Tag: riots
Sajjan Kumar Moves SC Against Conviction In 1984 Riots Case
Former Congress leader Sajjan Kumar has moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict convicting him in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case and sentencing him to life imprisonment.....
SIT To Probe 1984 Kanpur Riots, Cases To Be Reviewed
The Uttar Pradesh government has constituted a four-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the 1984 Sikh riots in Kanpur, in the aftermath of then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's assassination, an official said on Wednesday.....
What About Gujarat Riots, Owaisi Asks Modi
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Friday reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the 2002 Gujarat riots after the latter called the 1984 anti-Sikh riots a "horrendous genocide".....
Modi Takes A Dig At Kamal Nath, Talks Of 1984 Riots
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday took a dig at Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath without naming him.....
JNU Admin, JNUSU At Loggerheads Over Shelter For Riot Victims
After the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students' Union (JNUSU) called for providing shelter to the Delhi riot victims inside the campus, the varsity administration has issued a warning to the union against any such step. ....
Rs 25,000 Aid To 69 Applicants By Sunday: Delhi CM
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal here on Saturday reviewed the process of compensation to the victims of northeast Delhi violence.....
Death Toll In Delhi Riots Reaches 43
The death toll in the Delhi riots that shook the northeast part of the capital has risen upto 43, with police finding two more bodies. ....
Bloomsbury Withdraws Book On Delhi Riots 2020
Publisher Bloomsbury India said on Saturday it was withdrawing the publication of its book "Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story" planned for September "in view of very recent events including a virtual pre-publication launch organised without our knowledge by the authors, with participation by parties of whom the publishers would not have approved." ....
'Sharjeel Imam Was Desperate To Take Anti-CAA Protests To All India Level'
A fresh chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police against JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested under sedition charges for his alleged inflammatory speeches, has claimed that he "was desperate to take the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests to an all India level" and was making rigorous efforts in order to do the same. ....
Curbing Hateful Content On TV As Good As Using Lathis In Riots: SC
The Supreme Court on Thursday held that stopping content having attributes of hate on television is as vital as arming policemen with lathis and installing barricades to contain the spread of violence during riots. ....
