Delhi riots: Estimated death toll is 53, over 200 seriously injured

The estimated death toll in the communal violence in northeast Delhi stood at 53, according to a report by “The Polis Project” – a research organization, which was confirmed by the Delhi Police. The violence started on February 23 and ended on February 25. Read More
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Shaheen Bagh women becoming mascot of anti-CAA-NRC protests

The mainly Muslim women protesters sitting in protest day after day, night after night braving the bitter Delhi winter has now caught the attention of the country as well the international community. Read More
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Anti-CAA protests erupt across country, 2 killed in Mangaluru

After the president, Ram Nath Kovind, signed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by Parliament, into law, protests erupted all across India against the new law, on Thursday, where protesters urged the government to repeal it. Read More
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Paper editor booked for carrying ‘fake news’ on Deve Gowda family

Days after a Kannada newspaper, “Vishwavani”, published articles on the “turmoil” within former PM and JD(S) chief HD Deve Gowda’s family following the party’s disastrous Lok Sabha campaign, the police registered an FIR against the paper’s owner-editor and his editorial team. Read More
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20 students killed in a massive fire at coaching centre in Surat

A major fire broke out at a coaching centre killing at least 20 students and injuring several of them, in Sarthana area of Surat, Gujarat. Read More
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IAF commander removed for friendly fire that downed Mi-17

The Indian Air Force removed the air officer commanding of the Srinagar airbase in connection with the crash of a Mi-17 helicopter in Budgam, on February 27, after it came under “friendly fire”, which killed six IAF personnel on board and one civilian on the ground. Read More
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Kerela’s Muslim education body bans niqab in its institutions

Kerela’s Muslim Educational Society, which controls a total of 150 educational institutions, banned“ dresses that covers the face” for girls on all its campuses. However, it says the decision to ban veils was taken before Sri Lankan banned the burqa after the April 21 bombings. Read More
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Naval officer dies after fire breaks out on INS Vikramaditya

A naval officer died, on Saturday, after a fire broke out onboard on the INS Vikramaditya, India's only aircraft carrier, while entering the harbour in Karnataka's Karwar. Read More
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Mayawati may be in trouble as CBI files FIR in sugar mills case

The CBI has registered an first information report and six preliminary enquiries, a year after the Yogi Adityanath government recommended a probe into alleged irregularities in the disinvestment of 21 state-owned sugar mills in Uttar Pradesh in 2010-11, when Mayawati was the CM. Read More
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LS poll Phase 3: Around 66% turnout, 1 killed in Bengal

Voting for the third phase of the Lok Sabha election concluded amid reports of EVM malfunctions and sporadic violence, in which one person was reportedly killed outside a polling booth in West Bengal. Around 69% of eligible voters exercised their franchise in this phase. Read More
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