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TopicDelhi riots

Topic: Delhi riots

A year on, Delhi riot victims struggle to cope with depression, nightmares & livelihood loss

Delhi riots broke out on 23 February 2020, leaving 53 dead and nearly 600 injured. Police say 755 FIRs were lodged and 1,818 people arrested.

DNA fingerprints, facial recognition used to probe riots cases, says Delhi Police chief

Commissioner S N Shrivastava said 231 accused were arrested on the basis of CCTV footage, 137 identified through Facial Recognition System & 94 through driving license photographs.

HC grants bail to cab driver accused of hatching conspiracy to incite Delhi riots

The court said that according to the call detail records, the accused was not even in the vicinity of the area where the incident occurred.

Delhi Police acted swiftly, fairly during February 2020 Delhi riots, says MoS Home Reddy

G. Kishan Reddy told the Lok Sabha Tuesday that 'proportionate and appropriate' actions were taken by the Delhi Police to control the situation.

Delhi court orders FIR in mosque attack during February riots, police to challenge it in HC 

On 25 February last year, rioters allegedly broke into Madina Masjid & set two LPG cylinders on fire causing an explosion. The next day, a saffron flag was hoisted on the mosque. 

UAPA rightly invoked against Pinjra Tod activists in riots case, Delhi court says

The Delhi court disagreed with Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal's lawyer that their offence was not covered under the definition of terror as outlined under the UAPA.

Delhi court rejects Pinjra Tod activist Devangana Kalita’s bail plea in UAPA case

Additional Sessions Judge Amitabh Rawat in his order passed Thursday said the allegations against Devangana Kalita in the northeast Delhi riots case prima facie seem to be true.

Delhi court objects to reports on Umar Khalid’s ‘confession’, reminds of basics on reporting

A chief metropolitan magistrate in Delhi notes media trials cannot destroy ‘presumption of innocence’, calls for self-regulation.

Court bails Muslim man accused of being part of ‘Hindu mob’ — Delhi Police unlikely to appeal

A court gave bail to a Muslim man last month on the ground he couldn’t have been part of an ‘unlawful assembly’ that mostly consisted Hindus and killed a Muslim in a riots case.

‘Exemplary service’ — Amit Shah praises Delhi Police for tackling riots, role during pandemic

The Union Home Minister said that Delhi Police was instrumental in tackling the northeast Delhi riots last year and bringing back peace to the city.

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10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

Morocco signs pact with Tata for joint manufacture of WhAP Infantry Fighting Vehicle

The armoured platform is India's first amphibious infantry combat wheeled vehicle. Last year, the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces had procured 90 military trucks from the Tata Group.

Islam doesn’t kill democracy. The army-Islam combo does

How come Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey and Sri Lanka remain constitutional, democratic and stable despite Islam and Buddhism respectively, but Pakistan, Bangladesh and Myanmar don’t?