Riots

Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan stirred controversy in recent days over comments on Israel, Palestine, and the Holocaust that led to heated accusations of anti-Semitism from Republicans. Tlaib and her supporters — including House Speaker Nancy Pelosi — have co…

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Rahul Gandhi at a rally in Punjabs Khanna district. (Express photo by Harmeet Sodhi) AICC president Rahul Gandhi on Monday attempted to strike a chord with Punjabs electorate by broaching the issue of the 1984 riots and bashing Congress leader Sam Pitroda fo…

Sri Lanka temporarily blocked social media networks and messaging apps and imposed a nationwide curfew on Monday after the worst outbreak of anti-Muslim violence since the Easter Sunday attacks.  The murder of over 250 people by suicide bombers at three chur…

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Colombo (AFP) Sri Lanka blocked access to Facebook and WhatsApp on Monday after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns in the latest fallout from the Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Christian groups attacked Muslim-owned shops in the northw…

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Congress president Rahul Gandhi is learnt to have spoken with Overseas Congress chief Sam Pitroda on Saturday, and expressed his disagreement with the latters comments on the 1984 anti-Sikh riots. Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh was not only qu…

My open challenge to Congress. Fight elections in the name of the former PM associated with Bofors in: Delhi and… https://t.co/qt0Op5dLQI — Chowkidar Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1557157181000

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