On 16th December, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the Uttar Pradesh assembly recounted the history of riots in Sambhal and stated that 209 Hindus were killed in them. The internal report of the Sambhal district administration also confirmed the figure of deaths of Hindus in riots. According to the report, on 29th February 1976, Muslims spread a rumor that a …
The Advocate Commission which conducted the court-ordered survey of the disputed Jama Masjid in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal will submit the survey report before the court by Monday. Court-ordered survey at Jama Masjid in Sambhal and violence that erupted on 24th November On 19th November, a court-mandated survey was conducted at Jama Masjid in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh. The court ordered the …
India has asked state-run banks to withdraw funds from their foreign currency accounts abroad, two government officials and a banker said, as New Delhi fears Cairn Energy may try to seize the cash after an arbitration ruling in a tax dispute. A banker from one of India's 12 state banks, who also asked not be identified, confirmed the ministry had …
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