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Supreme Court to consider listing CAA case after Holi break

Supreme Court to consider listing CAA case after Holi break

The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to consider the request made by the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) to list the case challenging the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) after the Holi break. The IUML is one the petitioners before the top court challenging the constitutional validity of the contentious citizenship law. Senior […]

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28 coronavirus cases in India, all international flights to be screened: Health Minister

28 coronavirus cases in India, all international flights to be screened: Health Minister

New Delhi: Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday said 28 positive cases of coronavirus have been detected so far in India and announced that all international flights and passengers will now have to undergo screening, and not just the 12 countries listed earlier. Addressing the media, Vardhan said if the Iranian government lent its support, […]

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Two Noida schools shut over Coronavirus scare, 40 students in isolation; 7 suspects in UP

Two Noida schools shut over Coronavirus scare, 40 students in isolation; 7 suspects in UP

Amid concerns over a Delhi resident having contracted Coronavirus in Italy, a Noida school on Tuesday decided to shut down the premises for two days and also postpone its annual examinations. It is learnt that a student of the Shriram Millennium school in Sector 135 Noida is the child of the patient, who is under […]

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UN Rights Chief Files Intervention Application In SC on CAA

UN Rights Chief Files Intervention Application In SC on CAA

by Press Trust of India NEW DELHI – The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has filed an intervention in the Supreme Court on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and informed India’s Permanent Mission in Geneva about it, the Ministry of External Affairs said Tuesday. The MEA asserted that the CAA is an […]

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China at helm, India faces tough month at UNSC

China at helm, India faces tough month at UNSC

This is the first time China will be holding the presidency of the UNSC since the special status of Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 was revoked in August last year. India is bracing for a tough month ahead, as China is going to assume presidency of the United Nations Security Council for the month […]

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Two test positive for coronavirus in Delhi, Telangana

Two test positive for coronavirus in Delhi, Telangana

The government said on Monday two people in India had tested positive for coronavirus. One case was detected in New Delhi, while the other was in the southern state of Telangana, the government said in a statement. The patients had a travel history from Italy and the United Arab Emirates, respectively, the statement said. Both […]

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3 held for ‘goli’ slogan during Amit Shah’s rally; BJP to defend them in court

3 held for ‘goli’ slogan during Amit Shah’s rally; BJP to defend them in court

Three people were detained this morning for raising incendiary “shoot the traitors” slogan during home minister Amit Shah’s rally in Kolkata on Sunday. The BJP has decided to extend all legal help to the accused. The men shouted the slogan while they were passing the Maidan Market in Esplanade en route to the rally venue […]

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Death toll climbs to 42, MHA lifts Section 144 till 4 pm

Death toll climbs to 42, MHA lifts Section 144 till 4 pm

Delhi Violence Over CAA Protest Today Live Latest News Updates: S N Shrivastava was appointed as the new Delhi police commissioner on Friday. The death toll in the communal violence rose to 42 today. Delhi Violence Today Live News Updates:  The death toll in Delhi’s communal violence rose to 42 on Friday. With police so far […]

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Cong leaders meet Prez, demand Amit Shah’s resignation over Delhi violence

Cong leaders meet Prez, demand Amit Shah’s resignation over Delhi violence

Congress president Sonia Gandhi and former PM Manmohan Singh petitioned President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, urging him to ask the Government to preserve ‘Raj dharma’ in the wake of Delhi violence. Speaking to reporters after leading a delegation of top party leaders to Rashtrapati Bhavan, Sonia Gandhi called upon the President to secure the […]

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PM Modi appeals for peace & brotherhood as death toll in Delhi violence rises to 24

PM Modi appeals for peace & brotherhood as death toll in Delhi violence rises to 24

New Delhi: In his first reaction to incidents of violence in Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday appealed for peace and brotherhood, and said he has held an extensive review of the prevailing situation in various parts of the national capital. He also said it was important that calm and normalcy was restored at the […]