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Topic2020 Delhi riots

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Delhi Feb 2020 riots: High Court seeks police reply on accused discharge plea in cop murder case

The accused Mohd Khalid has challenged a trial court's 22 November, 2024 order on framing charges against him and 24 other accused in the case.

Trial court asks police to file response on Tasleem Ahmed’s interim bail in Delhi riots case

Ahmed, accused in larger conspiracy caser linked to the 2020 riots, has requested a 15-day interim bail, citing his son's admission to a new school for upcoming academic session.

Delhi riots acquittals: Hostile witnesses, unanswered questions & a ‘Kattar Hindu Ekta’ WhatsApp group

3 of the 9 murder cases involve the same set of accused. In these, all 12 Hindu men were acquitted by a Delhi court. Judgments in the remaining 6 cases are awaited.

Court extends stay on further probe against Kapil Mishra’s alleged role in 2020 Delhi riots

Special Judge Kaveri Baweja passed the order on April 9, after she was told that the notice issued by the court to some of the respondents could not be served.

Row over film on 2020 Delhi riots ahead of polls. Director says ‘no involvement of BJP in film’

The film got embroiled in a row when Congress spokesperson Abhishek Singhvi held a press conference on 26 January, urging the Election Commission to halt its release.

Does film on 2020 Delhi riots feature a character based on Umar Khalid? What the director said

Filmmaker Devendra Malviya, an advisor to CBFC, denied any BJP involvement in the making of '2020 Delhi', saying the film's release date before Delhi election is 'purely coincidental'.

Delhi’s Muslim voters have ‘Congress in heart, but AAP in mind’. Will it benefit BJP

That Muslims didn’t take kindly to AAP’s approach to the Delhi riots was evident in results of 2022 civic polls, in which Congress won five wards in neighbourhoods hit by the riots.

No bail for ex-AAP leader & Delhi riots accused Tahir Hussain as divided SC bench refers plea to CJI

Hussain, the AIMIM candidate from Delhi's Mustafabad, sought bail to campaign. His name figures in 11 FIRs, including one related to the murder of an Intelligence Bureau staffer.

Umar Khalid gets 7-day interim bail in Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case to attend family wedding

The former JNU research scholar has been in jail since September 2020. He has been ordered to surrender to Tihar Jail superintendent on the evening of 3 January.

Delhi riots case: High Court dismisses plea by activist Khalid Saifi in attempt-to-murder charge

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday rejected a plea by 'United Against Hate' founder Khalid Saifi against invocation of the charge of...

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Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.