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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
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Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
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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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
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Communal Violence In Pune Over WhatAapp Post: Case Against Over 500
Police have registered a total of five FIRs against more than 500 persons in connection with the communal violence in Yavat village of Pune district that broke out over an alleged objectionable post on a social messaging platform.
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President's Rule In Manipur To Be Extended, Amit Shah To Move Resolution In Rajya Sabha
Manipur has been witnessing ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023, in which over 250 people have been killed.
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Manipur's Kuki Body Asks Their MLAs Not To Be Part Of New Government
An influential body of Manipur's Kuki tribes has asked MLAs from their community not to be a part of the next state government whenever it is formed.
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Dalit Family Cultivating Field Beaten Up In Madhya Pradesh, Seeds Snatched
In an incident that has, once again, raised troubling questions about caste violence and land rights in rural India, a Dalit family has been brutally attacked with sticks while cultivating land they claim belongs to them.
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30 Arrested For Attempting To Spark Communal Violence In Assam's Dhubri
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said more than 30 people have been arrested in connection with the recent incident in Dhubri where a cow's head was found in a sensitive area, sparking communal tensions.
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"Primary Instigators Of Violence": Meitei Alliance Asks Centre To Scrap Ceasefire With Kuki Insurgents
A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to scrap an agreement signed with insurgent groups of the Kuki tribes.
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Karnataka Sets Up Anti-Communal Task Force After 2 Murders In Mangaluru
The task force will be headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-level officer and will be activated in three districts - Mangaluru, Udupi, and Shivamogga.
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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
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"Not Riots, We Want Peace": Mamata Banerjee In Violence-Hit Murshidabad
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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"No Need To Protect Anyone...": Supreme Court On Manipur Violence Audio Leaks
The Supreme Court on Monday underlined its resolve to not protect any individual "involved in wrongdoings in relation to the communal violence" that erupted in Manipur in May 2023.
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Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic Violence
Members of the Kuki and Zomi tribes and the Meitei community held separate demonstrations at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023.
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"Restore Peace, Security And Constitutional Order In Manipur": Meitei Alliance
An influential global umbrella body of Manipur's Meitei community today appealed to the central government to take immediate and decisive action to end the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant groups and take firm steps.
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How India's Choice Of August 15 As Independence Day Has A Japan Link
Amid rising communal violence and worsening law and order, the British Parliament decided that the colonial rule in India would end on August 15, 1947.
-
Direct Action Day: Spark That Triggered Communal Violence During Partition
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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Why Pakistan's Independence Day Is Before India's: Story Behind The Dates
India is not the only country that celebrates its independence from British rule in August. While India commemorates independence on August 15, Pakistan, born out of the 1947 Partition, celebrates its Independence Day on August 14.
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Communal Violence In Pune Over WhatAapp Post: Case Against Over 500
Police have registered a total of five FIRs against more than 500 persons in connection with the communal violence in Yavat village of Pune district that broke out over an alleged objectionable post on a social messaging platform.
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President's Rule In Manipur To Be Extended, Amit Shah To Move Resolution In Rajya Sabha
Manipur has been witnessing ethnic conflict between the Meitei and Kuki-Zo communities since May 2023, in which over 250 people have been killed.
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Manipur's Kuki Body Asks Their MLAs Not To Be Part Of New Government
An influential body of Manipur's Kuki tribes has asked MLAs from their community not to be a part of the next state government whenever it is formed.
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Dalit Family Cultivating Field Beaten Up In Madhya Pradesh, Seeds Snatched
In an incident that has, once again, raised troubling questions about caste violence and land rights in rural India, a Dalit family has been brutally attacked with sticks while cultivating land they claim belongs to them.
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30 Arrested For Attempting To Spark Communal Violence In Assam's Dhubri
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said more than 30 people have been arrested in connection with the recent incident in Dhubri where a cow's head was found in a sensitive area, sparking communal tensions.
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"Primary Instigators Of Violence": Meitei Alliance Asks Centre To Scrap Ceasefire With Kuki Insurgents
A global umbrella body of civil society organisations of Manipur's Meitei community has requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to scrap an agreement signed with insurgent groups of the Kuki tribes.
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Karnataka Sets Up Anti-Communal Task Force After 2 Murders In Mangaluru
The task force will be headed by a Deputy Inspector General (DIG)-level officer and will be activated in three districts - Mangaluru, Udupi, and Shivamogga.
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'Discrimination Of Dalits After 80 Years Painful': Madras High Court On Temple Row
Continued discrimination against Dalits, 80 years after independence, is painful, the Madras High Court said as it heard a plea demanding the Tamil Nadu government intervene to ensure Dalits can enter temples, such as one in Pudukkottai district.
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"Not Riots, We Want Peace": Mamata Banerjee In Violence-Hit Murshidabad
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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"No Need To Protect Anyone...": Supreme Court On Manipur Violence Audio Leaks
The Supreme Court on Monday underlined its resolve to not protect any individual "involved in wrongdoings in relation to the communal violence" that erupted in Manipur in May 2023.
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Protests By Kuki, Meitei Groups Mark 2 Years Of Manipur Ethnic Violence
Members of the Kuki and Zomi tribes and the Meitei community held separate demonstrations at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Saturday to mark the completion of two years since ethnic violence broke out in Manipur on May 3, 2023.
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"Restore Peace, Security And Constitutional Order In Manipur": Meitei Alliance
An influential global umbrella body of Manipur's Meitei community today appealed to the central government to take immediate and decisive action to end the suspension of operations (SoO) agreement with Kuki militant groups and take firm steps.
