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'As long as I am alive, I will never implement the citizenship law or NRC in the state. You can very well dismiss my government or put me behind bars but I will never implement this black law. We will continue to protest democratically till this law is scrapped. If they want to implement it in Bengal they will have to do it over my dead body,' Banerjee said. (Photo: File | PTI)

'Over my dead body': Mamata dares Centre to impose CAA and NRC in WB

The WB CM also wrote to Guv Dhankhaar, asking him to cooperate to maintain peace in the state.

16 Dec 2019 9:11 PM

A student claimed that after the policemen used force, some protesters torched buses and indulged in vandalism. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Delhi: Protests over CAA turn violent as hundreds gather outside police HQ

The agitation grew violent after cops entered the campus of Jamia Millia Islamia University.

15 Dec 2019 6:45 PM

The legislation has put the Northeast on the boil as people fear that it may exacerbate the problem of illegal immigration. (Photo: Twitter)

Internet suspended in Assam till Dec 16, protestors set fire in WB railway station

The outrage in the northeast is a result of the Citizenship Act which which came into force on Dec 15.

14 Dec 2019 3:51 PM

Eyewitnesses reported saying it sounded like a blast, after which plumes of smoke was seen billowing out from the building. (Photo: AFP)

24 killed, 35 injured in Japan animation studio fire

Police said that a 41-year-old man poured what appeared to be petrol around the studio and set it on fire.

18 Jul 2019 1:19 PM

A preliminary investigation found that the fire was caused by arson, the Qingyuan public security department said on its Weibo social media account. (Photo: Representational/File)

At least 18 dead in China karaoke lounge fire; arson suspected

The blaze took place after midnight in a three-storey building in Qingyuan City.

24 Apr 2018 9:46 AM

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Three shops selling meat set ablaze in UP

The incident comes close on the heels of some slaughterhouses being sealed in Uttar Pradesh after Yogi Adityanath became the CM of UP.

22 Mar 2017 12:49 PM

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Rome: Jealous Italian admits burning homeless man alive

The attack was captured by security cameras and posted on websites of several Italian media.

12 Mar 2017 6:03 PM

The 64-year-old man tried to set the store on fire because he thought the owners were Muslim. (Photo: Facebook)

US: Man mistakes Indian-Americans to be Muslims, tries to burn their store

The accused named Richard Lloyd confessed that he wanted to ‘run the Arabs out of our country’.

12 Mar 2017 11:11 AM

Pro-Jallikattu protesters during a clash with the police near Marina Beach in Chennai on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Inquiry into cop action at Jallikattu stir, guilty will be punished: TN CM

Panneerselvam had earlier admitted that ‘anti-social, anti-national’ elements infiltrated the Marina beach protests.

31 Jan 2017 12:07 PM

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Stone pelting, arson after severed head of calf found in Surat

The police had to lob 20 teargas shells and also baton-charge to bring the crowd under control.

30 Jan 2017 2:52 PM

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Pak court acquits 115 accused of torching Christians' houses

A clash between police and the arsonists had also left a number of people injured but no casualty was reported.

29 Jan 2017 10:30 AM

Pro-Jallikattu protesters during a demonstration against the ban on the Jallikattu at Marina Beach in Chennai. (Photo: AP)

22, including 4 minors arrested for violence during Jallikattu protests

The suspects were arrested in connection with various incidents including arson and damaging police vehicles and public property.

28 Jan 2017 6:31 PM

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US man stabs stepdaughter after she asks for food, sets body on fire

The man allegedly stabbed his stepdaughter five times, before swathing her in a blanket and setting her on fire using vodka.

31 Dec 2016 9:27 AM

Wildfires burn in Haifa, Israel. (Photo: AP)

Israel arrests 12 on suspicion of arson after mass wildfires

The wildfires forced the evacuation of about 80,000 people in the city of Haifa and destroying hundreds of homes.

25 Nov 2016 6:12 PM

At least 25 inmates have died in clashes between two rival factions in a prison in far northern Brazil. (Photo: AFP)

25 die in Brazil prison clashes; 7 beheaded, 6 burnt to death

The bloodshed began when inmates of one wing of the Agricola de Monte Cristo prison broke into another wing yesterday.

17 Oct 2016 11:40 AM

The accused killed the girl and then set her house on fire. (Representational Image)

Delhi: 16-year-old sexually assaulted, murdered, set on fire by stalkers

A friend of the victim identified the accused and claimed she was gangraped by them.

01 Aug 2016 12:57 PM

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Dubai court acquits 8 Indians of rioting, arson

The available pieces of evidence were insufficient to establish who had started the riots and fires and staged the strikes.

19 Jun 2016 7:44 PM

Outside view of the entrance of a Muslim prayer room in Ajaccio. (Photo: AP)

Muslim prayer hall set ablaze on French island of Corsica

No one was injured in the fire in Ajaccio, which police are investigating it as a criminal case.

30 Apr 2016 6:46 PM

Sessions judge N M Parmar pronounced the verdict, saying there wasn't enough evidence. (Representational Image)

14 years on, 31 acquitted in two post-Godhra riots cases

The judge said there wasn’t enough evidence to prove looting and arson charges against the accused.

04 Apr 2016 7:15 PM

Jat agricultural community block a highway linking New Delhi to Rohtak at Bahadurgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Jat stir: Sporadic incidents of arson as Haryana limps to normalcy

Curfew, which had been clamped in in towns in view of the volatile situation, was being lifted gradually.

22 Feb 2016 2:12 PM

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