Police complaint against Wall Street Journal for spreading 'communal tension'

New Delhi (IANS) A police complaint has been filed with the Delhi Police as well as the Maharashtra Police against the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) for "defaming a particular religion and spreading communal tension" by "misreporting" on the Delhi riots…

500 vehicles, 79 houses damaged in Delhi violence

New Delhi (IANS) Three days of violence in north-east Delhi resulted in burning down of at least 500 vehicles, 79 houses besides other places, official data revealed on Friday.

According to the official data of the fire department, at least…

BJP hits back at Sonia, says 'dont preach us raj dharma'

New Delhi (IANS) Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Friday hit out at the Congress and its interim President Sonia Gandhi for their stand on Citizenship Amendment Act, urging her "not to preach raj dharma".

Reminding letters written by Ashok…

No lesson learnt: Media again handles evidences before forensics

New Delhi (IANS) A day after the Delhi Police registered a case against AAP's Nehru Vihar councilor Tahir Hussain and also sealed his house in Chand Bagh area here, a team of forensics reached the site to collect evidence.

This was though…

S.N. Shrivastava gets additional charge of Delhi CP

New Delhi (IANS) The Centre on Friday gave additional charge of Delhi Police Commissioner to senior IPS officer S.N. Shrivastava with effect from March 1 and until further orders with incumbent Amulya Patnaik retiring on Saturday.

The government's…

Restrictions eased in NE Delhi for 10 hours

New Delhi (IANS) Prohibitory orders were relaxed for 10 hours view of improvements in the ground situation on Friday in the riot-hit northeast districts which claimed 38 lives and left over 200 injured.

The decision to relax Section 144 of…

Bihar Assembly passes proposal to conduct caste-based census

Patna (IANS) The Bihar Legislative Assembly on Thursday passed a resolution to conduct a caste-based census in the state, officials said.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was advocating conducting a caste-based census for a long time.
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Petrol bombs, acid found in AAP councillor's home in Chand Bagh

New Delhi (IANS) The house of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) municipal councillor from Nehru Vihar, Tahir Hussain, in Chand Bagh still has a number of petrol bomb bottles, acid pouches, and stones scattered on the rooftop and inside.

Hussain's…

Residents in groups keep night vigil in northeast Delhi areas

New Delhi (IANS) After three days of violence in different parts of northeast Delhi since Sunday, local residents kept a vigil during Wednesday night in their respective localities.

In Maujpur, which along with Babarpur, and Kabir Nagar were…

Death toll climbs to 33 in Delhi's deadly mayhem

New Delhi (IANS) The death toll has climbed to 33 in the deadliest violence in the national capital in decades after clashes between pro and anti-CAA protesters turned violent in northeast Delhi since last Sunday, officials said on Thursday.

According…