Kolkata, March 03 (KMS): Breaking her silence, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee described the massacre during Delhi riots as a “state-sponsored planned genocide” and claimed an attempt was being made by the BJP to replicate the “Gujarat model of riots” across the country. Launching her party’s new campaign — …
Read More »Iran condemns wave of violence against Muslims in Delhi
Tehran, March 03 (KMS): Iran became the fourth Muslim-majority country to officially react to the riots in Delhi, with Foreign Minister Javad Zarif condemning the “wave of organised violence against Indian Muslims” and urging authorities to not let “senseless thuggery” prevail. Zarif, a diplomat-minister known for his careful choice of …
Read More »JNU warns its students against providing shelter to Delhi violence victims
New Delhi, Feb 29 (KMS): The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) administration has warned the university’s students’ union against providing shelter to the victims of the northeast Delhi violence on the campus. In the notice, JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in any such efforts. …
Read More »Modi’s agenda akin to Nazi pogrom of Jews: PM Imran Khan
Islamabad, Feb 29 (KMS): Prime Minister Imran Khan Friday said he had been stating repeatedly that Modi’s Hindu supremacist agenda was akin to the Nazi pogrom of Jews in the 1930s, while the major powers appeased Hitler. In tweets, the prime minister said, “As I have stating repeatedly, Modi’s Hindu …
Read More »42 killed as Muslim blood continues to spill in Delhi
New Delhi, Feb 28 (KMS): The death toll from five days of anti-Muslim violence in India’s capital has risen to 42, making it the worst religious rioting Delhi has seen in more than three decades. Sporadic violence hit parts of Delhi overnight as gangs roamed streets littered with the debris …
Read More »Kicked in the abdomen by mob, Delhi woman gives birth to ‘Miracle Baby’
Their home set afire by the mob, Ms Parveen’s family is now pinning their hopes on the newborn who they called a “miracle baby” New Delhi, Feb 28 (KMS): For 30-year-old Shabana Parveen, it was nothing sort of a miracle — giving birth to a healthy baby boy after surviving …
Read More »Delhi woman, 85, trapped as mob set her home on fire, choked to death
85-year-old Akbari’s son told media that his mother was on the third floor of their home when her four grandchildren saw that a mob was approaching their home to set it ablaze New Delhi, Feb 28 (KMS): An 85-year-old woman is among those who died in the violence that has …
Read More »“Failure Of Leadership On Human Rights”: Bernie Sanders On Trump’s Response To Delhi Violence
Washington, Feb 27 (KMS): A day after US lawmakers reacted sharply to the violence in the Indian capital, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in Washington accused US President Donald Trump of failing on the issue of human rights. Slamming the US president, Bernie Sanders said Trump’s statement regarding the violence …
Read More »Delhi burned while Modi dined
New Delhi, Feb 27 (KMS): The murderous violence and arson in Northeast Delhi since Sunday have claimed 28 lives, left over 250 people injured, and the homes, shops, vehicles and livelihoods of hundreds destroyed. All this happened in India’s capital right through the visit of US President Donald Trump who, …
Read More »Judge hearing Delhi violence case transferred
New Delhi, Feb 27 (KMS): New Delhi High Court Judge Justice S Muralidhar, who grilled the Indian centre and state government on Wednesday over the violence in the Indian capital that left 28 dead and over 200 injured, has been transferred to the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The notification …
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