INDIA
Ground frost likely in Haryana-Raj, not Delhi: IMD
On Friday the minimum temperature was 4 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum temperature in the national capital will hover around 21 degrees Celsius on Saturday.
Contentious child sexual offences verdicts scuttles chances of Bombay HC judge confirmation
On Wednesday, the Attorney General described the judgment, where the judge acquitted a 39-year-old man accused of groping a 12-year-old girl over the dress stating there was no skin-to-skin contact, as disturbing and having potential to set a dangerous precedent.
Priyanka slams BJP for FIR on journalists, politician
In a statement released on Twitter, Priyanka Gandhi said,"It's dangerous that the BJP government is threatening journalists and public representative by registering FIRs. The respect of democratic values is the responsibility of the government. Creating an atmosphere of fear in a democracy is like poison."
NIA likely to take over Israel Embassy blast case
A team of NIA officials had visited the blast site Friday evening and collected materials from the site. The team of the NIA officials also carried out complete mapping of the area to identify the route and the persons involved in the blast. According to sources, the NIA also had a chat with the Delhi Police officials and the bomb squad.
How threat to Israel Embassy magnified from 'mischief' to grave alarm
A letter found at the site mentioned the explosion was just a "trailer" and went ahead with mentions about Iran's slain General Qasem Soleimani and top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh as "martyrs" -- suggesting the blast that looked like a minor explosion might be a bigger security threat India could be dealing with.
Internet suspended in Delhi's border areas after Singhu clash
The development has come in the backdrop of two recent incidents of violence within a week -- mayhem during the January 26 farmers' tractor rally, and the clash between protesting famers and local residents at Singhu border on Friday.
Politicians line up to meet Tikait at Ghazipur in show of solidarity
Rakesh is the son of Mahendra Singh Tikait, a popular farmer leader from the western Uttar Pradesh, who had held a massive farmers' rally in Delhi's Boat Club over 30 years ago. His emotion-laden and teary-eyed speech on Thursday is being seen as one of the major turnaround moments in the farmers' protest.
India pre-eminent partner of US in Indo-Pacific: Blinken tells Jaishankar
State Department spokesperson Ned Price said that Blinken called Jaishankar on Friday "to reaffirm the growing US-India partnership and discuss issues of mutual concern, including Covid-19 vaccination efforts, regional developments, and next steps in expanding bilateral ties".
Hike in fuel prices hit pause for 3rd day
Across the country as well the fuel prices remained at Wednesday's level. In Mumbai, petrol is priced at Rs 92.86 a litre while in Chennai its is at Rs 88.82/l and in Kolkata Rs 87.69/l. Diesel on the other hand is at Rs 83.30 a litre in Mumbai, Rs 81.71 in Chennai and Rs 80.08 in Kolkata.
If peaceful protesting farmers abused, it'll make movement stronger: British MP
"Shocked to see mobs and police trying to intimidate and clear Delhi farmers' protest, after stopping their water, electricity and Internet," Dhesi tweeted.
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