riots

Delhi HC upholds dept action against constable discharged in 2013 riots case

January 15, 2026 10:32 pm

Acquittal in criminal case irrelevant to police proceedings, says court

UK government responds to riots triggered by tragic stabbing at Taylor Swift-themed event

August 11, 2024 11:08 pm

The unrest resulted in over 900 arrests, with 466 people charged and many already sentenced through expedited court processes.

UK riots halted by police, communities but country remains on alert

August 08, 2024 11:55 pm

After police deployed in force and thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets, threats of widespread gatherings by far-right anti-immigration groups did not materialise.

In riot-hit Britain, first real test for Keir Starmer’s government

August 07, 2024 10:09 am

A vast majority of Britons stand for tolerance and compassion. But the riots also reveal that the far-right’s influence has gained traction and it is no longer a passive bystander in British politics

UK riots: A deliberate challenge to new Labour government

August 06, 2024 10:44 am

The past 14 years under Conservative rule have seen officially endorsed right-wing activism fuel the move to Brexit and induce anti-immigration sentiment and growing ‘culture wars’

Man shot dead by police in riot-hit New Caledonia: Report

May 24, 2024 3:37 pm

The police officer used his gun as he and a colleague were attacked by a group of around 15 people before the shot was fired, NC La 1ere broadcaster quoted the prosecutor as saying.

Family in Southeast Delhi attacks neighbour’s house, cars with bricks, stones; 9 booked for rioting

August 27, 2023 11:23 am

The police said they received two calls from local residents about the rioting in the Badarpur area on Friday evening.

10 held in Patan after ‘rioting, violence over social media post’

July 19, 2023 7:58 am

The 10 arrested men were remanded to police custody until July 21 on Tuesday.

Watch | Cars set on fire, shops looted, buildings damaged: Violent protests sweep France after police shoot teenager

July 01, 2023 6:12 pm

The government deployed has 45,000 police and several armoured vehicles in a so-far unsuccessful bid to quell violence. With cars and buildings set ablaze and stores looted, about 1,311 people have been arrested till now.

1 dead, 12 injured in clash between BJP, CPI(M) in Tripura; minister says ‘deep-rooted conspiracy’ to malign govt

November 30, 2022 10:33 pm

The incident occurred when a group of CPI(M) supporters tried to ‘reopen’ a local party office which was gutted in political violence in 2018, shortly after the BJP-led government came to power.

Fali Nariman on judicial clean chit to Narendra Modi over the Gujarat riots

April 21, 2014 10:14 am

I am apprehensive about Modi: Fali Nariman

April 17, 2014 10:36 am