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Media offices torched, journalists targeted; uneasy calm in Dhaka after ni
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Dhaka and several other cities in Bangladesh witnessed intense unrest late Thursday night following the death of Inqilab Moncho convenor Sharif Osman bin Hadi, with mobs attacking media houses, political offices, cultural institutions and private residences, triggering widespread vandalis
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Pakistan ATC declares Omar Ayub a "proclaimed offender" over protest no-sh
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
An Anti-Terrorism Court declared Omar Ayub Khan a proclaimed offender for repeatedly missing hearings in a protest case, Dawn reported. In a separate case, Aleema Khan faced brief detention during proceedings over arson-related charges before being allowed to submit bail bonds, with the hear
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"We do not accept this kind of politics under any circumstances": Tripura
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that many people in the state still have a communist mentality and that acts of violence, including arson and terrorism, have been imported from the CPI(M), as per an official release.
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Nepali security forces used disproportionate force during September uprisi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The human rights advocacy group further states that it "found that police indiscriminately fired on protesters multiple times over three hours, killing 17 people in Kathmandu who had been demonstrating against corruption in politics and a sweeping social media ban imposed four days earlier a
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Violence erupts in Bangladesh ahead of verdict in case against Sheikh Hasi
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Meanwhile, Bangladesh has tightened security ahead of a shutdown as the Bangladesh International Crime Tribunal (ICT) prepares to deliver a verdict in a case filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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Violence erupts at start of Bangladesh election campaign
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Violence broke out in several places during the campaign for the upcoming national parliamentary elections in Bangladesh in February 2026.
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Northeast Delhi riots 2020: Court sentences six for rioting, arson; fines
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
This case pertains to an FIR lodged in Police Station Khajuri Khas during the North East Riots in February 2020. The articles from the shop of Vakeel Ahmed were taken out and burnt by the rioters in the Sadat Pur area under the Khajuri Khas Police Station.
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2016 Surjagarh mine arson case: SC gives last opportunity to Maharashtra t
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted a last opportunity to the Maharashtra government to file its affidavit in the case filed by advocate Surendra Gadling in connection with the 2016 Surjagarh iron ore mine arson case.
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Clash in Gujarat's Sabarkantha leaves 10 injured, 30 vehicles damaged
Updated : 4 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The clash, which broke out over a dispute between two groups, led to the vandalism and burning of over 30 vehicles, including 10 four-wheelers and 20 two-wheelers, prompting police authorities to initiate action and arrest 20 people.
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UK: Police probe violence inside mosque
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
Officers were called to the site of an arson attack on Phyllis Avenue in Peacehaven, East Sussex, just before 10pm (local time) on Saturday, local police said.
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UK mosque set on fire in suspected hate crime, two people inside escaped u
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A mosque in Peacehaven, a quiet coastal town near Brighton, was deliberately set on fire on Saturday night in what police are treating as a hate crime. Two people were inside the building when the attack took place, but they managed to escape unharmed.
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Canada: Cinema cancels South Asian film screenings after shooting, arson a
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
A Cinema in Oakville, west of Toronto, has announced the cancellation of all South Asian film screenings following a shooting and an attempted arson on its premises in the last week, CBC reported on Thursday (Canada local time).
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