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All grievances will be resolved: Railways minister on violence by job aspirants

Ashwini Vaishnaw, Union minister for railways 
Published on Jan 26, 2022 05:56 pm IST

Essay: Lord Ram, the role model of the perfect human being, by Pavan K Varma

A traditional poster of Ram, Sita, Lakshman and Hanuman.
Updated on Jun 01, 2020 03:14 pm IST

Yogi dials Thackeray, seeks action against Palghar perpetrators

Yogi spoke to Thackerey over phone and requested him for action.
Updated on Apr 21, 2020 11:44 am IST

Act against policemen who caned AMU students: Allahabad HC

The petitioner said students had gathered at the Maulana Azad Library and marched up to AMU gate on December 15, 2019. After sometime, the police started firing teargas shells on the students and also cane charged them, in which around 100 students were injured, the petitioner alleged. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Feb 24, 2020 10:08 pm IST

The lawyer-police clash: An unedifying spectacle | HT editorial

Policemen protest after the last week’s clash with lawyers, New Delhi, November 5
Updated on Nov 06, 2019 08:36 pm IST

JNU students protest, demand justice for fellow raped last week

Students marched inside the campus on Thursday demanding justice for a varsity student who was allegedly raped last Friday.
Updated on Aug 12, 2019 08:50 am IST

Health Minister asks to consider enacting law to protect doctors from violence

Harsh Vardhan said that law enforcement should prevail so that doctors and clinical establishments discharge their duties and professional pursuit without fear of any violence.
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 04:34 pm IST

UN dedicates August 22 to victims of religious violence

Police officers and vehicles are seen behind police cordon, in Christchurch, New Zealand in this still image taken from video April 30, 2019.
Published on May 29, 2019 12:11 pm IST

‘Horrific, cruel, sad’: World leaders react to Sri Lanka blasts

‘Horrific, cruel, sad’: World leaders react to Sri Lanka blasts
Published on Apr 21, 2019 07:14 pm IST

Suicide bombers involved in two of Sri Lanka blasts: Report

Colombo: Sri Lankan firefighters stand in the area around St. Anthony's Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019.
Published on Apr 21, 2019 04:39 pm IST

PM Modi condemns New Zealand attack, says violence has no place in democracy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed “deep shock and sadness” over the death of scores of people in the heinous terrorist attack in New Zealand.
Updated on Mar 15, 2019 07:35 pm IST

Gunman who killed many in 2 New Zealand mosques live streamed shooting: Report

An image grab from TV New Zealand taken on March 15, 2019 shows armed New Zealand special forces arriving outside the mosque following a shooting in Christchurch.
Updated on Apr 23, 2020 01:19 am IST

‘People were covered in blood’: Witnesses describe shooting at New Zealand mosques

Bloodied bandages on the road following a shooting at the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Updated on Mar 15, 2019 03:34 pm IST

Delhi demands IAF pilot’s return as per Geneva Conventions

Indian Air Force’s Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, in Pakistani custody after his plane was shot down on Wednesday, will be governed under the Geneva Convention of 1929.
Updated on Feb 27, 2019 10:40 pm IST

SC to hear PIL seeking protection of Kashmiri students on Friday

Kashmiri students from Dehradun, Ambala, Banur and Mohali leaving for Kashmir with help of Khalsa Aid at Gurudwara Sacha Dhan.
Published on Feb 22, 2019 12:19 pm IST

Finally, Pakistan reacts to Kashmir attack, says ‘don’t blame us’

A demonstrator reacts next to burning cars during a protest against the attack on a bus that killed 44 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in south Kashmir on Thursday, in Jammu February 15, 2019.
Updated on Feb 15, 2019 02:13 pm IST

Rajnath Singh speaks to Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh; vows to punish perpetrators of Amritsar blast

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh Sunday spoke to Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh and took stock of the situation arising out of a grenade attack at a religious gathering in Amritsar which claimed three lives.
Updated on Nov 18, 2018 06:18 pm IST

Pope Francis condemns synagogue attack, calls for end to ‘hotbeds of hate’

Pope Francis on Sunday strongly condemned the attack on a synagogue in Pittsburgh as an “inhuman act of violence”.
Updated on Oct 28, 2018 11:36 pm IST

Those giving stir call will be held liable for vandalism: Supreme Court

Protesters vandalise vehicles during last month’s Bharat bandh, in Patna.
Published on Oct 01, 2018 10:56 pm IST

Excerpt: Daughters of the Sun by Ira Mukhoty

Khanzada begum returns to Babur’s court after 10 years in exile. She is seated before a respectful Babur.
Updated on May 12, 2018 09:46 am IST

Why violence does not move us any more

People participate in a protest against the rape of an eight-year-old girl in Kathua near Jammu, and a teenager in Unnao, Uttar Pradesh state, in Amritsar, April 17
Published on Apr 24, 2018 11:34 am IST