Saturday, February 29, 2020

Polish Student Asked to Leave India After Attending Anti-CAA Rally in Kolkata

Several teachers and students of the varsity are of the view that Siedcynski is paying the price for attending an anti-CAA rally in December last year where he was interviewed by a Bengali daily and a brief report on him was published the next day.

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Not Many Takers for Relief Camps Set Up by AAP Govt for North-east Delhi Riot Victims

On Friday, the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP government had announced its decision to convert 11 shelter homes into rehabilitation camps but was met with a tepid response. So far, not one family has moved into any of these designated camps till Saturday evening.

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Labour Ministry Wants to Retain 8.65% Interest Rate on Provident Fund Deposits For 2019-20

The finance ministry has been nudging the labour ministry for aligning the EPF interest rate with other small saving schemes run by the government.

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Three Railway Staffers Killed, Several Feared Trapped As Two Cargo Trains Collide in MP

According to information received from the police control room, the two trains collided head on in the Baidhan police station area. One of the freight train was loaded with coal, while the other coming from the other side was empty.

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Ludhiana Duo Run Over by Train, Were Trying to Dash Through Closed Railway Crossing on 2-Wheeler

The railway police said seven others, who were also trying to cross the closed railway crossing, suffered injuries.

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Sri Lanka Heads for Snap Polls as Rajapaksa Tightens Grip

Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to exercise his constitutional power to sack the assembly when it completes four-and-a-half out of its five-year term on Sunday night, the Sunday Observer said.

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3 Inmates of a Kerala Rehab Centre Die in One Week, Government Orders Probe

According to the centre, it has been offering services for the mentally challenged, dependents and abandoned elderly people for over three decades.

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Day After 2 Deaths in Clashes, Night Curfew Lifted in Parts of Shillong; Situation Remains Tense

Clashes broke out between KSU members and non-tribals during a rally organised against the Citizenship Amendment Act and demanding implementation of the Inner Line Permit (ILP), at Ichamati on Friday, district Superintendent of Police Claudia Lyngwa said.

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Army Officer in Jammu & Kashmir Dies While Trying to Save His Dog From Fire

A fire had broken out in an officers' hut Saturday night in the Gulmarg area of Baramulla District.

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Section 144 Imposed in Shaheen Bagh, Police Say ‘Precautionary Measure’ in Wake of Delhi Riots

The Hindu Sena had earlier called for a gathering to clear the Shaheen Bagh protest site on March 1, stating that Delhi Police had failed to clear the road that has been blocked by anti-CAA protesters since over two months.

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Free Chicken Mela to Dispel Coronavirus Rumours In UP's Gorakhpur

The Poultry Farm Association on Saturday organised this Chicken Mela to dispel rumours that the bird is a carrier of Coronavirus.

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'Humanity Supreme': JNU's Student Union to Shelter Delhi Riots Victims Despite Registrar's Warning

"JNU was open for shelter in 1984, it shall remain open for shelter today. It shall always remain open for sheltering the victims of state oppression," the JNUSU said in a tweet.

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BBMP Bans Protests Outside Bengaluru Town Hall, Says Rallies Are Denting Iconic Building’s Revenue

Many activist called the BBMP’s move to ban protests outside the building an attempt to stifle dissent against the Centre and its policies.

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Telangana Bride Leaves Wedding Rituals Mid-way after Seeing Former Boyfriend at Marriage

Just before the groom was about to tie the mangalsutra, the bride took everyone around by surprise announcing that she did not want to get married.

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Mumbai to Get New Police Commissioner Today

State's Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said that incumbent Sanjay Barve will not get a third extension. Deshmukh made the brief announcement to the media on Friday evening, but did not indicate the name of the next city police chief.

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Struggling with Finances, Man Kills Two Minor Daughters in Andhra Pradesh

On Thursday morning the accused took his daughters on a motorcycle, threw them in a nearby well and fled from the spot.

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Situation Peaceful in Riot-Hit Northeast Delhi

The Delhi government is considering issuing a WhatsApp number on which people can complain about hate messages being circulated on the instant messaging app. They said the government will make an appeal to people to not forward any such messages.

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Denied Home-Cooked Food, Undertrial Attacks Mumbai Policemen

Ali was taken to the court along with 11 other undertrials for a court hearing on Friday. After the hearing got over, one of Ali's relatives tried to give him home-cooked food outside the court.

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PM Modi Pays Tribute to Morarji Desai on his 124th Birth Anniversary

The prime minister said Desai had the distinction of presenting maximum number of Union Budgets.

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Govt Should Have Been 'Little Careful' in Issuing Justice Muralidhar's Transfer Order, Says Ex-CJI

The order was issued on February 26, the day a bench headed by Justice Muralidhar expressed 'anguish' over Delhi Police's failure to register FIRs against alleged hate speeches by three BJP leaders.

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Chidambaram Hits Out at Delhi Govt on Kanhaiya Case, Says 'No Less Ill-informed than Centre' in Understanding Sedition Law

The Delhi Police had last year filed the charge sheet at a city court against Kanhaiya Kumar and others, saying he was leading a procession and supported seditious slogans at an event in February 2016.

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Telangana Ministers Eat Chicken at Public Event to Dispel Fears Around Spread of Coronavirus

Following deaths in mainland China's Hubei province, where the outbreak is believed to have started, the global death toll has reached to 2,922.

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'Where Do We Start Rebuilding From': Burnt Records, Broken Benches at Delhi School Grim Reminder of Riots

According to the school's owners, the rioters mixed toothpaste with petrol in alcohol bottles and threw them inside the school.

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Enraged Mob Thrashes Driver, Vandalise Vehicle as Bus Runs Over Boy in UP

Enraged by the incident, some people placed the boy's body on the road and staged a protest, blocking the Morna-Jansath road, Station House Officer (SHO) Vijay Bahadur Singh said.

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Myanmar President and His Wife to Visit Taj Mahal Today

Archaeological Survey of India, Superintending Archaeologist Vasant Swarnkar said Myanmar President U Win Myint and first lady Daw Cho Cho will visit the Taj Mahal on Saturday.

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One Killed in Clash, Mobile Internet Services Suspended in 6 Meghalaya Districts

Curfew was imposed in Shillong and adjoining areas with effect from 10 pm of February 28 to 8 am of February 29.

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PM Modi to Lay Foundation for Bundelkhand Expressway, Distribute Mobility Aid to Over 26k People Today

The Bundelkhand Expressway will supplement nodes of the Uttar Pradesh Defence Industrial Corridor announced by the Government of India in February 2018. The 296 Km long Expressway is expected to benefit Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Hamirpur, Jaloun, Auraiyya and Etawah districts.

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Bruises, Fear & An Uncertain Future: Pregnant Women, New Mothers Recall Horror of Delhi Riots

Rubina Bano is the talk of her locality: her four-month pregnancy in times of risk and no medical care is a cause of concern for the elderly, even though the fear of being attacked crosses her mind.

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Leap Day 2020: Google Celebrates February 29 with Doodle

Leap year was first introduced over 2000 years back by Roman emperor Julius Caesar after who the Julian calendar was named after. Leap Day also helps keep calendars in alignment with the Earth and the sun.

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Delhi Violence LIVE Updates: Why No FIR Yet Against BJP Leaders for Hate Speech, Asks AAP; Over 600 Arrested

Delhi Violence LIVE Updates: Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh today asked the Delhi Police if the FIRs registered by them also included the names of those whose hate speeches incited the riots in the Capital. Attacking the police, Singh asked if the police was 'under pressure' to not lodge an FIR against BJP leaders who fanned tensions.

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3 Labourers Trapped in UP Stone Mine, Rescue Operation On

District Magistrate S. Raja Lingam said that two stone-tainted labourers Rajendra, 32, and Rampal, 22, were taken out in a critical condition at a mine located in the Markundi mining area under Obra police station,

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PM Modi Among Special Guests Invited for Bangladesh Centenary, Says UK envoy

The diplomat traced the active role played by Gandhi at the time alongside the then UK prime minister, Edward Heath, to seek Sheikh Mujib's release from Karachi Jail in Pakistan.

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JNU Warns Students' Body Against Providing Shelter to Delhi Violence Victims on Campus

Jawaharlal Nehru University Registrar Pramod Kumar warned of disciplinary action against students found involved in any such efforts. The JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) has "no legal right to make the JNU campus a shelter", the notice said.

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Delhi Violence: Family's Search for Man Missing for Five Days Ends at Morgue

His cousin Ibrahim said Monis had gone to visit his mother in Badli and was returning to Mustafabad where he worked as a labourer.

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Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: US Postpones ASEAN Regional Summit; Over 2,900 Cases in S Korea

Coronavirus Outbreak LIVE Updates: The United States has delayed a regional ASEAN summit scheduled to take place in Las Vegas next month due to fears of the coronavirus, a senior administration official said Friday.

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CBSE Class 12 Physics Exam Last Minute Preparation Tips

Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is holding Class 12 board exams from February 15 to March 30.

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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Strict Vigil in Violence-hit Areas of North-east Delhi Ahead of Friday Prayers

At least 38 were killed and over 200 injured in the communal clashes that broke out in northeast Delhi on Monday after violence between citizenship law supporters and protesters spiralled out of control.

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A Wedding and a Funeral: Married on Valentine's Day, Bride Loses Her Husband to Riots after Just 12 Days

In what would be their last few moments together, Tasleen Fatima had shared a meal with her husband Ashfaq Hussain before he left for Mustafabad in riot-hit east Delhi from UP’s Bulandshahr.

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SSC Releases Final Answer Keys, Question Paper and Mark Sheet for ASI, SI, CAPFs at ssc.nic.in

The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) releases final answer keys, question paper and mark sheet for ASI, SI and CAPFs at ssc.nic.in.

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NABARD Office Attendant Prelims Result Declared at nabard.org, Main Exam on March 14

The NABARD Prelims Result for post of Office Attendant in Group ‘C’ Subordinate Service was released on the official website at nabard.org.

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Former BJP MLA Booked For Raping Dalit Corporator in Maharashtra's Thane District

Ex-BJP MLA Narendra Mehta and Sanjay Tarkar are absconding from the police.

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SC Slams U'khand Lawyers Skipping Work on Saturday Over Pak Blast, Nepal Earthquake & Kavi Sammelans

The practice going on for more than the past 35 years in three districts of Uttarakhand — Dehradun, Haridwar and Udham Singh Nagar — tantamounts to contempt, said Justice MR Shah.

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Dr Rajendra Prasad Death Anniversary: Interesting Facts about India’s First President

Dr Rajendra Prasad drafted the first constitution post-Independence and took reins of the emerging nation by leading the Constituent Assembly.

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Amit Shah to Address Pro-CAA Rally in Odisha Today, After Meeting Mamata Banerjee

State BJP president Samir Mohanty said the rally to be addressed by Shah was part of his party's countrywide awareness programme on CAA undertaken in January.

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IB Officer Ankit Sharma Was Brutally & Repeatedly Stabbed, Reveals Autopsy Report

The post mortem report of Ankit Sharma, a resident of Khajuri Khas locality in northeast Delhi, who had been missing since Tuesday evening is out.

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Trump's India Visit Shows US Values Its Ties with New Delhi, Says Mike Pompeo

Trump's trip to India advanced the shared goals and paved the way for further cooperation in key areas such as energy, defence, people-to-people ties and Indo-Pacific coordination, Alice Wells said.

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Modi, Trump Discuss Totalisation Agreement as India Seeks $12Bn Worth Savings of Its Professionals in US

Totalisation is broadly the money that Indian professionals contribute to the US social security scheme while they work in America.

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Sir John Tenniel: The British Artist Honoured by Google Doodle Today

Sir John Tenniel worked as political cartoonist and graphic humorist. Tenniel is best remembered for his illustration in Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice in Wonderland” series. However, it was the first and last time he had accepted an illustration job.

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India’s Chicken Sales Slashed Almost 50% by False Coronavirus Rumours

"A lot of misleading posts on social media have created a false impression that humans can contract the coronavirus through chickens," Managing Director, Godrej Agrovet Ltd, BS Yadav said.

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Body of 6-year-old Kerala Girl, Missing for 24 Hours, Found in River

The girl went missing when her mother went behind the house for some household chores for just about five minutes.

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