How Nagpur's violence reflects India's deepening divide

Aurangzeb tomb row: Shiv Sena seeks removal of ‘protected monument’ status

Mumbai: Maharashtra minister Shambhuraj Desai on Thursday said his ruling Shiv Sena party has asked the Union government to remove the ‘protected monument’ status to Aurangzeb’s tomb at Khultabad in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. “Our party MP Rahul Shewale today met Union Minister of Culture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and put forth the demand in a memorandum to him,” Desai told PTI. “After the nod to lift the protected monument status, the s…

How Nagpur's violence reflects India's deepening divide

A Bollywood film about the execution of a Hindu king by Mughal ruler Aurangzeb has sparked protests in Nagpur, with right-wing Hindu groups demanding the demolition of Aurangzeb's tomb, fueling India's sectarian divide.

Riots over a dead Muslim ruler put Narendra Modi in a tight spot

India’s prime minister is due to visit Nagpur, the site of the violence

Faizan Khatib and Shahbaz Qazi Taken Into Custody in Nagpur Riots Case

Nagpur, India: In a significant development in the ongoing investigation into the recent riots, police arrested Faizan Khatib, a member of an Islamist outfit, late Wednesday evening. Khatib had been evading capture by staying holed up in his Nagpur residence for the past ten days. Alongside him, another suspect, Shahbaz Qazi, was also taken into custody and the duo has been remanded to police custody for two days starting Thursday. Authorities c…

Aurangzeb grave issue a bid to divert attention from inflation, jobs: Robert Vadra

New Delhi, March 27, 2025 Robert Vadra, husband of Wayanad Lok Sabha MP Priyanka Gandhi and son-in-law of Sonia Gandhi, on Thursday demanded answers on the issues like joblessness, inflation and women security, lashing out at alleged attempts by the BJP to divert public attention with divisive matters like renaming of roads and removal of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb’s grave. Talking to IANS about the controversy surrounding the grave, he said: “Thi…

Bangladeshi man held in Mumbai for illegal stay; Nagpur violence link being probed

Mumbai, Mar 27 (PTI) The Mumbai Crime Branch arrested a Bangladeshi national from Dadar in the metropolis for allegedly staying illegally in the country and have begun a probe to check if he was involved in the March 17 violence in Nagpur, an official said on Thursday.Azizul Nizanul Rahman (29) was held by Crime Branch Unit II on Wednesday, he added."We suspect he was in Nagpur at the time of the violence. He is a resident of Hasanbaug in Nagpur…