Amid Bengal violence, Trinamool cites ‘evidence’ against BJP

A day after BJP and Trinamool Congress workers engaged in violent clashes during Amit Shah’s road show in Kolkata, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's party has claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” that BJP is responsible for the violence in rally. Read More
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Abhinandan’s squadron gets ‘Falcon Slayer’ patch for F-16 kill

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s No. 51 Squadron of MiG-21 Bisons have received a special “Falcon Slayers” and “AMRAAM Dodgers” patches on their flying overalls to commemorate the February 27 dogfight, in which he shot down a Pakistani F-16 fighter. Read More
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TMC leaders change profile photos after Vidyasagar bust vandalization

Many TMC leaders, including party supremo and West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, changed their profile photos on Facebook and Twitter to Vidyasagar’s to express their protest and anguish over the vandalization of Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar's statue. Read More
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Violence during Shah’s Kolkata rally, Vidyasagar’s bust destroyed

In West Bengal, amid the last phase of Lok Sabha election 2019, campaigning took a violent turn during BJP president Amit Shah’s roadshow in Kolkata as bottles, bricks and stones were thrown freely and a bust of Bengal icon Pandit Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar was destroyed. Read More
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Lanka extends curfew, blocks social media after mosque attacks

Sri Lanka widened the countrywide curfew after successive days of mob attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned shops in the North Western Province in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings. Authorities have also blocked social media to stop people inciting violence. Read More
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Man slaps Kejriwal, AAP denies attacker linked to party

Delhi chief minister and Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal was slapped by a man named Suresh Chauhan during his roadshow in Moti Nagar area while canvassing for his party for the Lok Sabha election. Read More
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After SL attacks, NIA raids 3 Kerala houses looking for links

The National Investigation Agency, on Sunday, searched the houses of three suspects in north Kerala as part of the international probe into the Easter Day suicide bombings in Sri Lanka. Read More
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15 people die in Sri Lankan forces raid on ISIS hideout

Sri Lankan security forces, on Saturday, carried out an operation to take down militants linked to the Easter Sunday bombings in eastern province of the country, in which 15 people including six children and three women died. Read More
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ISIS claims responsibility for SL blasts, fear grips country’s Muslims

Two days after the deadly Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka churches and luxury hotels, the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed over 300 people and injured hundreds more. Meanwhile, the country’s Muslims are fearing a backlash. Read More
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In Dantewada, Naxalites attack BJP convoy, MLA among several killed

Naxalites attacked a convoy carrying BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi and several party activists in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region. The MLA, his driver and three security personnel were killed in the attack while several others have been reportedly injured. Read More
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