‘It feels like people want to fight’: how communal unrest flared in Leicester Muslim-Hindu tensions have been rising for months, say residents, fuelled by social media and police inaction The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
Hindu-Muslim tensions flare in central England On the streets of Leicester, England, groups of young people, mainly Hindus and Muslims, have been facing off. Since August 28, videos have shown groups of masked youths heading into the streets amid rising tensions. Although community leaders have called for calm, many people, including our Observer, fear the violence… France 24 · Sep 23, 2022
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Less Bollywood, more Tollywood: how Indian cinema’s hit machine flopped Big releases with usually bankable male stars criticised for formulaic storylines as audience taste evolves The Guardian - UK · Sep 23, 2022
Vehicles, shop of BJP, Hindu Munnani functionaries attacked in Coimbatore Police teams headed by two Deputy Superintendents of Police have camped at Pollachi for investigation The Hindu · Sep 23, 2022
Home Secretary vows to tackle ‘disorder and thuggery’ after Leicester meetings Suella Braverman insisted she was focused on how to ‘restore safety and harmony’ to the city after 47 arrests at the weekend. The Independent UK · Sep 22, 2022
Leicester mayor announces independent inquiry into city violence Review to look at whether extremist and outside groups encouraged Hindu and Muslim clashes The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2022
A bulldozer among the floats at Indian parade divides New Jersey town Every August crowds clutching saffron, white and green flags line a parade route through Edison, New Jersey, to watch local business owners, politicians and the occasional Bollywood celebrity march past to commemorate India's Independence Day. Reuters · Sep 22, 2022
Talk by Hindu leader in Nottingham cancelled amid protests in UK There were clashes in Leicester and Birmingham Nottingham Post · Sep 22, 2022
The Leicester riots show us how useless the BAME label now is Successful multicultural societies are difficult to get right. When people from different communities have mixed together, they have often fought over religious or ethnic differences. Tribal loyalties usually trump any attachment to a universal humanity. Contemporary Britain is far from perfect, but it’s one of the most successful liberal and… Evening Standard · Sep 22, 2022
Dangerous hybridisation of hate against Hindus globally, says U.S.-based research organisation ‘Anti-Hindu slurs are stoking fears of replacement mixing with anti-semitic memes, and hatred shared by white supremacists and Islamists,’ . The Hindu · Sep 22, 2022
Letters to The Editor | On The Hindu’s new look As a long-time reader of The Hindu — for 56 years — I find that the redesign and its new format make The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022
Leicester residents ‘scared to go out’ due to Hindu-Muslim clashes as tensions spread to Birmingham Community leaders fear religious tensions could spread nationwide after huge crowd of masked men filmed outside Hindu temple The Independent UK · Sep 21, 2022
The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022 Daily Quiz | On The Hindu The first issue of The Hindu was published on September 20, 1878. A quiz on one of the most respected media houses in the world
The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022 BJP Coimbatore president arrested for derogatory remarks against Periyar, A. Raja Balaji Uthamaramasamy was accused of making defamatory remarks against Periyar E.V. Ramasamy and A. Raja during a protest of the Hindu Munnani at Peelamedu in Coimbatore
The Guardian - UK · Sep 21, 2022 Wednesday briefing: What’s behind the violent clashes in Leicester In today’s newsletter: Arrests and disinformation stoke fears among people in one of the UK’s most diverse cities that unrest might spread
The Hindu · Sep 21, 2022 DMK leader A. Raja’s ‘anti-Hindu’ remarks: Shops and businesses down shutters across the Nilgiris In Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur, more than 80% of the shops remained shut; Hindu Munnani called a bandh to protest against the “anti-Hindu” remarks made by A. Raja
Al Jazeera · Sep 20, 2022 Leicester: Call for calm after Hindu-Muslim unrest in UK city Hindu and Muslim community leaders in the UK city call for an immediate end to ‘provocation’ after weeks of violence.
The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022 Allahabad HC orders compensation, security to 12-year-old rape survivor New Delhi In one of the fastest disposed writ petitions, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday ordered
Daily Mirror · Sep 20, 2022 Leicester riots: Religious leaders call for end to violence between Hindus and Muslims A recent T20 cricket match is believed to have reignited historic tensions that fuelled violence between sections of the city’s Muslim and Hindu communities over the weekend
The Hindu · Sep 20, 2022 Digital is the way forward, says KTR at launch of redesigned The Hindu ‘If you want to ensure that the Next-Gen also understands the values, you should certainly start pushing more digital content’
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022 What is Hindu nationalism and how does it relate to trouble in Leicester? Hindutva is the predominant form in India and has been associated with rightwing extremism
Newslaundry · Sep 20, 2022 What happened in Leicester, and did Indian media play a role? As British media coverage remained clouded by an unprecedented boost in sales and record-breaking broadcasts brought forth by a royal funeral, clashes between cricket fans gradually brewed into communal violence and an international story in Leicester.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 20, 2022 Leicester violence could spread beyond city, warns local MP Claudia Webbe Leicester East MP says ministers must clamp down on ‘extremist rightwing ideology’