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“Pakistan Zindabad” Slogan Shouted Near Delhi Metro Station: Cops

Six people were seen shouting “Pakistan zindabad” near the Khan Market metro station in the early hours of Sunday, police said. According to police, at around 1 am, a PCR call was received at the Tughlaq Road police station about a few people shouting “Pakistan zindabad” (long live Pakistan) near the Khan Market metro station. A police team reached the spot and found three women, two men and a teenager were present there on blue-coloured Yulu bikes, they said. During questioning, it came to light that they had come to…

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“Was Tortured”: Man Captured By Farmers, Accused Of Planning To Disrupt Tractor Rally

The young man detained on Friday by farmers at Singhu on the Delhi border – who accuse him of conspiring to incite violence during their proposed Republic Day tractor rally in Delhi – alleged today that he was “tortured” while in their custody, Haryana Police DGP Manoj Yadav said. The police were told that two others were still with the farmers and being “beaten mercilessly”. Mr Yadav also said allegations the police had trained a team to infiltrate the farmers’ camp – to sow discord and assassinate key figures before…

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Farmers Can Enter Delhi, But Can’t Disturb Republic Day Parade: Police

Farmers protesting against the Centre’s new farm laws have received permission to hold a tractor rally on Republic Day. The Delhi Police, however, has issued a series of restrictions, saying permission was given only to show respect for the farmers’ demand. “Protesting farmers can enter Delhi but can’t disturb the Republic Day parade,” the Delhi Police said this evening, declaring that the tractor rally will begin after the day’s traditional big parade on Rajpath, which terminates at the iconic Red Fort close to noon. The farmers — who have been…

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300 Pak Twitter Handles Created To Disrupt Farmers’ Rally, Claim Police

Over 300 Twitter handles have been traced to Pakistan that have been created to disrupt and hijack the tractor rally on Republic Day by farmers protesting the central government’s new agricultural laws, the Delhi Police claimed on Sunday. Detailing the plan for the tractor parade, Deependra Pathak, Special Commissioner of Police (Intelligence) said the rally on Tuesday will be conducted amid tight security after the Republic Day celebrations conclude. “Over 300 Twitter handles have been generated from Pakistan during January 13 to 18 to disrupt the tractor rally by farmers only by…

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England bowl Sri Lanka out for 381 in 2nd test

England bowled Sri Lanka out for 381 runs on day two of the second test after the tail showed stubborn resistance on Saturday. Tea was delayed by 15 minutes with the hosts down to the last pair. Dilruwan Perera was the last man dismissed when he pulled Sam Curran to Jack Leach at deep square leg for 67. A rare feature in the Sri Lankan innings was that all wickets fell for the seamers. Galle is a spinners paradise traditionally, but it was the England seamers who did the job.…

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#MeToo: Ramani’s allegations of sexual misconduct false, Akbar reiterates before Delhi court

Former union minister M J Akbar on Saturday reiterated before a Delhi court that the allegations of sexual misconduct made by journalist Priya Ramani against him were “fabricated and false”. Akbar made the submission before Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Ravindra Kumar through senior advocate Geeta Luthra during the final hearing in a criminal complaint filed by him against Ramani for allegedly defaming him by accusing him of sexual misconduct decades ago. Ramani had made the allegation of sexual misconduct against Akbar in 2018 during the #MeToo movement. Luthra said that…

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Customary ‘Halwa Ceremony’ kickstarts process of compilation Budget documents

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur and senior officials of the finance ministry on Saturday participated in the symbolic ‘Halwa Ceremony’ that marks the beginning of compilation of budget documents. Unlike the past, the voluminous budget documents will not be printed this year following the COVID-19 protocol and will instead be distributed electronically to the Members of Parliament (MPs). Previously, the ceremony marked the launch of printing exercise for the budget. This will be the first time since the presentation of independent India’s first budget…

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At 78 and the oldest president, Biden sees a world changed

When Joe Biden took the oath of office as the 46th president, he became not only the oldest newly inaugurated US chief executive in history but also the oldest sitting president ever. Biden was born November 20, 1942, in Scranton, Pennsylvania. He was 78 years, two months and one day old when he was sworn in on Wednesday. That’s 78 days older than President Ronald Reagan was when he left office in 1989. A look at how the country Biden now leads has changed over his lifetime and how his…

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Strong India following Netaji’s footsteps, from LOC to LAC: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose would have been proud to see that the country has become strong and is following his footsteps from the Line of Control (LoC) to the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The LoC divides Jammu and Kashmir between India and Pakistan, while the LAC separates India and China. Bose would have also been proud that the government he dreamt of is fighting a pandemic with vaccines developed by it, and gave a befitting reply whenever its sovereignty was challenged,…

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Bhajan singer Narendra Chanchal passes away at Delhi hospital

Popular ‘bhajan’ singer Narendra Chanchal, best known for his songs ‘Chalo bulawa aaya hai’ and ‘Tune mujhe bulaya sherawaliye’, died at a private hospital here on Friday following health complications, sources said. He was 76. Chanchal breathed his last at 12:15 pm at Apollo Hospital here, the sources said. He was admitted to the south Delhi hospital on November 27 and died after suffering from brain complications, they said. Born to a Punjabi family in Namak Mandi, Amritsar in 1940, Chanchal grew up in a religious atmosphere that inspired him…

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