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REPUBLIC DAY VIOLENCE UNFORTUNATE: PRESIDENT IN JOINT SESSION ADDRESS

30 Jan 2021

President Ram Nath Kovind denounced the violence which erupted during the farmers’ rally on Republic Day and termed it “unfortunate” while addressing both the houses of Parliament on Friday. He also defended the Centre’s three farm laws. “The insult of a holy day like the Republic Day and the tricolour...

Blast near Israel embassy in Delhi; states, airports on alert

30 Jan 2021

A low-intensity IED (improvised explosive device) was detonated near the Israeli Embassy in the heart of central Delhi on Friday evening, the police said, adding that no injuries or property damage, apart from shattered windscreens of nearby cars, had been reported. According to Delhi Police, the blast occurred at 5.05...

India fastest in world to reach 1 mn vaccinations within first six days

30 Jan 2021

India witnessed a spike of 18,940 fresh Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours. The total number of active cases in the country has fallen to 173,762 while the caseload tally stands at 10,720,971. The country continues to be second-most-affected globally and ranks 13th among worst-hit nations by active cases....

Delhi Police Special Cell probes role of foreign hands in R-Day violence

29 Jan 2021

The Special Cell of the Delhi Police is probing the role of foreign organisations and individuals in the violence that broke out in the national capital on 26 January. After framing charges of rioting, criminal conspiracy and attempt to murder, the Delhi Police have pressed more serious sections like the...

Four kisan unions withdraw, crowd support vanishing at protest sites

29 Jan 2021

The farmers’ agitation suffered another setback on Thursday when at least four kisan unions pulled out of the stir in protest against the 26 January violence in the national capital. After the Rashtriya Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and the Bhartiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) pulling out of the farmers’ protest on Wednesday,...

PM SAYS INDIA FULFILLING GLOBAL RESPONSIBILITY IN COVID-19 TIMES

29 Jan 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday said that India has been fulfilling its global responsibility amid the pandemic by sending Covid-19 vaccines to other countries in the world. Addressing the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Davos Dialogue on via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said: “In these tough times, India...

PLEA IN SC SEEKS JUDICIAL INQUIRY INTO REPUBLIC DAY VIOLENCE

28 Jan 2021

A PIL was moved in the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking judicial enquiry into the violence which took place during the protesting farmers› tractor rally in the national capital on the Republic Day. The petition filed by Advocate Vishal Tiwari has sought a direction to register a First Information Report...

No one will be spared, we showed restraint during violence: Delhi Police chief

28 Jan 2021

The Delhi Police on Wednesday said that the farmers violated the agreed upon conditions for the tractor march and that is what led to violence in the national capital. Addressing a press conference, Delhi Police Commissioner S.N. Shrivastava said that the police personnel had all the options, but chose to...

CONGRESS FUELLED PROTEST, INDIA WON’T FORGET INSULT OF TRICOLOUR: PRAKASH JAVADEKAR

28 Jan 2021

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday denounced the violence during the tractor parade by farmers on the Republic Day and accused the Congress of fuelling the protests and trying to create unrest in the country. He also said that India won’t forget the insult of the Tricolour at the Red...

I feel ashamed, take responsibility: Yogendra Yadav on Delhi violence

27 Jan 2021

Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said he felt “ashamed” of the way the farmers” tractor parade turned out on Tuesday, and took responsibility for it. “Being a part of the protest,” he said, “I feel ashamed of the way things proceeded and I take responsibility of it.” The tractor march...

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