the Sabarmati Central Jail on January 23, Patel was arrested again in relation to…