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Thursday, April 25, 2024
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Topic: Delhi police

Pinjra Tod arrests, Delhi police witch hunt against students show Covid is not a top priority

The Delhi Police has chosen to stay active during Covid-19 by either clamping down on those who protested CAA, or by singing birthday songs for rich brats.

Two JNU students from women’s rights group Pinjra Tod arrested over February anti-CAA protest

JNU students Devangana Kalita & Natasha Narwal, both associated with women’s rights collective Pinjra Tod, were arrested from their homes.

Self-styled ‘godman’ Daati Maharaj booked for holding religious event in south Delhi temple

The event was attended by over 30 people, most of whom were not even wearing masks. Daati Maharaj is also an accused in a case of rape and unnatural sex.

Masked man ‘raped, tried to kill’ woman lawyer in her south Delhi home

Delhi Police arrest man with history of theft & burglary, Bar Council chief writes to LG & commissioner asking how this could happen despite police presence.

HC orders Delhi Police to pay Rs 75 lakh to 25-yr-old who hit unmanned barricades 4 yrs ago

The 2015 accident left Dheeraj Kumar with serious brain injuries and in a vegetative state.

Scholar, editor and now sedition-accused: Delhi minorities panel chief Zafarul-Islam Khan

Delhi Minorities Commission chief Zafarul-Islam Khan, charged with sedition for a social media post, hasn't deleted it yet but said his comments were ill-timed.

Over 500 foreigners linked to Tablighi Jamaat to be sent to makeshift detention centres

Delhi Police are expediting the investigation against the foreigners, who have been booked for visa violation, after which they will be tried and deported accordingly.

Delhi Police clears girl who created fake Snapchat profile and started rape talk

Delhi Police said the girl made a fake profile but had no malicious intent to cheat anyone or commit fraud, so no case will be made out.

BJP MP shares old video of Muslims offering namaz, Delhi Police say verify before posting

BJP MP Parvesh Verma shared the 2-month-old video on Twitter claiming Muslims are violating the lockdown. But Delhi Police replied, saying ‘this is totally false’.

Police celebrating birthdays of rich kids in a pandemic isn’t cute, they have bigger duties

The same Indian police that surprises the rich with birthday cakes have been brutal with India’s poor, especially the migrant workers.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.