Riots

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NEW DELHI: Nearly 400 people accused of arson, assault and vandalism during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar communal riots could be off the hook soon as the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has recommended withdrawal of prosecution in 75 cases lodged agains…

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Stating that police investigation has found that two brothers – Nawab and Shahid – allegedly killed during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots were durachari (vicious), badchalan, and charitraheen (immoral and character…

The Pune Police told the Bombay High Court on Tuesday that activist Gautam Navlakha, arrested in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon riots, is a member of the CPI (Maoist). A Division Bench of Justices Ranjit More and Bharati Dangre was hearing a plea filed b…

BEIJING (Reuters) - Former Chinese Premier Li Peng, reviled by rights activists and many in the Chinese capital as the "Butcher of Beijing" for his role in the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown, has died, state media reported on Tuesday.Li, who was 90, died on …

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Protests in Hong Kong intensified on Sunday, on what marked the seventh consecutive weekend of pro-democracy demonstrations against the Chinese government, spurred by proposed legislation that would drastically change extradition policy. What started as a …

At least 65 people were killed in the 2013 riots (Express photo: Ravi Kanojia) 60 people burnt my family alive: Witness Date: September 8, 2013, Phugana police station. Judgment: August 16, 2017. Charges: Murder, rioting, arson against Gurmeet Malik, Neer…