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Sandeep Patil, joint commissioner of police, Bengaluru says the team had received inputs about Pujari living in Senegal, on the western coast of Africa, from several agencies. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2PCfvij

Donald Trump, while addressing a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, talked about the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, where tens of thousands of people turned up to hear him speak along with Prime Minister Modi. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2wZAAge

JNU Registrar Pramod Kumar had warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in efforts to provide shelter to the victims of the violence. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2uFbMsX

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kapil Mishra, who has faced flak for allegedly making provocative statements in the lead-up to the rioting in northeast Delhi, was present in Jantar Mantar. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2T9iXTQ

Earlier this week, cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting on social schemes for the two new UTs. Move aims to highlight government’s intent on development for the regions’ residents. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Pzwnq3

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Donald Trump, while addressing a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, talked about the Motera Stadium in Ahmedabad, where tens of thousands of people turned up to hear him speak along with Prime Minister Modi.

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Shami then got rid of Kyle Jamieson on 49 as India managed to earn a slender lead of 7 runs at the end of the first innings.

Johnson, 55, and Symonds, 31, moved into Downing Street when he became prime minister in July 2019.

US and Taliban have signed a peace deal in Doha on Saturday.

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The virus has now hit 61 countries across the globe, prompting the World Health Organization to raise its risk assessment to its highest level.

Earlier this week, cabinet secretary Rajiv Gauba chaired a meeting on social schemes for the two new UTs. Move aims to highlight government’s intent on development for the regions’ residents.

The administration is expecting a situation similar to that in January when protesters brought the city to a standstill during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit.

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Apart from the 38 who died at or were brought dead to GTB hospital, three died at Lok Nayak hospital, and one died on Monday at Jag Parvesh Chandra hospital.

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The police said that Hussain, booked after a complaint from Sharma’s parents, is absconding along with his family members and has switched off his cellphone.

Hardik Pandya smashed four fours and four sixes and also picked up three wickets on his return to cricket in the DY Patil T20 Cup 2020.

The incident took place when the building of the factory collapsed after the boiler exploded and four labourers were killed after the debris fell on them. Even the building of adjoining four factories also caught fire and got damaged. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3adGo3V

Deputy CM Ajit Pawar said a delegation led by CM Uddhav Thackeray would meet PM Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to press the state’s case for a caste-based census. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2vpEdeT

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Presenting a Rs 1.54 lakh crore budget, Punjab finance minister Manpreet Singh Badal made a raft of announcements, including free education for all up to class 12. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2VvyJKd

Singhvi, who was appearing for the management of the play school, argued against the sealing when justice Mishra asked Singhvi whether he lived near Khan Market. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/32CSUrd

Reports said 350 empty cartridges were recovered after over 500 rounds of gunfire during the three days of rioting in which 82 people received bullet injuries; the body count rose to 42 by Friday. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/38aH1d0

First to draw blood on Friday in the special CBI court hearing the case against Asthana was former IO AK Bassi, who accused the current IO Satish Dagar of shielding “big names” in the case. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2PyFoPT

The moment when Patnaik lost control of his own police force, and tarnished his own legacy according to multiple officers in the force, can be traced back to November 5, 2019.

More than 300 applications are pending with the Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner (Migrants) for allotment of accommodation to registered Kashmiri migrant families.

Bhadauria said the use of air power was considered taboo in sub-conventional conflict until the government took the “tough and bold call” to strike at the very heart of terrorist training infrastructure located deep across the LoC.

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Addressing a rally in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan, Nadda called Modi a “world leader”, citing also the praise he got from US President Donald Trump during his recent India visit. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2VrDy7c

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The dog tested “weak positive” for the coronavirus, the city’s agricultural and fisheries department said in a statement, without giving further details.

Thirty-eight people have died in the violence and hundreds are still in hospital in the violence after clashes broke out between supporters and anti-citizenship amendment act (CAA) protesters broke out in northeast Delhi earlier this week. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/382Vckp

The delegation, in its memorandum, urged the Centre, particularly the I&B ministry and the home ministry to direct the police everywhere, especially in the National Capital Region (NCR), to uphold democratic values and sensibilities. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/397Gn1s

The first team will be headed by DCP Joy Tirkey, and the second one will be headed by DCP Rajesh Deo. Each team will have four Assistant Commissioner of Police. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/388zhbr

Many families, who were spotted outside the Guru Teg Bahadur (GTB) hospital mortuary, feared the worst after bodies would be handed over to them.

In her complaint, the 19-year-old alleged the attackers included two men and a sub-inspector’s wife, Neetu, who had earlier lodged a fake complaint against her.

The two sides hadn’t been able to bridge differences to come up with a widely anticipated limited trade package ahead of Trump’s visit during February 24-25.

The details of the sequence of events, as pieced together by Delhi Police through inputs from personnel on the ground Sunday, were shared with HT by at least two senior officers who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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The family of an Intelligence Bureau official, whose body was found in Chand Bagh in Northeast Delhi, has accused AAP leader Tahir Hussain of killing him. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2HYiTQk

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Misra will also meet Mahant Dhiendra Das [head of the Nirmohi Akhara’s Ayodhya baithak] and other trustees,” said Prabhat Singh, a spokesperson for the Nirmohi Akhara. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/32EwMg3

Apart from the six women and children from China, the foreign nationals in the Chhawla camp include people from Bangladesh (23), Myanmar (2), Maldives (2), Madagascar (1), South Africa (1) and the United States (1). from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2I10WRb

The public interest litigation (PIL) was filed by social activist Harsh Mander and Farah Naqvi, who sought the registration of FIRs into cases of hate speeches, a judicial probe by a retired judge, and other prayers. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/32zWjXN

The government pushed back against the criticism, with external affairs ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar describing the comments by organisations and individuals as “inaccurate and misleading” and aimed at politicising the situation. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3a5Np6O

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As Delhi Police officers and paramilitary personnel manned Brijpuri Road on Wednesday, several Hindu and Muslim families crossed the road to be at a “safer location” and be with their “own people”.

The kinds of wounds people have, and eye-witnesses accounts from various riot-hit spots in north-east Delhi, point to how the mobs that led the communal riot were heavily armed -- with countrymade pistols, swords, hammers, sickles, baseball bats, sticks and large stones.

The remarks by Justice Mishra came in for sharp criticism from SCBA, which, in its resolution, said such statements reflect poorly on the independence of judiciary.

According to Bihar government officials, rain and hailstorm in parts of south and north Bihar adjacent to Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday damaged flowering and fruiting oilseed, pulses, vegetables, tobacco crop, and blossoming mango orchards. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Tw0bVN

The people brought back are expected to undergo a 14-day quarantine in India like their previous batches to ensure that they are cleared of the COVID-19 virus.

Government officials familiar with the matter said the home ministry’s assessment is that Delhi Police was caught napping. Security cover around the capital was increased because of President Donald Trump’s visit.

The brief for AS Dulat’s secret mission was simple: to suss out Abdullah’s mood in “accepting the new reality of Jammu & Kashmir after the nullification of Article 370”, according to one of the officials.

The tiny, less than 10-celled parasite Henneguya salminicola lives in salmon muscle, according to the finding published on Tuesday in the journal PNAS.

Foreign minister S Jaishankar, taking to Twitter, thanked the Japanese authorities for their facilitation in evacuation of the stuck Indians onboard the coronavirus-hit Japan ship. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2HZjtxg

The Cabinet informed that the government had accepted all recommendations made by the Rajya Sabha Select Committee, which studied an earlier version of the draft legislation that aims at banning commercial surrogacy and allowing only altruistic surrogacy in India. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/388ssad

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All the three accused, including an autorickshaw driver, have been arrested.

A video of constable Sridhar kicking the girl’s father who was squatting on the road preventing the cops from taking her daughter’s body to the mortuary for post-mortem went viral on social media on Wednesday morning.

The Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY), which became operational in 2016-17, has been hobbled by long delays in paying off claims, upsetting farmers. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2T3kPxg

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Foreign minister S Jaishankar, taking to Twitter, thanked the Japanese authorities for their facilitation in evacuation of the stuck Indians onboard the coronavirus-hit Japan ship.

Talks may begin as early as April and will prioritise data and digital issues, the people said on condition of anonymity. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2VnnGTa

The IAF had carried out the air strikes in Balakot 12 days after a suicide bombing killed 40 CRPF troopers in Pulwama in Jammu and Kashmir on February 14, 2019.

These clashes are worst in the capital in the last two decades.

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People gathered outside Kejriwal’s residence and raised slogans demanding action against those responsible for violence in Delhi.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a third meeting with Delhi police and his ministry officials on late Tuesday evening, making it the third such meet in a span of 24 hours. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/3c7ShKB

The intervention by NSA came minutes after Union Home Minister Amit Shah called for a third meeting with Delhi police and his ministry officials on late Tuesday evening. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/37TDEqU

Fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi on Tuesday, taking the death toll in the communal clashes over the amended citizenship law to 13.

He said that these flags were put up on Saturday, a day before violence broke out in the neighbouring areas.

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In 12 months, no major Pakistan-sponsored attack has occurred. This underscores its game-changing potential

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Once touted as the model police for all states, Delhi Police, experts say, has lately failed to handle law and order situations due to several reasons.

Talks may begin as early as April and will prioritise data and digital issues, the people said on condition of anonymity.

The senior IPS officer is first in line to become Commissioner of police as well when Amulya Patnaik’s controversial tenure gets over.

According to the sources, Melania Trump will reach the school in south Delhi around noon and spend over an hour there.

Speaking at an event organised by the Supreme Court Bar Association, Justice Gupta, in a speech titled “‘Democracy and Dissent” emphasised that every individual has the right to dissent and disagree not because it is provided in the Constitution but because it is a human right. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/38UZuvq

In the videos, two Dalits are seen being beaten with fan belts and one of them, the 23-year-old, is stripped and violated with a screwdriver. One of the accused filmed the torture on his mobile phone. from Hindustan Times - india https://ift.tt/2Po54id