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  • SC-appointed interlocutors visit Shaheen Bagh

    Feb 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 19: The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors visited Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday to initiate talks with the protesters after the court suggested that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked. The protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months. Talking to reporters, the interlocutors, Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran said they had come to Shaheen Bagh to listen to people who had assembled in large numbers.

  • Minimum temperatures hover within normal limits in Punjab, Haryana

    Feb 19, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 19: The minimum temperatures hovered within normal limits at most places in Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday. Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, registered above normal minimum at 10.2 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said here. In Punjab, the night temperatures hovered within normal limits at most places, including Amritsar (9.3 degrees Celsius), Ludhiana (8.

  • Thousands of Muslims take to streets in TN

    Feb 19, 2020

    Chennai, Feb 19: A large number of anti-CAA protesters, majority of them Muslims, held a massive protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Chepauk here, even as agitations were held across Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. The protest call here was given by a collective of Muslim outfits.

  • First meeting of Ram Mandir Trust today

    Feb 19, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 19: The first meeting of the Ram Mandir Trust to oversee construction of a Ram temple at Ayodhya will be held here on Wednesday at the Delhi residence of K Parasaran, the head of the Trust. The Trust has been constituted by the Narendra Modi government. The trust meeting is likely to finalise the date to start construction of the Ram Temple.

  • Infrastructure push for Ayodhya in UP budget

    Feb 18, 2020

    Lucknow, Feb 18: With an aim to develop Ayodhya as a tourist attraction, the Uttar Pradesh government in its budget for 2020-21 has made a special provision of Rs 500 crore for an airport in the city. Apart from it, the state government will spend Rs 85 crore on the development of a high-class infrastructure in the pilgrim city.

  • Adampur coldest in Punjab at 4.1 degrees Celsius

    Feb 18, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 18: Adampur was the coldest place in Punjab at 4.1 degrees Celsius as minimum temperatures hovered below normal limits at a few places in the state and neighbouring Haryana on Tuesday. Halwara, Bathinda, Faridkot, Gurdaspur, Amritsar and Ludhiana, too experienced a cold night, recording respective lows of 6.5 degrees Celsius, 7.7 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees Celsius, 6.7 degrees Celsius, 7 degrees Celsius and 7.

  • Spare graveyard land around Babri Masjid: Lawyer to Ram temple trust

    Feb 18, 2020

    Ayodhya, Feb 18: A senior Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Ram temple trust on behalf of a group of Muslims in Ayodhya, asking that five acres of land around the demolished Babri Masjid where a graveyard is situated be spared for the sake of 'Sanatan dharma'. The letter, written by advocate M R Shamshad, is addressed to all 10 trustees of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teertha Kshetra.

  • Pleasant morning in Delhi

    Feb 18, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 18: Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning in the national capital on Tuesday, with the minimum temperature settling at nine degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. Humidity was recorded at 77 percent. The weatherman has predicted a clear sky for Wednesday, with the maximum temperature settling around 28 degrees Celsius. On Monday, the minimum temperature was recorded at nine degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded at 27.1 degrees Celsius.

  • Hope they are hanged this time: Nirbhaya's mother

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17; Nirbhaya's mother expressed hope on Monday that the four convicts in her daughter's rape-and-murder case would finally be hanged on March 3, the latest execution date fixed by a court after two earlier death warrants were stayed. "We hope the order (death warrant) is finally executed," she said, just after a Delhi court issued fresh death warrants against the four convicts setting up their execution on March 3 at 6 am.

  • Nirbhaya case: Delhi court issues fresh death warrants for Mar 3 against 4 convicts

    Feb 17, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 17: A Delhi court Monday issued fresh date for execution of death warrants for March 3 at 6 am for the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana issued fresh warrants against death row convicts -- Mukesh Kumar Singh (32), Pawan Gupta (25), Vinay Kumar Sharma (26) and Akshay Kumar (31).

  • Jamia committee releases video of paramilitary personnel attacking students in library on Dec 15

    Feb 16, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 16: The Jamia Coordination Committee, comprising students and alumni of the Jamia Millia Islamia, has released a CCTV footage in which paramilitary and police personnel can be seen caning students in the library on December 15 last year. Police said the video has come to their knowledge and they will investigate it as part of their ongoing probe, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) Praveer Ranjan said.

  • Oppn parties in TN condemn police action against anti-CAA protesters

    Feb 15, 2020

    Chennai, Feb 15: Opposition parties led by the DMK in Tamil Nadu on Saturday lashed out at the police action against anti-CAA protesters here, and sought action against those police personnel who allegedly used force against the agitators. DMK President M K Stalin said the protests were being held in a peaceful manner and sought to know why the police used force to disperse them.

  • New virus has infected more than 67,000 people globally

    Feb 15, 2020

    Beijing, Feb 15: A viral outbreak that began in China has infected more than 67,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. The latest figures reported by each government's health authority as of Saturday in Beijing: Mainland China: 1,523 deaths among 66,492 cases, mostly in the central province of Hubei.

  • Minimum temperatures stay close to normal levels in Punjab, Haryana

    Feb 15, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 15: Minimum temperatures hovered around normal levels in most parts of Punjab and Haryana on Saturday with their joint capital Chandigarh recording a low of 11 degrees Celsius. In Haryana, Ambala, Hisar and Karnal recorded their respective minimums at 8.9 degrees Celsius, 9 degrees Celsius and 7.5 degrees Celsius. Narnaul, Rohtak, Bhiwani and Sirsa registered their lows at 9 degrees Celsius, 10.

  • 4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest by Muslims turns violent in Chennai

    Feb 15, 2020

    Chennai, Feb 15: An anti-CAA protest by Muslims turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police here, leaving four personnel injured. The incident on Friday led to sporadic protests across Tamil Nadu, including at Washermanpet in the city, where the violence erupted, but protesters subsequently called off the agitation, following talks with City Police Commissioner AK Viswanathan.

  • One year on, memorial for CRPF martyrs inaugurated in Pulwama

    Feb 14, 2020

    Lethpora, Feb 13 (PTI) The 40 CRPF personnel killed in a terror attack in Pulwama a year ago were honoured on Friday with a memorial at the Lethpora camp of the force in a solemn and emotive ceremony. The memorial is inscribed with the names of all the 40 troopers along with their photographs and the motto of the Central Reserve Police Force -- 'Seva and Nishtha' (Service and Loyalty).

  • First passengers exit quarantined Japan ship

    Feb 14, 2020

    Yokohama, Feb 14: The first passengers began leaving a quarantined cruise ship off Japan's coast on Friday to finish their isolation in government-designated lodging after testing negative for the new coronavirus. Japan's government has given passengers aged 80 or older in poor health or confined to windowless inner cabins on the Diamond Princess the chance to move from the ship to accommodation on land.

  • Opposition demands judicial probe into deaths in anti-CAA clashes in UP

    Feb 14, 2020

    Lucknow, Feb 14: The Opposition on Friday demanded a judicial probe into deaths during the anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh, with the Samajwadi Party alleging that the casualties were caused in firing by police and BJP men. The demand was raised in the state assembly during Zero Hour, when opposition parties also pressed for a discussion on the issue.

  • SpiceJet to suspend Delhi-Hong Kong flights from Feb 16

    Feb 14, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 14: With the novel coronavirus outbreak killing nearly 1,500 people in China, SpiceJet on Friday announced that it would be suspending Delhi-Hong Kong flights from February 16 to 29. IndiGo and Air India have already suspended all their flights between India and China. "SpiceJet has decided to temporarily suspend its daily Delhi-Hong Kong passenger flight from February 16th to 29th, 2020," the budget carrier's spokesperson stated.

  • Min temp 10.3 C in Delhi

    Feb 14, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 14: It was a cold morning in Delhi on Friday, with the minimum temperature settling at 10.3 degrees Celsius, a notch below the normal. The weather department has predicted strong surface winds in the daytime, with the maximum temperature hovering around 25 degrees Celsius. Relative humidity was 87 per cent at 8.30 am.

  • Mercury rises in Punjab, Haryana as cold weather conditions lessen

    Feb 13, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 13: In a relief from the cold weather conditions, temperatures on Thursday rose to settle a few notches above normal range in Punjab and Haryana. Both the night and day temperatures registered an increase, a meteorological department official said here. The minimum temperatures hovered 2 to 4 notches above normal limits, he said. Chandigarh, the common capital of both states, recorded a minimum of 10.9 degrees Celsius.

  • Hanuman Chalisa' helped AAP win Delhi polls: BJP leader

    Feb 12, 2020

    Jammu, Feb 12 : 'Hanuman Chalisa' recited by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal helped his party win the Delhi Assembly elections, Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina said on Tuesday. "Kejriwal won the Delhi polls because of Hanuman ji as he recited the Hanuman Chalisa and was blessed by Lord Hanuman otherwise he would not have won," Raina told reporters here.

  • Cold continues in Punjab & Haryana; Halwara coldest at 3.6 deg C

    Feb 11, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 11: Cold wave conditions prevailed in Punjab and Haryana on Tuesday as the minimum temperature hovered below normal limits. Halwara in Punjab was the coldest place as it recorded a low of 3.6 degrees Celsius. Among other places in the state, Gurdaspur recorded 4.7 degrees, Adampur 4.1 degrees, Ludhiana 4.9 degrees, Amritsar 5.8 degrees, Patiala 5.4 degrees, Pathankot 6.3 degrees, Bathinda 5 degrees and Faridkot 5.

  • Kejriwal wins New Delhi seat

    Feb 11, 2020

    New Delhi, Dec 11: Aam Aadmi Party supremo Arvind Kejriwal won the New Delhi seat defeating BJP's Sunil Kumar Yadav. Kejriwal is all set to return to power for a third term with his party, according to latest results and trends, winning 34 seats and leading in 29 seats.

  • 'Jan Ki Baat' won over 'Mann Ki Baat' in Delhi: Maha CM

    Feb 11, 2020

    Mumbai, Feb 11: As the vote-counting trends indicated a huge win for the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the Delhi Assembly polls, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday said "Jan Ki Baat" won over 'Mann Ki Baat', an apparent dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

  • AAP's Delhi win a victory of freebies: Vij

    Feb 11, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 11: Haryana Home Minister Anil Vij on Tuesday described the AAP win in the Delhi Assembly elections as a victory of freebies. The BJP leader took to Twitter as trends indicated that the Aam Aadmi Party would sweep the Delhi polls. "Delhi ke chunaav mein muddhay haar gaye, muftkhori jeet gai (in the Delhi elections, issues lost, freebies won)," he wrote on his Twitter handle.

  • Delhi Assembly polls: BJP's sitting MLAs lead in their constituencies

    Feb 11, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 11: Early vote-counting trends for the Delhi Assembly polls showed that the three sitting BJP MLAs -- Vijender Gupta, Om Prakash Sharma and Jagdish Pradhan -- are leading in their respective constituencies. According to the Election Commission (EC), Pradhan is leading by 29,780 votes from Mustafabad constituency, while the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) Haji Yunus is trailing.

  • Kerala woman student's fresh test result comes out negative

    Feb 11, 2020

    Thrissur, Feb 11: In a sign of relief to Kerala, India's first novel coronavirus patient has tested negative for the infection in fresh test at the National Institute of Virology's local centre in the state, health officials said.

  • On Kejriwal's orders, no firecrackers at AAP headquarters as party celebrates poll victory

    Feb 11, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 11: As AAP is set to register a massive victory in the assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday asked party volunteers to not burst firecrackers during celebrations to prevent air pollution. AAP volunteers grooved to party anthem "Lage Raho Kejriwal" and hugged each other and maintained they will strictly abide by the direction of Kejriwal.

  • Saharanpur teacher claims threat to life after Shaheen Bagh visit

    Feb 11, 2020

    Saharanpur, Feb 11: A teacher in Saharanpur on Tuesday claimed threat to her life after nearly 200 local residents entered the school campus and protested against her visit to Shaheen Bagh in Delhi. Nahid Zaidi, 40, who teaches English and Social Sciences at Asha Modern School, told she was also suspended from the school after she visited Shaheen Bagh on January 19 and answered a few questions of the media there.

  • After brief rain, cold wave conditions return to Odisha

    Feb 10, 2020

    Bhubaneswar, Feb 10: After a brief spell of rain across Odisha, cold wave conditions returned to the state on Monday, with the MeT department forecasting similar weather to prevail in the next two days. Cold wave conditions are likely to prevail in parts of Angul, Balasore, Sonepur, Jharsuguda, Bolangir and Sambalpur districts, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its bulletin.

  • Shaheen Bagh: SC takes cognisance of infant's death, issues notices to Centre, Delhi govt

    Feb 10, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court Monday took up the issue of an infant dying on returning home from Shaheen Bagh where his parents had taken him along to the ongoing protests against the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA). A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde took strong exception to some of the lawyers opposing the court's taking suo motu (on its own) cognisance of the matter.

  • Hundreds march to Jantar Mantar against CAA, NRC

    Feb 10, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 10: Hundreds of protesters, including students and civil society members, poured onto the streets in central Delhi on Monday protesting against the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens. The protesters, carrying placards and banners of all sizes and colours, converged at Mandi House around 11 am and started marching towards Jantar Mantar.

  • Adampur shivers at 2.6 deg C as cold weather conditions persist in Punjab, Haryana

    Feb 10, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 10: Adampur reeled under intense cold with a minimum temperature of 2.6 degrees Celsius as cold weather conditions persisted in Punjab and Haryana on Monday. The minimum in Adampur in Punjab was four degrees below normal. Amritsar, Halwara, Bathinda and Faridkot also experienced cold night with their respective low settling at 3, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.6 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological Department official said here.

  • Sabarimala case: SC says it can refer questions of law to larger bench

    Feb 10, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 10: The Supreme Court on Monday held that its five-judge bench can refer questions of law to a larger bench while exercising its limited power under review jurisdiction in the Sabarimala case. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde framed seven questions to be heard by a nine-judge Constitutional bench on issues relating to freedom of religion under the Constitution and faith.

  • Cold wave continues in Rajasthan; Sikar, Mt Abu coldest

    Feb 08, 2020

    Jaipur, Feb 8: Cold wave conditions revived in parts of Rajasthan on Saturday as many places in the state saw the minimum temperature dipping below 5 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said. Sikar and Mount Abu recorded the coldest weather with the minimum temperature of 2 degrees Celsius each on Friday night. Alwar recorded 4 degrees Celsius followed by Churu at 4.2 degrees and Dabok at 5.5 degrees Celsius. The capital city Jaipur recorded a low of 9.5 degrees Celsius.

  • Punjab & Haryana in grip of biting cold, Adampur coldest at 2.5 deg C

    Feb 08, 2020

    Chandigarh, Feb 8: There was no let up in cold wave conditions sweeping Haryana and Punjab where the minimum temperature on Saturday settled three to five degrees Celsius below the season's normal. Adampur in Punjab was the coldest place in the two states as it recorded a low of 2.5 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal. The minimum temperature in Halwara settled at 2.8 degrees Celsius, followed by Amritsar 3.

  • US citizen dies of coronavirus in Wuhan: embassy

    Feb 08, 2020

    Beijing, Feb 8 : A US citizen has died from the new coronavirus at the epicentre of the epidemic in China, the US embassy said Saturday, in what appears to be the first confirmed foreign death from the outbreak. "We can confirm that a 60-year-old US citizen diagnosed with coronavirus died at a hospital in Wuhan, China, on February 6," an embassy spokesman told

  • Delhi court dismisses Tihar's plea seeking fresh date for execution of convicts in Nirbhaya case

    Feb 07, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 7: A Delhi court Friday dismissed Tihar jail authorities' plea seeking fresh date for execution of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmendra Rana took note of the Delhi High Court's February 5 order permitting the convicts to exercise their legal remedies within one week. "It is criminally sinful to execute the convicts when law permits them to live.

  • China launches probe after whistleblower doctor dies

    Feb 07, 2020

    Beijing, Feb 7: China's anti-graft watchdog announced on Friday an investigation after the death of a whistleblower doctor sparked anger over the government's handling of the coronavirus emergency. The discipline inspection commission said in a statement that an investigative team would go to Wuhan, the virus-hit city where doctor Li Wenliang died, to "conduct a comprehensive investigation into issues involving Dr. Li Wenliang reported by the masses".

  • SC to hear pleas against protest at Shaheen Bagh on Monday

    Feb 07, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 7: The Supreme Court said it would hear on February 10 the pleas against protests at Shaheen Bagh as it did not want to "influence" the Delhi assembly elections by hearing the matter on Friday. Polls in the national capital will be held on Saturday. "We understand there is a problem and we have to see how to resolve it. We will take it up on Monday.

  • Coronavirus claims world's biggest capacity car plant

    Feb 07, 2020

    Seoul, Feb 7: The most productive car factory in the world fell quiet on Friday as South Korea's Hyundai suspended operations at its giant Ulsan complex, hamstrung by a lack of parts with the coronavirus outbreak crippling China's industrial output. The five-plant network can make 1.4 million vehicles annually, in a coastal location facilitating importing components and exporting cars globally.

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