Political sex scandal 2005
Sanjay Joshi, the then general secretary of BJP, was hugely embarrassed when an audio cassette and a VCD, allegedly showing… more
28 % – Rise in communal incidents
Communal violence under the National Democratic Alliance government led by the Bharatiya Janata Party increased 28% over three years to 2017–822 “incidents”… more
Demolition of Babri Masjid
On 6 December 1992, a large crowd of Hindu Kar Sevaks demolished the 16th-century Babri Mosque in the city of Ayodhya, in Uttar Pradesh. In Hindu… more
2017 – Northern India Riots
On 25 August 2017, widespread rioting in northern India broke out after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the religious leader of Dera Sacha Sauda, was… more
Violence and discrimination against India’s religious minorities
Communal violence, long an issue in India, has remained at consistently high levels in the past five years. Official data… more
Religious Violence
According to civil rights groups, there is an extensive list of brutalities in the name of religion in India. For… more
2016 – Kaliachak Riots
Riots broke out in Kaliachak, Malda district in West Bengal, India on 3 January 2016 when a part of a protest rally attended by thousands of Muslims… more
Uttar Pradesh Food Grain Scam
Uttar Pradesh food grain scam took place between years 2002 and 2010, in Uttar Pradesh state in India, wherein food grain… more
Why India’s economic growth hasn’t deterred religious rioting
The data for 1950-2006 show that there were about 30 religious riots each year in India. On average, 212 people… more