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Fact Check: Newspaper Clippings Claiming Uddhav Thackeray Apologised For 1992 Riots Are Fake
Both versions of the viral clipping are fake; no evidence supports claims that Uddhav Thackeray apologized to Muslim leaders or held such a meeting.
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Court Acquits 28 Shiv Sena Leaders, Workers Over 2005 Riots Case
Nearly 19 years after they were booked for rioting in Mumbai, a special court on Wednesday acquitted 28 workers and leaders of Shiv Sena (then undivided) observing that there are several discrepancies in the prosecution case.
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Man's Fake Complaints Naming Banned Group PFI Land Him In Jail
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sending false complaints claiming that members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were about to instigate riots in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
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3 Auto Drivers Acquitted Of Social Worker's Attempted Murder Near Mumbai
A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted three auto-rickshaw drivers accused of unlawful assembly, rioting and attempting to murder a social worker in 2012, giving them the benefit of doubt.
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Tax Survey At BBC India Offices, Phones, Laptops Scanned
Income Tax officials searched the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices today and seized phones and laptops, weeks after a massive controversy over the UK national broadcaster's documentary on PM Modi and the deadly sectarian riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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Students At Mumbai's TISS Screen BBC Series On PM Modi Despite Warning
BBC documentary row: Such screenings, as protest against censorship and "hiding facts" of the 2002 Gujarat riots, have been held across India
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Mumbai Police Gears For Rush On New Year's Eve, Issues Traffic Advisory
Mumbai police are set to deploy 11,500 security personnel along the State Reserve Police Force, Riot Control Police and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) at key locations in the city to manage rush on the road on New Year’s Eve.
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Man Wanted In 30-Year-Old Rioting Case Arrested: Mumbai Cops
The Mumbai police have arrested a 47-year-old man wanted in connection with a riot case of 1992, an official said on Sunday.
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Activist Teesta Setalvad Arrested By Ahmedabad Police day After Detention
Teesta Setalvad was detained from her house in Juhu area of Mumbai on Saturday afternoon after an FIR was registered against her at the Ahmedabad crime branch based on a complaint lodged by a crime branch inspector DB Barad.
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Indrani Mukerjea Approaches High Court To Quash 2017 Prison Rioting Case
Former media baron Indrani Mukerjea has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking to quash another case lodged against her on the charge of rioting in jail and obstructing police in their duty.
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"Made Emotional": Sharad Pawar On Becoming Maharashtra Chief Minister In 1993
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he was not ready to come back to Maharashtra as Chief Minister from the Centre during riots that took place in Mumbai post-Babri Masjid demolition, but he was "made emotional" and asked to take the reins o
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"Paatal Lok" Actor Asif Basra Found Dead In Himachal Pradesh Home
Actor Asif Basra was found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Mcleodganj, the police have said. A forensic team has arrived to find out the cause of death, the police said, adding they are investigating whether it was death by suicide. Most recently known for his role in the thriller series Paatal Lok, Mr Basra has appeared in a number of Bollywood movies,...
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Bandra Chaos: "Activist" Arrested, Reporter Charged Over Railways "Note"
An activist accused of starting rumours with his social media posts and a television journalist who reported on a railway ministry meeting on special trains for migrants have been charged by the Maharashtra government over a gathering of hundreds at Mumbai's Bandra station last evening, which raised a huge coronavirus scare. An FIR for rioting has ...
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Jamia Protest Spreads To Other Campuses, Students Unite: 10 Points
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today joined growing protests against police crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. Students from campuses around the country have come out in strong support of counterparts from Jamia and AMU after Sunday evening's violence over the new citizenship law. Cops in both Delhi ...
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Maharashtra Election 2019: Mumbai BJP Chief Refers To 1993 Blasts During Campaign
Addressing a campaign rally for next week's Maharashtra elections, Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha allegedly associated a minority-dominated area with the riots and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
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Fact Check: Newspaper Clippings Claiming Uddhav Thackeray Apologised For 1992 Riots Are Fake
Both versions of the viral clipping are fake; no evidence supports claims that Uddhav Thackeray apologized to Muslim leaders or held such a meeting.
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Court Acquits 28 Shiv Sena Leaders, Workers Over 2005 Riots Case
Nearly 19 years after they were booked for rioting in Mumbai, a special court on Wednesday acquitted 28 workers and leaders of Shiv Sena (then undivided) observing that there are several discrepancies in the prosecution case.
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Man's Fake Complaints Naming Banned Group PFI Land Him In Jail
A 36-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly sending false complaints claiming that members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were about to instigate riots in Mumbai, police said on Wednesday.
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3 Auto Drivers Acquitted Of Social Worker's Attempted Murder Near Mumbai
A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has acquitted three auto-rickshaw drivers accused of unlawful assembly, rioting and attempting to murder a social worker in 2012, giving them the benefit of doubt.
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Tax Survey At BBC India Offices, Phones, Laptops Scanned
Income Tax officials searched the BBC's Delhi and Mumbai offices today and seized phones and laptops, weeks after a massive controversy over the UK national broadcaster's documentary on PM Modi and the deadly sectarian riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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Students At Mumbai's TISS Screen BBC Series On PM Modi Despite Warning
BBC documentary row: Such screenings, as protest against censorship and "hiding facts" of the 2002 Gujarat riots, have been held across India
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Mumbai Police Gears For Rush On New Year's Eve, Issues Traffic Advisory
Mumbai police are set to deploy 11,500 security personnel along the State Reserve Police Force, Riot Control Police and Quick Response Teams (QRTs) at key locations in the city to manage rush on the road on New Year’s Eve.
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Man Wanted In 30-Year-Old Rioting Case Arrested: Mumbai Cops
The Mumbai police have arrested a 47-year-old man wanted in connection with a riot case of 1992, an official said on Sunday.
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Activist Teesta Setalvad Arrested By Ahmedabad Police day After Detention
Teesta Setalvad was detained from her house in Juhu area of Mumbai on Saturday afternoon after an FIR was registered against her at the Ahmedabad crime branch based on a complaint lodged by a crime branch inspector DB Barad.
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Indrani Mukerjea Approaches High Court To Quash 2017 Prison Rioting Case
Former media baron Indrani Mukerjea has approached the Bombay High Court, seeking to quash another case lodged against her on the charge of rioting in jail and obstructing police in their duty.
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"Made Emotional": Sharad Pawar On Becoming Maharashtra Chief Minister In 1993
NCP president Sharad Pawar on Wednesday said he was not ready to come back to Maharashtra as Chief Minister from the Centre during riots that took place in Mumbai post-Babri Masjid demolition, but he was "made emotional" and asked to take the reins o
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"Paatal Lok" Actor Asif Basra Found Dead In Himachal Pradesh Home
Actor Asif Basra was found dead in Himachal Pradesh's Mcleodganj, the police have said. A forensic team has arrived to find out the cause of death, the police said, adding they are investigating whether it was death by suicide. Most recently known for his role in the thriller series Paatal Lok, Mr Basra has appeared in a number of Bollywood movies,...
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Bandra Chaos: "Activist" Arrested, Reporter Charged Over Railways "Note"
An activist accused of starting rumours with his social media posts and a television journalist who reported on a railway ministry meeting on special trains for migrants have been charged by the Maharashtra government over a gathering of hundreds at Mumbai's Bandra station last evening, which raised a huge coronavirus scare. An FIR for rioting has ...
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Jamia Protest Spreads To Other Campuses, Students Unite: 10 Points
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra today joined growing protests against police crackdown on students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University. Students from campuses around the country have come out in strong support of counterparts from Jamia and AMU after Sunday evening's violence over the new citizenship law. Cops in both Delhi ...
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Maharashtra Election 2019: Mumbai BJP Chief Refers To 1993 Blasts During Campaign
Addressing a campaign rally for next week's Maharashtra elections, Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha allegedly associated a minority-dominated area with the riots and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts.
