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  • Victims of Delhi violence recount tales of horror

    Feb 28, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 28: "We jumped from the first floor with dupattas wrapped around our bodies to save ourselves," says a 45-year-old woman at northeast Delhi's Al-Hind Hospital, recalling how she and her two daughters were forced to flee their home after a mob allegedly barged in and molested them. The nightmare on Wednesday night ended only after the women entered a Muslim-dominated lane. "I was at home when a mob barged in.

  • Class 8 student who went to take exam missing since Monday

    Feb 27, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 27: A 13-year-old girl, who had gone to school to take an examination in the Khajuri Khas area three days ago, went missing amid the violence in northeast Delhi, police said. The girl, a Class 8 student, lived with her parents in Sonia Vihar suburb and had gone to her school, some 4.5 km from their home, Monday morning but has not returned since, they said on Wednesday.

  • Mosque, dargah vandalised in northeast Delhi during violence, claim locals

    Feb 27, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 27: A mosque and a dargah were vandalised before being set afire during the communal violence in northeast Delhi, locals claimed. The mosque is situated at Ashok Nagar area in northeast Delhi, while the dargah is located in Chand Bagh. The locals in Ashok Nagar area on Wednesday said the mosque was set on fire by unidentified miscreants on Tuesday afternoon. "We got to know about it through social media...

  • Paramilitary personnel provide security cover for last journey of man killed in Delhi clashes

    Feb 27, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 27: Amid an eerie calm in northeast Delhi's Shiv Vihar, where communal violence broke out four days ago, 26-year-old Rahul Solanki's body was taken to a crematorium by his distraught kin and armed paramilitary personnel. Solanki, who was pursuing his LLB from a private college in Ghaziabad, had stepped out on Monday to buy milk. He died after he was shot in the right shoulder near his neck, his father Hari Singh Solanki said.

  • Death toll reaches 32 in northeast Delhi violence

    Feb 27, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 27: The death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi over the amended citizenship law reached 32 on Thursday, senior officials said. It was at 27 till Wednesday night. "Five more deaths recorded at GTB Hospital, so death toll at that hospital has gone up to 30, taking total toll to 32," a senior Delhi Health Department official told. The Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital had reported two fatalities on Wednesday.

  • Pleasant weather in Delhi

    Feb 26, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 26: It was a pleasant day in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature settling at 12.7 degrees Celsius. The weatherman has forecast moderate fog later in the day. The city recorded a low of 12.7 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is likely to settle at 27 degrees Celsius, a Meteorological (MeT) Department official said.

  • Melania Trump says she is inspired by Happiness Curriculum

    Feb 25, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 25: US First Lady Melania Trump on Tuesday said she was inspired by the Happiness Curriculum after attending a 'Happiness Class' at a south Delhi government school. "Thank you for welcoming me. This is my first visit to India. People here are so welcoming and kind," she said. She said it is "very inspiring" that students begin their day with practising mindfulness and connecting with nature". "A healthy, positive example has been set for educators to ensure a promising future," she said.

  • Modi-Trump hold talks; trade, defence, security on agenda

    Feb 25, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 25: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held extensive talks covering the entire spectrum of bilateral ties, including the key areas of defence, security, and trade and investment.

  • Prez Trump was impressed after learning story of Taj: Tour guide

    Feb 25, 2020

    Agra, Feb 25: The architectural grandeur of 17th century Taj Mahal and the story of its construction by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan left US President Donald Trump "impressed" during his visit to the famed mausoleum, according to the guide who accompanied him. Nitin Kumar, an Agra-based guide, said the first word the president said after laying his eyes on the marble marvel was "incredible".

  • Trump, Melania pay homage to Mahatma Gandhi at Rajghat

    Feb 25, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 25: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Tuesday paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at the memorial of India's Father of the Nation at Rajghat here. The US president and the first lady laid a wreath and paid floral tributes at Rajghat. The Trumps reached Rajghat after a ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. Trump also signed the visitor's book at Rajghat, and the couple also planted a sapling at the memorial. Union minister Hardeep Puri accompanied the Trumps to Rajghat.

  • Trump visit: Traffic in parts of Delhi to be affected due to security measures

    Feb 24, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 24 : Traffic in some parts of the national capital, mostly central Delhi, will be affected on Monday and Tuesday due to security measures put in place for US President Donald Trump's visit, officials said. Trump, who is scheduled to arrive in the capital on Monday night, will be accompanied by a high-level delegation including his family members.

  • Coronavirus-hit China postpones annual Parliament session: state media

    Feb 24, 2020

    Beijing, Feb 24 : China on Monday decided to postpone the annual session of Parliament due to coronavirus, state media reported as the country is combatting the deadly virus which has killed more than 2,500 people. The country's top legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), met here and approved a draft decision on postponing the NPC's annual session due to coronavirus.

  • Trump visits Sabarmati Ashram, praises ''great friend'' Modi

    Feb 24, 2020

    Ahmedabad, Feb 24: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Monday paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi at Sabarmati Ashram, which was home to Mahatma Gandhi between 1917 and 1930 during India's freedom struggle. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who reached the Ashram a few minutes earlier, showed Trump and the US First Lady 'Hriday Kunj', a room inside the Ashram where Gandhiji and his wife Kasturba lived.

  • Trump, wife try spinning 'charkha' at Sabarmati Ashram

    Feb 24, 2020

    Ahmedabad, Feb 24: US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania on Monday tried their hands at spinning the 'charkha' (spinning wheel) at the Sabarmati Ashram here. Accompanied by PM Narendra Modu, the US president and his wife went around the Ashram, before resuming the roadshow from the airport to the Motera stadium.

  • Kuwait, Bahrain announce first coronavirus cases

    Feb 24, 2020

    Dubai, Feb 24: Kuwait and Bahrain confirmed on Monday their first novel coronavirus cases, the countries' health ministries announced, adding all had come from Iran. Kuwait reported three infections and Bahrain one in citizens who had returned home from the Islamic republic.

  • US president arrives in Ahmedabad

    Feb 24, 2020

    Ahmedabad, Feb 24 : US President Donald Trump arrived in Ahmedabad on Monday for the first leg of his India trip. The Air Force One plane carrying Trump and his wife Melania landed at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel international airport here at 11.37 am, officials said. It was scheduled to land at 11.40 am.

  • Pak suspends flights to coronavirus-hit China till March 15

    Feb 24, 2020

    Islamabad, Feb 24: Pakistan has again suspended flights to coronavirus-hit China till March 15 due to surge in the infected cases in that country, days after it resumed the air operations to and from Beijing, according to officials. Earlier, Pakistan suspended flights from China on January 31 till February 2, a day after the World Health Organisation declared the outbreak of the virus as a global health emergency.

  • Trump's Guj visit: Committee meets to review preparations

    Feb 22, 2020

    Ahmedabad, Feb 22: A committee formed to oversee various programmes that are part of US President Donald Trump's visit to Gujarat on February 24, held its first meeting at the Circuit House in Ahmedabad on Saturday.

  • Jaipur airport to be alternative landing for Trump's aircraft in case of bad weather: official

    Feb 22, 2020

    Jaipur, Feb 22: A special aircraft of the US Army carrying top officials arrived on Saturday at Jaipur International Airport to take stock of security arrangements ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to India, an airport official said. "The aircraft landed at the airport at 9 am and flew out at 11 am. US Embassy officials took stock of the security measures at the airport.

  • Misty morning in Delhi

    Feb 22, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 22: It was a misty morning in Delhi on Saturday with the minimum temperature settling at 13 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average. Relative humidity was 93 percent at 8.30 am, a Meteorological Department official said. The weatherman has predicted a clear day ahead. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 24 degrees Celsius, the official said.

  • Modi unlikely to visit Taj Mahal with Trump: sources

    Feb 22, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 22 : Prime Minister Narendra Modi is unlikely to accompany US President Donald Trump and his family members during their visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra on Monday, official sources said. The US President will arrive in Ahmedabad at around noon on February 24 for a less that 36-hour visit to India.

  • Prez Trump now says 10 million people to welcome him in Ahmedabad

    Feb 21, 2020

    Washington, Feb 21 : US President Donald Trump has made yet another tall claim about the size of the crowd that will welcome him in Ahmedabad, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told him that there will 10 million people to greet him on his arrival for his maiden visit to India. President Trump and First Lady Melania are scheduled to travel to Ahmedabad, Agra and New Delhi on February 24 and 25.

  • Shimla, Kufri receive fresh snowfall

    Feb 21, 2020

    Shimla, Feb 21: Himachal Pradesh's tourist hotspots Kufri and Shimla have received fresh snowfall, the meteorological department said on Friday. Kufri received 23 cm snowfall whereas Shimla received 3 cm snowfall between Thursday 5.30 pm and Friday 8.30 am, Shimla MeT Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. The tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong continued to be the coldest place in the state at minus 3.

  • Nirbhaya: Court seeks Tihar jail authorities reply on convict Vinay's plea for medical treatment

    Feb 20, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 20: A Delhi court Thursday sought response from Tihar jail authorities on a plea by one of the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, seeking better treatment for his claimed mental illness, schizophrenia and head and arm injuries. Additional Session Judge Dharmender Rana directed the prison authorities to file its reply on the plea by Vinay Kumar Sharma on Saturday.

  • Nirbhaya convict Vinay Sharma bangs head against wall, receives minor injuries

    Feb 20, 2020

    New Delhi, Feb 20: One of the four death-row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, Vinay Sharma, injured himself by banging his head against a wall of his cell in Tihar Jail, officials said on Thursday. The incident happened in jail number 3 on Sunday afternoon. He got some minor injuries and was treated inside the prison premises, they said. According to prison officials, Vinay had briefly stopped eating.

  • Man held for 'offensive' FB post on Yogi Adityanath

    Feb 20, 2020

    Noida (UP), Feb 20: A trader has been arrested in Greater Noida for allegedly sharing a Facebook post deemed "offensive" against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, officials said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Chand Quraishi, is a resident of Jewar town and was arrested on Wednesday evening, they said. When contacted, Quraishi said he shared the post by "mistake".

  • 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.

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