Tag: Delhi riots
Congress Demands Answers From PM Over Delhi Riots
With Congress deciding to corner the central government in the Parliament over the issue of Delhi riots, party leaders on Monday sought detailed discussion on the issue, demanding answers from no less than the Prime Minister.....
60 Social Media Accounts Being Probed In Delhi Riots
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that 60 social media accounts were created on February 22 and closed on February 26, which are being investigated for their role in the northeast Delhi violence which killed 52 people.....
AAP Accuses Central Govt For Delhi Riots
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member of the Rajya Sabha Sanjay Singh here on Thursday accused the central government for Delhi riots, saying it was "conspired and carried out in a well planned manner". "This is my direct allegation," he said.....
Delhi Riots: HC To Hear Left Plea On FIR Against Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma
The Delhi High Court will on November 2 hear a petition filed by CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat challenging a trial court order which had dismissed her plea seeking registration of FIR against BJP leaders Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma over their alleged hate speech during the riots that broke out in the national capital earlier this year.....
Delhi Riots: Judge Writes Poem While Granting Bail To Accused
"Proof is scant, which may not last," Delhi's Karkardooma Court Judge has written a strongly-worded poem to pull up the city police for the lack of evidence against a riot accused, while enlarging him on bail. ....
Delhi Riots A 'terrorist Activity', Says Police In Charge Sheet
The use of deadly weapons during the widespread riots in the national capital in February, which had resulted in the death of a police personnel and over 50 civilians, falls under the definition of a 'terrorist activity', the Delhi Police said in a supplementary charge sheet in a case related to the alleged larger conspiracy in the communal violence.....
JNU Admin, JNUSU At Loggerheads Over Shelter For Riot Victims
After the Jawaharlal Nehru University's Students' Union (JNUSU) called for providing shelter to the Delhi riot victims inside the campus, the varsity administration has issued a warning to the union against any such step. ....
Death Toll In Delhi Riots Reaches 43
The death toll in the Delhi riots that shook the northeast part of the capital has risen upto 43, with police finding two more bodies. ....
Bloomsbury Withdraws Book On Delhi Riots 2020
Publisher Bloomsbury India said on Saturday it was withdrawing the publication of its book "Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story" planned for September "in view of very recent events including a virtual pre-publication launch organised without our knowledge by the authors, with participation by parties of whom the publishers would not have approved." ....
'Sharjeel Imam Was Desperate To Take Anti-CAA Protests To All India Level'
A fresh chargesheet filed by the Delhi Police against JNU scholar Sharjeel Imam, who was arrested under sedition charges for his alleged inflammatory speeches, has claimed that he "was desperate to take the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests to an all India level" and was making rigorous efforts in order to do the same. ....
