The Delhi High Court Wednesday said this is the time for authorities to reach out and show that there is security is for everyone in the national capital “Highest constitutional functionary move in Z+ security. This is the time to reach out and show that this security is for everyone,” […]
Centre, blamed by Cong for Delhi clashes, strikes back with 1984 barb
Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday lashed out at the Congress president Sonia Gandhi who led her party’s attack on the central government over the Delhi violence that has killed at least 20 people. Javadekar said Sonia Gandhi’s statement after the Congress Working Committee’s resolution was timed to politicise the […]
Sonia Gandhi chairs Congress’ top body meeting over Delhi violence
A meeting of the Congress Working Committee (CWC), the party’s highest decision-making body, began on Wednesday to discuss the prevailing situation in Delhi where communal violence has claimed the lives of 18 people. Congress president Sonia Gandhi is chairing the meeting which is also attended by former Prime Minister Manmohan […]
Why India’s oldest port is leasing area as big as London Docklands
Kolkata Port Trust, which owns an area as large as the London Docklands but uses less than half of it, is looking to rent out more of this land to boost profit. India’s oldest operating port has hired property consultant JLL India to survey and digitize records of its land […]
‘Peace and harmony central to our ethos’: PM Modi tweets on Delhi violence, appeals for calm
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has made an appeal to the protesters in Delhi to remain calm and maintain peace and brotherhood at all times. “Peace and harmony are central to our ethos. I appeal to my sisters and brothers of Delhi to maintain peace and brotherhood at all times. It […]
On Shaheen Bagh protest, Supreme Court will wait till Holi to let things cool down
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday put off hearing on petitions that wanted people protesting at Shaheen Bagh against the amended citizenship law to be removed and the two-month long road blockade ended. Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul and KM Joseph deferred the hearing after oral observations […]
‘Won’t be another Shaheen Bagh in Delhi’: Kapil Mishra as protesters leave Jafrabad road
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra tweeted a short video on Tuesday which shows the police in riot gear patrolling an empty road below the Metro station in Northeast Delhi’s Jafrabad, one of the worst affected areas due to violence. The 11-second clip has been tweeted with the caption […]
Intelligence Bureau officer, 26, killed in mob attack in Delhi’s Chandbagh, body dumped in drain
An Intelligence Bureau officer was killed by a stone-pelting mob in Delhi’s Chandbagh area and his body was dumped in a drain, claimed his uncle. The officer killed was 26 years old. The officer was identified as one Ankit Sharma. The violence in north-east Delhi over the amended citizenship law […]
UN chief following situation in Delhi closely: spokesperson
UN chief Antonio Guterres is closely following the situation in New Delhi and stresses that demonstrators should be allowed to protest peacefully and security forces should show restraint, his spokesperson said. Communal violence over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in northeast Delhi has killed at least 20 people, including a police […]
At high court hearing on Delhi violence, judges play Kapil Mishra video clip
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday asked a clip of Bharatiya Janata Pary (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra’s remarks made at Northeast Delhi hours before the violence broke out to be played inside the court. The court was hearing a plea filed by retired bureaucrat Harsh Mander on violence in which […]
Sensex tanks nearly 400 pts in opening session; Nifty near 11,700
Market benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 400 points in opening session on Wednesday tracking losses in index-heavyweights RIL, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid heavy foreign fund outflow and weak global cues. After starting over 393.03 points lower, the 30-share index pared some losses to trade 201.94 points, or 0.50 per […]
SpiceJet plane, with 180 on board, makes emergency landing; pilot suspected fuel leakage
A SpiceJet plane, with 180 passengers and crew, made an emergency landing at the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata after the pilot suspected that fuel was leaking. All passengers have been reported to be safe. The flight is yet to take off and is undergoing maintenance till […]
‘No major terror attack after Balakot as they were scared’: Ex-IAF chief
On the first anniversary of the Balakot air strike on camps of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), former chief of the Indian Air Force Air Marshal BS Dhanoa on Wednesday described it as a “paradigm shift” in Indian military operations. “Basically, it’s a paradigm shift in the way we conduct our operations. The […]
CWC seeks Amit Shah’s resignation over Delhi violence
The Congress on Wednesday blamed both the Centre and the Delhi government for the violence in the national capital, and demanded immediate resignation of Union home minister Amit Shah for “colossal failure” to restore normalcy. The party’s highest decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), met on Wednesday also held Delhi […]
Supreme Court pans police for ‘lack of professionalism’ in handling Delhi clashes
The Supreme Court on Wednesday rebuked the Delhi Police for their lack of professionalism in controlling the violence in the Northeast district of the national capital. “The police need to take action like they do in England. Things are happening before them,” Justice KM Joseph said while hearing a petition […]