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Death toll in northeast Delhi violence rises to 22

8:06 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll in the northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 22 on Wednesday, according to GTB Hospital authorities. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13. “The death toll has risen to 22,” Medical Superintendent of GTB Hospital Sunil Kumar Gautam said. Of the 22 deceased, four were […]

Jamia student arrested in connection with NE Delhi violence

Northeast Delhi violence: Death toll climbs to 17

2:40 pm February 26, 2020

New Delhi: The death toll in northeast Delhi communal violence over the amended citizenship law rose to 17 on Wednesday, according to GTB Hospital authorities. On Tuesday, the death toll was 13. Four bodies were brought to the Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital from the Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan Hospital, taking the death toll to […]

Violence wracks northeast Delhi again, toll rises to 11

9:08 pm February 25, 2020

New Delhi: Smoke billowed in the air and mobs roamed unchecked through the streets, burning shops, pelting stones and threatening locals, as fresh violence tore through northeast Delhi, killing six more people on Tuesday and taking the toll in the communal clashes over the amended citizenship law to 11. As tension smouldered in the national […]

Ahmedabad factory fire death toll rises to 7: Police

11:11 pm February 9, 2020

Ahmedabad: The death toll in the Saturday’s cloth factory fire here in Gujarat mounted to seven on Sunday with the recovery of two more charred bodies, police said. Police also booked six officials of the factory under the section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder) and other sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), […]

Mongolia closes border, China extends holiday to fight virus

5:12 am January 28, 2020

BEIJING: China expanded its sweeping efforts on Monday to contain a dangerous new virus, extending the Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 81. Mongolia closed its vast border with China, and Hong Kong and Malaysia announced they were barring entry to […]