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13 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

JNU violence: Delhi HC issues notice to Google, WhatsApp, Apple

The Delhi High Court on Monday issued a notice to Google, WhatsApp, and Apple, on a plea seeking the preservation of evidence of the January 5 violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University.

Sabarimala review: SC grants parties three-weeks' time to file suggestions

On Monday, a nine-judge constitutional bench of the Supreme Court began hearing pleas relating to discrimination that women face in places of worship like Sabarimala, mosques, and Parsi temples.

Dummy execution for Nirbhaya's rapists performed at Tihar jail

For the first time in history, four men will be hanged simultaneously inside New Delhi's Tihar jail on January 22. And on Sunday, prison authorities performed a dummy execution to test noose's strength.

12 Jan 2020

Meerut

Meet Pawan Jallad, the man who will execute Nirbhaya convicts

Anyone who commits heinous crimes like the Nirbhaya case deserves to be hanged, says Pawan Jallad, an executioner from Meerut.

12 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

JNU violence: Delhi Police issues notices to 9 suspects

The Delhi Police on Saturday issued notices to nine suspects for their alleged involvement in the violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University.

12 Jan 2020

Indian Army

Our allegiance is to the Constitution, says Army Chief Naravane

Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Saturday that the force's allegiance is to the Constitution of India and its core values of justice, equality and fraternity, enshrined in the Preamble.

12 Jan 2020

Jammu And Kashmir

J&K cop, decorated with bravery medal, caught with 2 terrorists

A senior police officer was caught traveling with two terrorists on Saturday in the Kulgam district of Jammu and Kashmir.

11 Jan 2020

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#IndianRailways: Now, you can find vacant train seats after chart-preparation

The Indian Railways has introduced a new feature to ensure smooth and hassle-free train travel.

11 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

JNU: Delhi Police identifies 37 members of 'Unity against Left'

The Delhi Police Special Investigation Team (SIT) has identified 37 people from the 60-member WhatsApp group associated with the violent attack on Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5.

Watch: Maradu residential complexes come crashing down in demolition exercise

Dramatic scenes unfolded in Kerala's Kochi as two residential apartments in Maradu were brought down on Saturday as part of one of the largest demolition drives in India.

11 Jan 2020

DNA

Kannauj: 20 feared dead as sleeper bus collides with truck

At least 20 people are feared to have died in a tragic accident as a private sleeper bus collided with a truck in the Kannauj district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday night.

10 Jan 2020

Narendra Modi

Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) comes into effect, Centre issues notification

Amid widespread protest across the nation, the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) came into effect on Friday, January 10, an official notification from the Home Ministry said.

10 Jan 2020

India

India's lowest income bracket recorded 66% of all 2018 suicides

In India, the poorest seem more likely to take their own lives, government data has revealed.

10 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

JNUSU President involved in violence on campus, declares Delhi Police

Five days ago, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) came under attack, with over 20 suffering serious injuries.

10 Jan 2020

Uttar Pradesh

Goa Congress leader calls CAA 'good law', defies party's stand

A Congress leader from Goa has called the Citizenship Amendment Act a good law, contradictory to the stand his party has taken.

Maharashtra 'open to reinvestigating' Loya case; BJP alleges political motive

Days after taking charge as Maharashtra's Home Minister, Anil Deshmukh on Thursday addressed the likelihood of the government reopening the murky case of Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court judge Brijgopal Harkishan Loya's death.

10 Jan 2020

Europe

2020's first Lunar eclipse tonight: Things you should know

We may not have been far into the new year, but a Lunar eclipse is upon us. Tonight, the moon will pass behind the Earth to enter its shadow, giving us the first penumbral Lunar eclipse of this year.

J&K: Indefinite internet suspension not permissible, SC tells government

The Supreme Court on Friday gave its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the curbs imposed in Jammu and Kashmir and directed the administration to review all restrictive orders within a week.

09 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

#JNUViolence: Delhi Police detains JNU students marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan

Delhi Police on Thursday stopped a huge protest march by the students of Jawaharlal Nehru University and detained some students as they attempted to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan.

15 foreign envoys visit Kashmir, government explains agenda

As 15 envoys from different countries are visiting Jammu and Kashmir, the government briefed media about the objective of this trip.

09 Jan 2020

Patna

Ex-Dawood Ibrahim aide gangster Ejaz Lakdawala arrested in Mumbai

In a major breakthrough, Mumbai Police arrested Ejaz Lakdawala, a wanted underworld don who was on the run for 20 long years.

09 Jan 2020

Jammu And Kashmir

15 foreign envoys, barring EU representatives, to visit J&K

The government is taking 15 foreign envoys for a two-day trip to Jammu and Kashmir to shed light on the ground realities, five months after Article 370 was rescinded and the state bifurcated into two Union Territories.

08 Jan 2020

Bihar

#BigTwist: CBI says no girl was killed in Muzaffarpur shelter-home

Nearly two years ago, the gut-wrenching horror meted to girls staying at a shelter home in Bihar's Muzaffarpur sent shockwaves across the nation.

08 Jan 2020

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

Delhi: Women, who showed anti-CAA poster at Shah's rally, evicted

Two women living in a rented accommodation in Delhi's Lajpat Nagar were evicted, allegedly because they held anti-CAA and NRC poster when Union Home Minister Amit Shah passed through their house as a part of his door-to-door campaign on Sunday.

AAP office attack to beef-ban: Hindu Raksha Dal's violent past

After Sunday's dreadful attack at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, several fingers were pointed amid a flood of fake news online.

08 Jan 2020

Rajasthan

India succeeds in breeding the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard

India has reportedly succeeded in the breeding of the bird species Great Indian bustard (scientific name: Ardeotis nigriceps) through a state-sponsored conservation program.

07 Jan 2020

India

You can acquire Indian citizenship through these ways

When it comes to attaining Indian citizenship, certain elements of an individual's rights and entitlement are taken into consideration.

Kicked by male cops, was called Pakistani: Activist Sadaf Jafar

Arrested for protesting against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act in Lucknow last month, Congress worker and social activist Sadaf Jafar has alleged that she was assaulted by male cops while in police custody.

07 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

Nirbhaya's rapists to be hanged till death on January 22

The four men, who raped Nirbhaya in 2012, will be hanged till death on January 22 at 7 am, Delhi's Patiala Court announced on Tuesday.

07 Jan 2020

Mumbai

Mumbai: 'Free Kashmir' poster sparks controversy, Fadnavis questions Uddhav Thackeray

A 'Free Kashmir' poster was spotted at Mumbai's Gateway of India yesterday, and quite naturally it has kicked up a storm with politicians wading into it.

JNU violence: Hindu Raksha Dal takes responsibility, cops investigating claims

Giving a fresh twist to the ongoing JNU episode, a far-right organization, Hindu Raksha Dal, has said it is responsible for the violence, in which over 20 were injured.

FIR against JNUSU President, but attackers of Sunday's violence 'unidentified'

Delhi Police has registered an FIR against President of Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for vandalizing the server room.

07 Jan 2020

Mumbai

Mumbai: Protestors shifted to Azad Maidan; 'Occupy Gateway' protest called-off

The 'Occupy Gateway of India' protest has been called off after the Mumbai Police evicted protestors from the monument to Azad Maidan.

07 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

JNU: ABVP leader admits they were 'asked' to carry acid

There is a huge buzz that ABVP, the student-wing of RSS, was involved in Sunday's attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), which left over 20 injured.

06 Jan 2020

Bank Strike

Bharat bandh on January 8: Banking services to be affected

Ten central trade unions have decided to go ahead with a general strike or Bharat bandh on Wednesday.

06 Jan 2020

Uttar Pradesh

JNU fallout: UP-government beefs security at campuses, including AMU, BHU

The horror unleashed on students of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) has infuriated almost everyone, and rightly so.

06 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

Couldn't provide security: Senior warden of JNU's Sabarmati Hostel resigns

A day after the prestigious Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was attacked by masked miscreants leaving over 20 (including students and teachers) injured, the senior warden of Sabarmati Hostel has resigned.

What happened at JNU last night? All your questions answered

Terror took over Jawaharlal Nehru University last night when masked goons entered the campus, beat students and teachers as well as vandalized the campus. Over 20 people were injured.

05 Jan 2020

Delhi Police

#JNUViolence: Masked miscreants attack JNU students, teachers; 20 injured

The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) of Delhi witnessed massive violence on Sunday evening when a group of masked miscreants barged into the campus and attacked students and teachers.

04 Jan 2020

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Fake offers, sex-chats: How BJP is garnering support for CAA

In a shocking development, a phone number shared by the BJP government to show support for the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act is now being made viral on Twitter under the garb of sex chats, free Netflix subscriptions, etc.