Even as stone-throwing between rival groups grew into violent clash in Northeast Delhi, the number of deaths has risen to 17. Unrelenting violence over citizenship law protests took place for more than 24 hours in northeast Delhi. Over 150 people have been injured in the clashes. National Security Advisor Ajit Doval to take stock of the situation, visited areas affected by the violence and met with top police officers in the midnight Violence hit areas such as Seelampur, Jaffrabad, Maujpur and Gokulpuri Chowk were visited by Doval to take stock of the law and order situation. With the violence spiraling…
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Hours after holding meeting with Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal and other leaders, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who is in charge of law and order in Delhi, held his third meeting within 24 hours. The meeting was also attended by Indian Police Service (IPS) officer SN Srivastava, who was appointed as the special police commissioner on Tuesday. Shah urged the other leaders to rise above politics to tackle the situation. Mr Shah discussed the law and order situation with Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor Anil Baijal, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, Commissioner of Police Amulya Patnaik, Congress leader Subhash Chopra, BJP’s Manoj…
With the clashes continuing to the third day, thirteen people have been killed and more than 150, including a child, injured as armed mobs rampaged through parts of northeast Delhi on Tuesday. The mob went on to looting and burning buildings and vehicles. At a time when the government hosts US President Donald Trump and his family only 15 kilometres away. Smoke was seen rising from buildings and streets were strewn with rocks and broken glasses after three days of violence between pro- and anti-citizenship law protesters. The violence, which left neighbourhoods looking as though it was a war zone,…
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana describes his upcoming “Gulabo Sitabo” as a sweet, simple film about the banter between a tenant and a landlord. The film reunites Ayushmann with director Shoojit Sircar, eighth years after their hit, “Vicky Donor” and also features megastar Amitabh Bachchan. “‘Gulabo Sitabo’ is an extremely simple film. It’s a sweet film about the banter between a landlord and a tenant. I’m the tenant, Bachchan sir is the landlord and we are always at loggerheads. It’s as simple as that. “The magic is, sometimes you find simplicity most exciting in life and that’s what the film is about,”…
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday said he is “very worried” about the prevailing situation in certain parts of Delhi and called an urgent meeting of all party MLAs of the violence-hit areas. Violence spiralled over the amended citizenship law in northeast Delhi, turning it into a battlefield on Monday with frenzied protesters torching houses, shops, vehicles and a petrol pump, and hurling stones. In a tweet, the chief minister also urged everyone to shun violence. “Am v worried abt prevailing situation in certain parts of Del. All of us together shud make all efforts to restore peace in our…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has banned Oman player Yousuf Abdulrahim Al Balushi from all forms of cricket for seven years for his involvement in trying to fix matches. Al Balushi accepted four charges of breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code. The charges are all related to the ICC men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers 2019 held in the United Arab Emirates. According to an ICC statement, Al Balushi breached Article 2.1.1 of the Anti-Corruption Code – being party to an agreement or effort to fix or contrive in any way the result, progress, conduct or any other aspect of matches. Besides,…
The TMC goons set ablaze the houses of seven BJP supporters in West Bengal’s Jalpaiguri district, police said on Monday. The BJP has alleged that TMC goons are responsible for the vandalism, but the ruling party has dismissed such allegations. Fire tenders were rushed to the spot to douse the flames, a police officer said.
The United States has become India’s top trading partner surpassing China, according to 2018-19 data from the Commerce Ministry. The bilateral trade between the US and India amounted to USD 87.95 billion as compared to USD 87.07 billion with China. Trade experts say a free trade agreement between the two nations would take their economic ties to a whole new level. According to an American business advocacy group, an FTA would exponentially help in resolving their trade disputes, PTI reported. America is one of the few countries with which India has a trade surplus. While dealing with the US, India…
With fresh violence breaking out in North-east Delhi yesterday, there were innumerable incidents that had rocked Delhi during the anti-CAA riots. A Delhi police head constable lost his life during the riots that ensued in the national capital. Shahrukh, the Islamist who fired 8 rounds at police during anti-CAA riots in Delhi had been arrested. A video had gone viral in social media earlier that shows amidst the riots, a man opening fire at the police, and one policeman bravely standing in his way emerged. The shooter, identified as Shahrukh, has now been arrested. Several Muslim anti-CAA rioters went on…
Inspired by ‘Happiness Curriculum’, U.S. First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday attended one of these classes at a south Delhi government school. “Happiness classes are a healthy and positive example for educators” noted the first lady of the US. Excited students received her, dressed in traditional attire to welcome Melania as she arrived at the Sarvodaya Co-Educational Senior Secondary School in Moti Bagh. The school was decked up with floral garlands and motifs to welcome the U.S. First Lady. Floral rangolis were also drawn at multiple places in the school. A student band welcomed the First Lady by playing bagpipes.…