Court discharges Umar Khalid, Khalid Saifi in 2020 North East Delhi riots case
Dec 04, 2022, at 12:02 am
New Delhi: A Delhi Court on Saturday discharged Student Activist Umar Khalid and United Against Hate Member Khalid Saifi in 2020 North East Delhi riots case.
Jamia Milia Islamia university bans entry of activist Safoora Zargar
Sep 18, 2022, at 05:29 am
Delhi: Jamia Milia Islamia has banned research scholar and activist Safoora Zargar from entering the university campus, citing the protests and marches organised by her on its premises, media reports said.
Delhi HC quashes 4 out of 5 FIRs lodged against one man in same offence in Feb 2020 riot
Sep 02, 2021, at 10:55 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed four of the five first information reports (FIRs) registered in a case of alleged offences of looting and burning a compound during the riots in February last year.
Delhi riots: SC refuses to quash Delhi Assembly's summons to Facebook VP
Jul 08, 2021, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed the plea filed by Facebook India Vice President and MD Ajit Mohan and others challenging the summons issued by Delhi Assembly's Peace and Harmony committee for failing to appear before it as a witness in connection with the north-east Delhi riots matter.
Jul 08, 2021, at 11:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has allowed Facebook to remain silent on questions on the issues of law and order which are the domain of the Central government while asking the social media giant to appear before the Delhi Assembly panel in 2020 riots probe, media reports said.
Delhi riots case: High Court orders release of student activists granted bail two days ago
Jun 17, 2021, at 06:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Thursday ordered the release of three student activists, who were granted bail two days ago in the case pertaining to riots that took place in the national capital last year, media reports said.
Delhi riots case: HC grants bail to student activists Narwal, Kalita and Tanha
Jun 15, 2021, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to student activists Natasha Narwal, Devangana Kalita, and Asif Iqbal Tanha booked under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for an alleged 'premeditated conspiracy' in the northeast Delhi riots last year.
Delhi Riots was aimed at tarnishing image of farmers: HD Kumaraswamy
Jan 27, 2021, at 09:10 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Former Karnataka chief minister and JDS leader H D Kumarswamy on Wednesday alleged that anti-social elements indulged in violence to defame the name of farmers who were peacefully agitating since last more than 50 days.
Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's judicial custody extended till Nov 23
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in connection with cases related to north east Delhi riots that broke out in February this year, said media reports.
Delhi Riots: Congress' Salman Khurshid named in chargesheet
Sep 24, 2020, at 07:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid has been named in the chargesheet filed by Delhi Police in the case related to riots which took place in the national capital earlier this year, media reports said.
No coercive action against Facebook: Delhi assembly committee tells SC
Sep 23, 2020, at 11:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi assembly's peace and harmony committee on Wednesday told the Supreme Court that it has no intention of taking a coercive action against Facebook's top executive in India as the social media giant is rattled by accusations of being biased towards hate speeches during the riots in the national capital earlier this year.
Delhi Riots: Police name 15 people in 17,000-page charge sheet
Sep 17, 2020, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police has named 15 people in a vast charge sheet filed in connection with the bloody riots that ravaged northeast Delhi in the last week of February this year, said media reports.
Hate speech row: Delhi assembly committee to give final warning to Facebook for skipping hearing
Sep 16, 2020, at 02:16 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi assembly committee will give its final warning to Facebook which has skipped the hearing over the controversy related to the hate speeches that had dominated the social networking site during the riots in the national capital in February 2020.
Sep 15, 2020, at 06:40 am
Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police Monday was granted 10-day custody of student activist Umar Khalid by the Karkardooma district court via video conferencing, after arresting him under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) late Sunday night in connection to a case of conspiracy behind the riots that ravaged north east Delhi for three days in February last.
Delhi Police seeks 10 days custody for Umar Khalid
Sep 14, 2020, at 11:22 pm
Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police today produced former JNU student and activist Umar Khalid before the Karkardooma district court via video conferencing and sought his custody for 10 days, after arresting him under the anti-terror law Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) late Sunday night in connection to a case of conspiracy behind the riots that ravaged north east Delhi for three days in February last.
Former JNU student Umar Khalid arrested in connection with north east Delhi riots
Sep 14, 2020, at 08:09 am
Delhi/IBNS: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid has been arrested by the Delhi Police's special cell in connection with a case related to north east Delhi riots that broke out in February this year.
Aug 24, 2020, at 12:38 am
New Delhi: Bloomsbury India has triggered a controversy after it announced it would not publish 'Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story', earning criticisms of several authors who now said they will boycott the publication house.
Pregnant Delhi riot-accused Safoora Zargar gets bail after govt agrees on 'humanitarian grounds'
Jun 23, 2020, at 03:18 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday granted bail to student activist Safoora Zargar who is accused of conspiring a riot in the national capital in Feb 2020, media reports said.
Delhi cabinet approves Rs 1 cr compensation to Ankit Sharma's family
May 04, 2020, at 04:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Cabinet Monday approved a compensation of Rs 1 crore for the kin of Ankit Sharma, the Intelligence Bureau(IB) official who was brutally murdered during the north-east Delhi riots in February.
Pakistan used nearly 200 Twitter handles to trigger discontent during Delhi riots: Dossier
Mar 17, 2020, at 01:34 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan allegedly used nearly 200 Twitter handles to provoke Indian Muslims and trigger discontent against the police during the recent violence in Delhi, as per an official dossier compiled by Indian security agencies.
Pakistan used nearly 200 Twitter handles to trigger discontent during Delhi riots: Dossier
Mar 17, 2020, at 12:43 pm
Islamabad/IBNS: Pakistan allegedly used nearly 200 Twitter handles to provoke Indian Muslims and trigger discontent against the police during the recent violence in Delhi, as per an official dossier compiled by Indian security agencies.
Mar 13, 2020, at 11:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: No decision has been taken on the complaint seeking immediate deportation of Eric Bellman, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Deputy Bureau Chief, South Asia, for his alleged "anti-India" act by carrying a report in which the killing of an Intelligence Bureau official was blamed on Hindu rioters based on his brother's quotes that the latter disowned.
Holi celebration: Delhi Police chief visits violence-hit Northeast Delhi, exchange sweets
Mar 10, 2020, at 06:32 pm
New Delhi/UNI: On the festival of Holi on Tuesday, Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava visited violence-hit northeast district of the National Capital, met members of "Aman" committee and other people and extended greetings.
Centre's ban imposed on Malayalam news channels for covering Delhi riots lifted
Mar 07, 2020, at 12:15 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The Central government on Saturday lifted the 48-hour ban imposed on Friday on two Malayalam news channels for reportage that could "enhance communal disharmony" across the country, sources said.
Delhi violence: Iran's leader Ayatollah Khamenei warns India of 'isolation' from Islamic world
Mar 06, 2020, at 08:44 am
Tehran/IBNS: Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Thursday warned that India will be 'isolated' from the Islamic world over the recent violence in Delhi.
Mar 05, 2020, at 06:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday termed Turkish President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan's recent statement on Delhi riots "factually incorrect and driven by his own political agenda".
Delhi violence: Expelled AAP councillor Tahir Hussain arrested
Mar 05, 2020, at 04:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Expelled Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Md. Tahir Hussain was on Thursday arrested in connection with the murder of Intelligence Bureau (IB) officer Ankit Sharma during the deadly Delhi violence, media reports said.
Delhi violence: Suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain set to surrender before court
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Suspended Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councillor Md. Tahir Hussain, who has been alleged to have played a role in the deadly Delhi violence, has filed a plea to surrender before the court, media reports said.
Delhi violence: New video shows police were attacked, pelted with stones
Mar 05, 2020, at 02:08 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time the Delhi Police are heavily criticised for their role in the violence at the national capital, a new video which has emerged showed how the cops were brutally attacked and beaten by the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) protesters, media reports said.
Ruckus over Delhi violence: After Rajya Sabha, now Lok Sabha adjourned till 2 pm
Mar 03, 2020, at 12:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: After the Rajya Sabha, now the Lok Sabha has been adjourned till 2 pm due to ruckus by the Opposition over the deadly Delhi violence.