India is a country which is being hailed globally as an emerging economy and a force to reckon with. Going by this observation, Indian states should be competing with each other in terms of progress. But in reality, it is anything but that. n what can be considered a new low, the National Crime Records Bureau (NRCB) has separately ranked nations by number of communal incidents, for the first time ever. Although, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh have been in news for a long time, it's Jharkhand that is at the top of the list, with six states being ranked as under.

1. Jharkhand: 349 incidents of communal violence.

While the recent violence towards the end of September grabbed headlines, Jharkhand saw 349 such incidents with equal number of deaths.

2. Haryana: 207 incidents of communal violence.

As the state is on boil after deaths of Dalit children, Haryana saw 207 deaths in 207 communally charged incidents in 2014, while three attempts to instigate hatred were recorded.