Day: January 30, 2020

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

BJP, Congress highlighting poor sanitation facilities, encroachment to defeat AAP in Hari Nagar

11:05 pm January 30, 2020

News Delhi: Poor sanitation facilities, encroachment and illegal parking are among the issues the BJP and the Congress are highlighting during their poll campaigns to attack the ruling AAP in West Delhi’s Hari Nagar assembly constituency. The BJP has fielded Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga and the Congress, Surender Sethi to take on Aam Aadmi Party’s […]

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Delhi riots: Court sends Sharjeel Imam to 14-days judicial custody in UAPA case

Assam govt wants to bring Sharjeel Imam to Guwahati for interrogation: Himanta Biswa Sarma

11:03 pm January 30, 2020

Guwahati: The Assam government wants to bring Sharjeel Imam, arrested in a sedition case over his controversial “cut off-North-East-from-India” remark, to Guwahati for interrogation, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Thursday. Sarma, who also holds the charge of the Education and the Health departments, was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an […]

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'Who paid Jamia shooter?' asks Rahul Gandhi

Jamia firing: Police says incident happened in seconds; personnel didn’t have time to react

11:01 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: The Jamia firing incident happened in a matter of seconds and by the time police could react, the man, who has been arrested, had fired his pistol at a group of anti-CAA protesters, the Delhi Police said on Thursday. The statement came after the Delhi Police faced flak from Jamia Millia Islamia students […]

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Suspension of IAS officer held for 'killing' scribe extended

Suspension of IAS officer held for ‘killing’ scribe extended

10:56 pm January 30, 2020

Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala government on Thursday decided to extend by another 90 days the suspension of IAS officer Sriram Venkitaraman arrested on charges of driving a car in an intoxicated state and fatally knocking down a journalist here in August last. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan issued the extension order two days before the suspension was […]

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Jamia firing: Accused sent to 14-day protective custody

‘Aazaadi de raha hun, Shaheen bhag khel khatm’: Man on FB minutes before firing at anti-CAA protesters

10:51 pm January 30, 2020

New Delhi: Minutes before he fired at anti-CAA protesters in Jamia Nagar on Thursday, the armed man wrote multiple Facebook posts berating the agitators and their ‘Aazaadi’ slogans, and hinting he was prepared for any eventuality. He wrote: “Aazaadi de raha hun (giving you the freedom)”, “Shaheen bhag khel khatm” (Run Shaheen, the game is […]

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