The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Tuesday issued an advisory to all private satellite TV channels asking them to be cautious about content that may incite violence or promote “anti-national” attitudes. Fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the communal clashes over the […]
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IOC senior member: 3 months to decide fate of Tokyo Olympics
Dick Pound, the longest-serving member of the IOC, estimates there’s a three-month window to decide the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, which are being threatened by the fast-spreading virus from China. Pound, in an exclusive interview with The Associated Press, did not sound alarmist. But he did speak frankly about […]
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‘Colossal failure’: P Chidambaram roasts Delhi Police over violence
Former Union minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram lashed out at the Delhi Police on Wednesday saying the violence in Northeast Delhi showed its “colossal failure”. “The violence has continued since Monday and even now there are incidents of violence. It shows the colossal failure of the Delhi Police,” Chidambaram tweeted shortly […]
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Shiv Sena slams Centre for failing to curb Delhi violence, draws comparison to 1984 riots
The Shiv Sena on Wednesday hit out at the Centre for failing to control the violence that erupted in Delhi between the supporters of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and those opposing the new law. In an editorial in party mouthpiece Saamana on Wednesday, the Sena opined that the scenes in the […]
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Jhye Richardson added to Australia one-day squad for South Africa
Pace bowler Jhye Richardson was added Wednesday to the Australia one-day international squad for three clashes in South Africa beginning Saturday. Selectors also named an unchanged line-up for the one-day series against New Zealand at home next month. Richardson dislocated his shoulder ahead of last year’s World Cup in England […]
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18 dead in Delhi violence; Amit Shah, Ajit Doval chair emergency meetings
The number of deaths in Northeast Delhi violence has risen to 18. An official from Delhi’s Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) Hospital said on Wednesday morning that four more people were brought dead to the hospital. More than 250 people are injured. The clashes, worst in the capital in over two […]
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In midnight intervention, NSA Ajit Doval reviews situation in north-east Delhi
National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and Delhi Police chief Amulya Patnaik visited the office of North-east DCP Ved Prakash Surya in Seelampur for a meeting late on Tuesday night. Around midnight, Doval left for riot-hit areas to review the situation, according to officials who asked not to be named. Doval, […]
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‘A lot of bowlers praise Dhoni because…’: Ojha on MS Dhoni’s captaincy
Pragyan Ojha, who has recently retired from all forms of cricket, has hailed former India captain MS Dhoni for being a bowler’s captain and for understanding what a bowler needs. He also spoke about the respect Dhoni had in the dressing room for the way he managed his bowling resources. “He (Dhoni) […]
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Trumps bid adieu with a promise to return
President Donald Trump wrapped up his whirlwind two-day trip on Tuesday night, but not before assuring India’s movers and shakers, gathered in a state banquet, that he would come back “many times” to the country. At the banquet organised in his honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan, Trump also revealed that he […]
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Iran’s deputy health minister tests positive for coronavirus
Iran’s deputy health minister confirmed on Tuesday that he has tested positive for the new coronavirus, amid a major outbreak in the Islamic republic. Iraj Harirchi coughed occasionally and wiped sweat from his brow repeatedly during a news conference in Tehran on Monday with government spokesman Ali Rabiei. At the […]
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Here is your horoscope for 26 Feb, 2020
Aries The Moon spends the day in your sign, dear Aries, highlighting your emotions. You’re visible and connected today, but you’re also writing your own script! Venus in your sign these days highlights your charm and appeal, too. This morning, however, others might misinterpret what you’re saying, or you could […]
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11-year-old whose dance moves stole the show
Tiny tots dressed in traditional Indian attire welcomed her and students gifted her paintings they had made. But what caught the attention of US First Lady Melania Trump during her visit to a Delhi government school on Tuesday was a Bhangra performance by a 11-year-old Sikh student in the audience […]
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Melania pays hue homage; Ivanka dazzles in desi look
Polished, weather-appropriate and ladylike — that’s the best description of both Melania and Ivanka Trump’s looks on Day 2 of their trip to India. While Melania cut a striking figure in an embroidered-with-lotuses midi-length day dress from American design house Carolina Herrera (the label she’s endorsed on several occasions in […]
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Melania Trump finds ‘Happiness Class’ an inspiring way to start the day
US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday visited a government school in south Delhi’s Moti Bagh where she attended a class featuring the happiness curriculum with students who welcomed her in the traditional Indian way, performed Yoga and danced for her. Melania said she couldn’t think of a better way […]
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Trumps hail vision of Mahatma Gandhi
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat after being accorded a ceremonial welcome at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Tuesday. The first family of the United States, who visited the Sabarmati Ashram in Ahmedabad on Monday, laid a wreath and paid floral tributes […]