Delhi Police has released the pictures of 70 suspects wanted in connection with the December 15 violence on the Jamia Millia Islamia campus here, an official statement said on Wednesday. The SIT of Delhi Police Crime Branch zeroed in on the suspects on the basis of CCTV footage of the violence indulged in by them under the garb of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, police added. Police have since visited the houses and other suspected hideouts of the accused, who have gone underground, the statement said.
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The Jammu and Kashmir government has identified 6,000 acres of land across the Union territory for potential investors who will take part in the J&K Global Investors Summit in April, officials said on Wednesday. Forty thousand of the total 50,000 kanals of land have been identified in the Jammu region as against 10,000 in the Kashmir Valley. The land identified mostly falls in the districts of Samba and Kathua in Jammu region, and Pulwama and Anantnag districts in the Kashmir Valley. “The summit will be open for all the global investors and to local industrialists as well as those from…
Hitman Rohit Sharma hit a brilliant unbeaten 15 (including two sixes) in the Super Over as India chased down New Zealand’s score of 17 to win the third T20I at Seddon Park and take an unassailable 3-0 lead in the five-match T20I series on Wednesday. New Zealand skipper Kane Williamson followed up his excellent 95 with an unbeaten 11 in the Super Over, but it just wasn’t enough as Rohit and K.L. Rahul (5*) took Tim Southee to the cleaners. This after the game was tied as India pacer Mohammed Shami came up with a classic last over just when…
The second edition of North East India Festival will be held in Bangkok, Thailand next month. The festival, which will promote trade, tourism and cultural exchange between both the regions, will take place from February 21 to 23. There will be presentation of cane and bamboo, tea and textiles exhibition, among various things. The attendees can also enjoy mask dance of Arunachal Pradesh, bihu dance of Assam, Raas Leela from Manipur, Naga warrior dance and more at the fest. “A team of around 500 people is travelling from north east India to Thailand for the second North East India Festival.…
Days after election strategist Prashant Kishor and senior party leader Pawan Kumar Varma spoke against the party leadership over its stand on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Nitish Kumar-led party on Wednesday expelled both the leaders from the party’s primary membership. In a statement, party General Secretary K. C. Tyagi said, “As both the party leaders have been broken the party discipline, they are being expelled from the primary membership of the party.” Kishor and Varma have been critical of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his stand on the CAA.…
The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Wednesday strongly threw its weight behind the BJP, with whom the alliance was rumoured to be shaky. Shiromani Akali Dal President Sukhbir Singh Badal, with BJP chief JP Nadda sitting next to him said: “There were some miscommunications. But now they are sorted.” This new development came after the Bharatiya Janata Party reached out to the Akalis following news of the latter being upset with the BJP. In fact, the Akalis refused to get into an alliance with the BJP in the upcoming Delhi election owing to the BJP’s stand on the contentious Citizenship…
India on Wednesday urged Israel and Palestine to engage with each other over US President Donald Trump’s two-state proposal to resolve the decades-old conflict. The Trump Middle East peace plan which was unveiled on Tuesday has proposed an independent Palestinian state, recognition of Israeli sovereignty over West Bank settlements and continuation of Jerusalem as Israel’s undivided capital. While President Trump called it the “last opportunity for Palestinians” and Israel described it as “historic”, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected the proposal saying it is “impossible” for any Palestinian to accept a Palestinian state without Jerusalem as its capital. In a response…
A mini marathon named the Great Indian Run 2020 will be held in Dubai on Friday, the organisers announced. The organisers, AKCAF Volunteer Group comprising alumni from various colleges in Kerala, said on Tuesday that all sponsorship proceeds will be donated to Al Ibtisama Centre for People with Disabilities in Sharjah, reports the Khaleej Times. Functioning under the UAE Ministry of Community Development Authority, Al Ibtisama Centre is a low cost, non-profit school for providing special education to the children of determination at very affordable cost under the management of the Indian Association, Sharjah. Registered with the Community Development Authority…
Sports Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday congratulated country’s ace javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra as he qualified for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics with a throw of 87.86m at the Athletics Central North East meeting in South Africa. Taking to Twitter, Rijiju said: “A great comeback from injury by Neeraj Chopra and then qualifying for Tokyo 2020.” “Olympics is a great achievement! Determination, passion and strength made it possible to throw 87.86m much beyond the qualifying benchmark of 85m. Well done Neeraj!” he added. An elbow injury had forced Neeraj to miss competitive action for most part of 2019. He was expected…
British Airways announced on Wednesday that it has suspended bookings on its website for direct flights from London to Beijing and Shanghai until March, after warnings over travel to China due to the novel coronavirus outbreak. BA.com, the UK flag carrier’s website, shows no direct flights to China were available for January and February, the Metro newspaper said in a report. In a statement, British Airways said: “We have suspended all flights to and from mainland China with immediate effect following advice from the Foreign Office against all but essential travel. “We apologise to customers for the inconvenience, but the…