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26 Feb 2020

Ankit Sharma

#DelhiRiots: 26-year-old IB officer's body found in Northeast Delhi drain

After days-long communal violence in the Northeast region of Delhi, the body of an Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer has been recovered from a drain in Chand Bagh.

26 Feb 2020

Delhi Police

Let everything cool down first, says SC on Shaheen Bagh

The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on petitions seeking to shift the sit-in protests in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.

26 Feb 2020

Delhi Police

Kejriwal says Delhi violence 'alarming'; calls for Army assistance

On Wednesday, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal sought the assistance of the Indian Army to handle the tense situation in the Northeast region of the national capital.

20 killed as worst violence in decades rocks Northeast Delhi

The death toll in the communal violence in Northeast Delhi rose to 20 on Wednesday while hundreds of others remain injured.

25 Feb 2020

Acid Attack

#DelhiRiots: Acid thrown on paramilitary forces; curfew in 4 places

The violence and clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Northeast Delhi have reached shocking proportions with rioters reportedly throwing acid on paramilitary forces in Karawal Nagar as they were trying to control the situation.

25 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

Delhi is burning. Whose fault is it?

Finding faults in your nation is simple, it is patriotism that requires work. You don't pelt stones, because you don't like the government. You don't torch buses, because you don't support a law passed in the Parliament.

25 Feb 2020

Delhi High Court

Delhi HC pulls up DGCA over Kunal Kamra's airlines ban

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) should not have asked airlines to put comedian Kunal Kamra on a no-fly list, the Delhi High Court observed on Tuesday while hearing a petition filed by him.

25 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

US-India joint statement: Will protect citizens from radical Islamic terrorism

For the second time in 24 hours, United States President Donald Trump asked Pakistan to act against terrorists flourishing on its soil and added his nation was committed to ending radical Islamic terrorism.

25 Feb 2020

Arvind Kejriwal

#DelhiRiots: Amit Shah chairs key meeting, Kejriwal and L-G present

As mindless violence has taken over Northeast Delhi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a second meeting on Tuesday to review the situation.

25 Feb 2020

South Korea

After grand welcome, Trump to get on with business today

A grand welcome to India later, US President Donald Trump will hold important talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi today.

25 Feb 2020

Donald Trump

Northeast Delhi burns: 7 killed, nearly 100 injured in clashes

For nearly 12 hours, Northeast Delhi witnessed high-scale violence on Monday, at a time when US President Donald Trump is in India with his family members and top officials of his administration.

24 Feb 2020

Donald Trump

Trump calls Taj Mahal 'timeless testament' to India's cultural beauty

United States President Donald Trump on Monday visited the historic Taj Mahal monument in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, describing it as a "timeless testament" to India's beauty.

24 Feb 2020

CrPC Section 144

Delhi erupts in violent clashes; police head constable dies

On Monday, violent clashes broke out in the Bhajanpura, Maujpur and Jaffrabad regions of Delhi between two groups protesting for and against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

24 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

In Sabarmati Ashram's visitor's book, Trump doesn't mention Mahatma Gandhi

Donald Trump's first stop after he landed in Ahmedabad was Sabarmati Ashram, the place where father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi spent many years.

24 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

#NamasteTrump: America loves India, says US President, praises PM Modi

A gleeful Donald Trump, donning a suit and yellow tie, told the massive crowd gathered at Motera Stadium of Ahmedabad that "America loves India and America respects India".

24 Feb 2020

Karnataka

Right-wing activist threatens to kill teenager who raised pro-Pakistan slogans

A right-wing activist has announced a bounty of Rs. 10 lakh on a Bengaluru student booked for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Bengaluru recently.

24 Feb 2020

Delhi Police

Report submitted, SC to hear Shaheen Bagh matter on Wednesday

On Monday, the interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court to talk to the protesters of Shaheen Bagh submitted their report in a sealed cover and the top court deferred the hearing to Wednesday, February 26.

24 Feb 2020

Delhi Police

Will wait till Trump leaves: Kapil Mishra's message to police

Visibly furious at protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Delhi BJP's Kapil Mishra threatened Delhi Police.

24 Feb 2020

Narendra Modi

#NamasteTrump: US President and First Lady land in Ahmedabad

Donald Trump, the President of the United States, has landed in Ahmedabad for his two-day trip to India, the first one since he was elected to office four years ago.

23 Feb 2020

India

Decked up Ahmedabad awaits Trump, Modi says it's an honor

Ahmedabad residents are seeing their city readied like never before. Roads have been leveled, street lights fixed, and huge hoardings are dotting the skyline.

23 Feb 2020

Odisha

Raped in Odisha, minor gives birth in Bengaluru

In a shocking incident, a 16-year-old girl, who was gang-raped in Odisha in January 2019 gave birth while mopping the floor of an apartment in Bengaluru in November.

23 Feb 2020

India

Gujarat: Temporary gate, meant to welcome Modi and Trump, collapses

Ahmedabad, Delhi, and Agra, the three cities that US President Donald Trump will visit on his maiden trip to India, have been decked up.

Delhi: Women block key road in Jaffrabad, metro station closed

Hundreds of women have blocked a key road in Delhi's Jaffrabad to lodge a protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), since last night, and efforts are on to clear the path.

23 Feb 2020

Article 370

Congress' Shatrughan Sinha meets Pakistan President in Lahore, discusses Kashmir

In a surprise development, Bollywood actor-turned-politician Shatrughan Sinha met Arif Alvi, the President of Pakistan, in Lahore on Saturday and both of them reportedly discussed Kashmir.

22 Feb 2020

Patiala House Court

Regarding last meeting with families, Tihar writes to Nirbhaya's rapists

Tihar jail has written to four men, who are on death row for brutally raping a 23-year-old paramedical student in Delhi, regarding their final meeting with their respective families.

22 Feb 2020

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Youth beaten, iron rod inserted in private parts

In what gives another proof that law and order have been taken for a ride in Congress-governed Rajasthan, a youth was beaten and sodomized with an iron rod on allegations of theft.

22 Feb 2020

Kerala

Mulakkal kissed me: Another nun levels allegations against rape-accused Bishop

Franco Mulakkal, the disgraced Bishop of Jalandhar diocese who is accused of raping a nun, has been accused of sexual harassment by another nun.

21 Feb 2020

Donald Trump

Delhi: Trump will stay at suite costing Rs. 8 lakh/night

With US President Donald Trump and his family members arriving in India next week, the ITC Maurya in Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, has made elaborate arrangements for the esteemed guests.

21 Feb 2020

India

Noida-Faridabad road, closed due to Shaheen Bagh protest, reopens briefly

An important road near Delhi, that was off-limits for commuters for the last 69 days, was opened for a brief period on Friday, reportedly due to Mahashivratri.

SAP shuts down Indian offices after employees infected with swine-flu

German software giant, SAP, has shut down its Indian offices temporarily after two employees of their Bengaluru office tested positive for the H1N1 virus (swine flu).

21 Feb 2020

Bengaluru

Woman shouts pro-Pakistan slogans, slapped with sedition, sent to custody

An event in Bengaluru, organized against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), took an unprecedented turn when a woman raised pro-Pakistan slogans.

20 Feb 2020

Donald Trump

Agra gets makeover before Trump's visit, water released into Yamuna

Uttar Pradesh's Agra boasts of the Taj Mahal but it also is one of the dirtiest tourist destinations around the world.

20 Feb 2020

India

Maha Shivratri 2020: All you need to know

Tomorrow is Maha Shivratri, the most awaited day for devotees of Lord Shiva. Though Shivratri comes every month, Maha Shivratri, the "Grand Night" dedicated to the destroyer of evil, comes only once a year.

20 Feb 2020

Dalit

Accused of theft, Dalits thrashed; petrol poured in private parts

In a hair-raising incident, two Dalits, accused of stealing money from a two-wheeler showroom in Rajasthan, were tied and thrashed by a couple of men.

20 Feb 2020

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UP: Principal "advises" students to keep Rs. 100 in answer-sheets

It's quite normal for teachers to give pep talks before examinations. The suggestions range from "keep calm" to "take a good night's sleep" and "don't stress".

20 Feb 2020

Tihar Jail

On death row, Nirbhaya's rapist tries hurting himself inside Tihar

Vinay Sharma, one of the four convicts facing death in connection to the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, attempted to hurt himself inside Tihar jail, said reports.

Ayodhya: Nritya Gopal Das named president of Ram Mandir trust

The trust tasked with overseeing the construction of a Ram Temple in Ayodhya met for the first time on Wednesday and named Nritya Gopal Das as its president.

19 Feb 2020

Europe

India to switch to world's cleanest petrol, diesel from April

Racing ahead to comply with European emission standards, India is set to switch over to the world's cleanest petrol and diesel.

19 Feb 2020

Pulwama

Pulwama martyr Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal's wife set to join Army

A year after Indian Army Major Vibhuti Dhoundiyal was martyred in an encounter with terrorists in Pulwama, his widow is set to join the Army.

Others have rights too: SC-appointed mediators tell Shaheen Bagh protesters

Two lawyers, who were appointed by the Supreme Court to talk with protesters of Shaheen Bagh, reached the locality in South Delhi on Wednesday and explained the rationale behind taking the agitation to some other location.