SC placed Khalid, Sharjeel on ‘different footing’. What police chargesheet said | Delhi News

New Delhi: While rejecting their bail, the Supreme Court placed Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam on a ‘different footing’ from others, citing evidence presented by Delhi Police. In their chargesheet, police accused Khalid as the central figure and Sharjeel as his protégé. Besides the chats in two WhatsApp groups allegedly used for coordinating the violence…

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JNU slogans row: Students raise controversial calls against PM Narendra Modi, Amit Shah after SC denies bail to Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A group of JNU students raised controversial slogans against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah on campus after the Supreme Court denied bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the 2020 riots conspiracy case.According to a purported video of the protest, which was held on Monday night, slogans condemning…

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129 Govt School Buildings May Go Under Knife | Delhi News

New Delhi: Amid concerns over deteriorating condition of govt school buildings, a comprehensive revamp of education infrastructure is likely to be taken up soon.A recent assessment has flagged 129 govt schools as being in a dilapidated condition and in urgent need of attention, highlighting the scale of the infrastructure challenge facing the city’s education system….

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Toxic smog chokes Delhi: City remains in ‘poor’ category as AQI hits 288; IGI Airport issues travel advisory | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Tuesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 288, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. A blanket of smog enveloped large parts of the city, with reduced visibility reported around the Indira Gandhi International…

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2020 riots: Supreme Court rules terror act extends to anything that threatens national integrity, sovereignty | Delhi News

Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam NEW DELHI: Giving an expansive interpretation of a terrorist act as defined by UAPA, Supreme Court on Monday said it is not restricted to only use of conventional weapons, such as guns, bombs and explosives, but also extends to all acts threatening national integrity and sovereignty, including disrupting supply of…

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‘Dhatura laddoos, strangled with muffler’: Delhi man walks into police station, confesses to killing mother, 2 siblings; attempted suicide multiple times | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man walked into Laxmi Nagar Police Station on Monday and confessed to killing his mother, sister and teenage brother.When police reached his home, they found the bodies of his mother, Kavita (46), and two siblings – Meghna (24), a lab staffer, and Mukul (14), a Class 7 student. As the family…

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