Govt orders blocking of more than 250 websites
Stepping up its drive against 'erring' portals, government has ordered blocking of more than 250 websites in which morphed images and videos were uploaded to incite Muslims leading to exodus of people belonging to the northeast from Karnataka and some other states.
Assam workers threatened in Kerala
Migrant workers from Assam, working in a hollow brick manufacturing unit at Manjeri in Kerala's Malappuram district, were allegedly threatened by some unidentified persons to leave Kerala on Monday, f
After the exodus, people from north-east head back to Bengaluru
Reflecting a gradual return to normalcy after the panic exodus, people from the north-east headed back to Bengaluru in special trains from Guwahati as the situation eased on Monday.
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16 held for attacks, rumours: Mirji
The city police have arrested 16 people for circulating mischievous text messages and spreading panic among the North-Easterners in the city.
The arrested also included those who attacked and threat
Rumour SMS originated from Pakistan
A day after top intelligence sources told Deccan Chronicle that the massive exodus from the IT city Bengaluru was part of a grand plan by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence to destabilize India, a
‘Bengaluru police in denial mode, unwilling to help’
The worst part about the North-Eastern people leaving Bengaluru is that the police is still saying the panic is based only on rumours. Complaints are coming in but the police is in denial. It is fooli
Foreign Secretary to brief Krishna on latest 'Pak hate terror' campaign
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna is likely to be briefed by Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai about Pakistan's alleged role in using new media platforms to create a fear psychosis among people fro
India asks Pak to crackdown on those spreading panic
India on Sunday asked Pakistan to crackdown on elements based in that country who were using social media networking sites to whip up communal sentiments and create scare among people of north-eastern
Exodus of North Easterners from Bengaluru shows signs of subsiding
The exodus of North Easterners from the city to their home states on fears of attacks showed signs of subsiding on the fourth day on Saturday since they started fleeing, according to indications fr
Situation calm in Assam, two trains arrive from Bengaluru
The situation in lower Assam on Saturday remained peaceful with no report of any violence even as two special trains arrived here carrying 1700 people who had fled the southern states after rumours