Dadri lynching

Even Aamir Khan's wife, a Hindu, is feeling insecure: Azam Khan

Azam Khan further pointed out that the fears had been expressed by Aamir's wife who is not a Muslim but a Hindu.

Nov 24, 2015, 15:19 PM IST

Aamir Khan feels intolerance growing in India, says his wife suggested moving out of India

Amir Khan criticised the political statements made after the Dadri incident, saying act of violence - be it against individuals or a collection of people - is condemnable.

Nov 23, 2015, 22:18 PM IST

Duty of state govts to ban cow slaughter: Union minister Jyoti

"There are a lot of things to eat in this country apart from cow," Union Minister Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti said here while stressing that it was the "duty" of state governments to ban cow slaughter.

Nov 23, 2015, 12:25 PM IST

Tension in Dadri as Hindu woman 'elopes' with Muslim man

Hindu woman allegedly eloped with a Muslim man in Dadri.

Nov 18, 2015, 22:54 PM IST

BJP's poll debacle in Bihar a tribute to my father: Akhlaq's son

The son of the man, who was lynched in Dadri in Uttar Pradesh over rumours of eating and storing beef, says the defeat of the BJP in the bitterly fought Bihar Assembly Elections is a tribute to his father.

Nov 09, 2015, 10:16 AM IST

Zee Media Exclusive interview with BJP MP Giriraj Singh

Reacting to the claims made by Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav that Hindus also eat beef, Minister of State for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Giriraj Singh on Monday aske

Nov 03, 2015, 00:09 AM IST

Arun Shourie hits out again, says Modi keeping silent just to win Bihar elections

Arun Shourie says Prime Minister Narendra Modi is deliberately maintaining silence on incidents like Dadri lynching.

Nov 02, 2015, 22:16 PM IST

Galaxy of leaders speak against intolerance

A galaxy of personalities on Saturday joined the debate on growing intolerance with music maestro Zubin Mehta speaking against "ostracising" writers and authors that would amount to cultural dictatorship while RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan said tolerance and mutual respect was necessary.

Oct 31, 2015, 21:04 PM IST

Fadnavis calls for constructive criticism: Writers' rebellion

Taking a dim view of the increasing number of artistes and writers returning their awards citing a "climate of intolerance" in the country, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday urged those leading this revolt to help the government with "constructive criticism."

Oct 30, 2015, 17:42 PM IST

Pakistan's lie nailed! We trained Mujahideens for militancy in J&K, admits Pervez Musharraf

 Pervez Musharraf accepted during an interview that Pakistan trained Mujahideens for spreading terrorism in the Kashmir Valley.

Oct 28, 2015, 00:12 AM IST

Kenyans don't kill cows, but drink their blood: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat

Reacting for the first time to the controversies surrounding cow slaughter in India, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat has said that even African country like Kenya has banned killing of cows.

Oct 24, 2015, 19:26 PM IST

Anti-cow slaughter activist murder: Mangaluru Police arrests one more accused

Another accused in the murder of a Bajrang Dal activist Prashanth Poojary involved in busting illegal slaughter houses was arrested on Saturday before he was to fly to Dubai from Mumbai airport.

Oct 24, 2015, 17:27 PM IST

Returning awards may not be right way to protest: Sangeet Natak Akademi awardees

Returning awards by writers may not be the correct way to agitate against intolerance but they are entitled to decide the way they want to protest, feel dance, drama and music artistes who received Sangeet Natak Akademi awards today.

Oct 23, 2015, 23:25 PM IST

Uddhav Thackeray attacks BJP on Pak, Ayodhya, beef; rules out break-up

Breaking his silence over his party's strained ties with BJP, Shiv Sena president Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday attacked its coalition partner BJP.

Oct 23, 2015, 00:04 AM IST

Violence not acceptable: RSS general secretary Bhaiyyaji Joshi

On the eve of the foundation day of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), its sarkaryawah (general secretary) Suresh alias Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Thursday said violence was not acceptable to the organisation, but the "real reasons" behind the violence should be exposed.

Oct 22, 2015, 00:38 AM IST

Job of elected politicians to uphold tolerance: President

In a clear message to governments, President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said it is the job of elected politicians to uphold the civilisational values of tolerance and peaceful co-existence, comments that come against in the backdrop of recent violent incidents including the lynching and killing of people on the basis of suspicion.

Oct 21, 2015, 21:04 PM IST

'Pre-meditated planning' behind Dadri lynching: Minorities panel

  National Commission for Minorities suspects there was "pre-meditated planning" behind the beef lynching incident in Dadri and termed "disturbing" controversial statements by politicians to "make capital out of such outrages".

Oct 21, 2015, 20:50 PM IST

Panel discussion on India's growing atmosphere of intolerance

Hours after black ink was thrown at Jammu & Kashmir MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid in the national capital for his pro-beef stance, President Pranab Mukherjee issued another statement on rising intole

Oct 20, 2015, 19:54 PM IST

President Pranab Mukherjee appeals for tolerance yet again

President Pranab Mukherjee has yet again come out with an appeal for practicing tolerance and to accept differences while respecting dissent.

Oct 20, 2015, 19:43 PM IST

UP govt responsible for Dadri lynching, says Parrikar

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar Tuesday held the Uttar Pradesh government responsible for the Dadri lynching incident, saying it occurred due to poor maintenance of law and order in the state.

Oct 20, 2015, 19:24 PM IST