Shaheen Bagh: Court to pass order on Mar 2 on Brinda Karat’s plea for FIR against Thakur, Verma
New Delhi: A Delhi court will pass order on March 2 on whether to lodge FIR against Union minister Anurag Thakur and his BJP colleague and MP Parvesh Verma for their alleged hate speech in relation to anti-CAA protest at Shaheen Bagh. Delhi Police told Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vishal Pahuja that prima facie no […]
Doval tasked to bring Delhi situation under control after violence spirals
New Delhi: Concerned over the deteriorating law and order situation in the national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given to National Security Advisor Ajit Doval the mandate to restore normalcy in riot-hit northeast Delhi where at least 20 people have been killed in the communal violence, officials said on Wednesday. Immediately after taking over […]
US lawmakers express concern over Delhi violence
Washington: The violence over the amended citizenship act in India’s capital New Delhi drew sharp reactions from US lawmakers with the mainstream media prominently reporting it along with the just-concluded visit of President Donald Trump. Reacting to the violence that has claimed at least 13 lives in the past a couple of days, US Congresswoman […]
Chaos, panic in GTB Hospital as those injured in NE Delhi violence rushed in
New Delhi: Scenes of chaos, panic and grief were witnessed at Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital on Tuesday as people injured in violence across northeast Delhi were brought to the facility. Cries of “goli goli” and “firing mein lagi hain” echoed in the hospital as friends, relatives and locals rushed those injured to the casualty ward. […]
Death toll in Delhi violence rises to ten
Arson, loot witnessed on second day running
New Delhi: The death toll in the northeast Delhi violence climbed to 10 on Tuesday and nearly 150 injured were admitted to the GTB hospital, said authorities. Four people were declared brought dead by doctors at the hospital. “Fifty per cent of those injured sustained bullet injuries,” a doctor at the hospital said. On Monday, […]
Violence perpetrated ‘intentionally’: MoS Home
Hyderabad: Union Minister GKishanReddy on Tuesday alleged that the violence in Delhi over the amended Citizenship law has been perpetrated intentionally and the Narendra Modi government would not tolerate such incidents. He also expressed concern over the violence during US President Donald Trump’s visit to the country. The Minister of State for Home said resorting […]
Violence wracks northeast Delhi again, toll rises to 11
New Delhi: Smoke billowed in the air and mobs roamed unchecked through the streets, burning shops, pelting stones and threatening locals, as fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi, killing six more people on Tuesday and taking the toll in the communal clashes over the amended citizenship law to 11. As tension smouldered in the national […]