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Supreme Court Orders SIT With Hindu And Muslim Officers To Probe 2023 Maharashtra Clashes
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court, while observing that a person after putting on the police uniform must rise above all kinds of biases, today asked for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with both Hindu and Muslim officers to probe the May 2023 riots in Akola.
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Relief For 'Bengal Files' Makers, High Court Dismisses Censorship Request
- Monday September 8, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
'The Bengal Files' is based on the communal riots of August 1946 in Kolkata, known as the Great Calcutta Killings, and was released last Friday.
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Judicial Panel Flags 'Demographic Shift', 'Riot Plot' In Sambhal Violence Report
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The panel members submitted the report on the violence that erupted near the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24 during an ASI-monitored survey of the mosque, claiming four lives and injuring several others.
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The Story Of A Bengal Butcher Who 'Saved' Calcutta
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- India News | Written by Chandrajit Mitra
Rather than being stoic over the aggressive agenda of the Muslim League to bring Calcutta into Pakistan, a fierce man from a city-based meat-selling Brahmin family rose to the occasion.
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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"Provoking Communal Discord": Centre Lists Aims Of Pahalgam Attack
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The heinous terror attack in Pahalgam on inocent tourists was conducted not only to shred the peace in Jammu and Kashmir and destroy its tourism-based economy but also with the bigger motive of unleashing communal riots in the country.
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"Not Riots, We Want Peace": Mamata Banerjee In Violence-Hit Murshidabad
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Mamata Banerjee visited the riot-affected areas of Murshidabad district and met the families of those affected in last month's communal clashes.
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"Going To The Field": Bengal Governor Reaches Malda To Meet Riot Victims
- Friday April 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Despite West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's request to postpone his visit, Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Malda on Friday to meet victims who fled communal violence in Murshidabad.
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"High-Handed," Says High Court After House Of Nagpur Riots "Mastermind" Razed
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The two-storey residence of Fahim Khan, an alleged mastermind behind the communal violence in Nagpur on March 17, was flattened on Monday by local civic authorities which claimed that the house was constructed illegally.
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Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Cop For Failing To Probe Ex MLA's Role
- Friday January 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A local court has ordered the registration of an FIR against a Delhi Police officer for alleged hate crime during the February 2020 communal riots in the city's northeast.
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"Misleading": UP Police On Reports 1978 Sambhal Riots To Be Reinvestigated
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday rejected reports that the 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, which claimed several lives, will be reinvestigated.
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Sambhal Officials Reopen Temple Locked Since 1978 Riots
- Sunday December 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The temple had remained locked since 1978 after the communal riots that led to the displacement of the local Hindu community, locals claimed.
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Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great Anymore
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Brexit and then the Covid-19 pandemic led to an upswing in unemployment and pushed scores of communities in the UK below the poverty line.
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No Reason To Not Grant Relief: Court On Bail In Activist Sharjeel Imam Case
- Tuesday June 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
There was no "justifiable reason" to not grant bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition, said the Delhi High Court.
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"Stop Campaign Speeches That May Divide Society": Poll Body Directs BJP
- Wednesday May 22, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Election Commission, criticised over what many called its soft handling of the BJP and its leaders, today read the Riot Act to the ruling party as well as the Opposition for campaigning along the lines of caste, community, language, and religion.
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Supreme Court Orders SIT With Hindu And Muslim Officers To Probe 2023 Maharashtra Clashes
- Thursday September 11, 2025
- India News | Reported by Nupur Dogra
The Supreme Court, while observing that a person after putting on the police uniform must rise above all kinds of biases, today asked for a Special Investigation Team (SIT) with both Hindu and Muslim officers to probe the May 2023 riots in Akola.
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www.ndtv.com
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Relief For 'Bengal Files' Makers, High Court Dismisses Censorship Request
- Monday September 8, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
'The Bengal Files' is based on the communal riots of August 1946 in Kolkata, known as the Great Calcutta Killings, and was released last Friday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Judicial Panel Flags 'Demographic Shift', 'Riot Plot' In Sambhal Violence Report
- Friday August 29, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The panel members submitted the report on the violence that erupted near the Shahi Jama Masjid on November 24 during an ASI-monitored survey of the mosque, claiming four lives and injuring several others.
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www.ndtv.com
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The Story Of A Bengal Butcher Who 'Saved' Calcutta
- Sunday August 24, 2025
- India News | Written by Chandrajit Mitra
Rather than being stoic over the aggressive agenda of the Muslim League to bring Calcutta into Pakistan, a fierce man from a city-based meat-selling Brahmin family rose to the occasion.
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www.ndtv.com
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
- Thursday August 14, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
On August 16, 1946, a day now remembered as Direct Action Day or the Great Calcutta Killings, Bengal descended into days of brutal bloodshed, shattering hopes of unity and plunging the province into chaos.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Provoking Communal Discord": Centre Lists Aims Of Pahalgam Attack
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal
The heinous terror attack in Pahalgam on inocent tourists was conducted not only to shred the peace in Jammu and Kashmir and destroy its tourism-based economy but also with the bigger motive of unleashing communal riots in the country.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Not Riots, We Want Peace": Mamata Banerjee In Violence-Hit Murshidabad
- Tuesday May 6, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Mamata Banerjee visited the riot-affected areas of Murshidabad district and met the families of those affected in last month's communal clashes.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Going To The Field": Bengal Governor Reaches Malda To Meet Riot Victims
- Friday April 18, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Despite West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's request to postpone his visit, Governor CV Ananda Bose arrived in Malda on Friday to meet victims who fled communal violence in Murshidabad.
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www.ndtv.com
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"High-Handed," Says High Court After House Of Nagpur Riots "Mastermind" Razed
- Tuesday March 25, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The two-storey residence of Fahim Khan, an alleged mastermind behind the communal violence in Nagpur on March 17, was flattened on Monday by local civic authorities which claimed that the house was constructed illegally.
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www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Riots: Court Pulls Up Cop For Failing To Probe Ex MLA's Role
- Friday January 31, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
A local court has ordered the registration of an FIR against a Delhi Police officer for alleged hate crime during the February 2020 communal riots in the city's northeast.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Misleading": UP Police On Reports 1978 Sambhal Riots To Be Reinvestigated
- Thursday January 9, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Uttar Pradesh Police Thursday rejected reports that the 1978 communal riots in Sambhal, which claimed several lives, will be reinvestigated.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sambhal Officials Reopen Temple Locked Since 1978 Riots
- Sunday December 15, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
The temple had remained locked since 1978 after the communal riots that led to the displacement of the local Hindu community, locals claimed.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | Crime, Poverty, Fear: Great Britain Is Not So Great Anymore
- Thursday August 29, 2024
- Opinion | Syed Zubair Ahmed
Brexit and then the Covid-19 pandemic led to an upswing in unemployment and pushed scores of communities in the UK below the poverty line.
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www.ndtv.com
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No Reason To Not Grant Relief: Court On Bail In Activist Sharjeel Imam Case
- Tuesday June 11, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
There was no "justifiable reason" to not grant bail to student activist Sharjeel Imam in connection with a 2020 communal riots case involving allegations of sedition, said the Delhi High Court.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Stop Campaign Speeches That May Divide Society": Poll Body Directs BJP
- Wednesday May 22, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Election Commission, criticised over what many called its soft handling of the BJP and its leaders, today read the Riot Act to the ruling party as well as the Opposition for campaigning along the lines of caste, community, language, and religion.
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www.ndtv.com