Citizens for Justice and Peace
SC notice to 3 lawyers accused in Patiala House scuffle, pulls up Centre
26-Feb-2016
Feb 26, 2016 | : Age Correspondent | New Delhi SC also issued notice to Centre, Delhi Police seeking SIT probe in Patiala House court scuffle. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Centre and Delhi Police regarding a plea seeking an SIT probe and initiation of contempt action against three lawyers…
SC seeks reply of Centre, cops on plea against lawyers seen boasting about Kanhaiya assault
26-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (PTI): The Supreme Court Friday asked the the Centre and Delhi Police for their response to a petition seeking a special investigation and contempt action against three lawyers who had assaulted JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a court complex on February 17. A bench of Justices J.…
I am worshipper of Goddess Durga, says Smriti Irani amid ruckus in House
26-Feb-2016
Feb 26, 2016 | : Age Correspondent | New Delhi No work will be done till Smriti Irani apologises, Opposition tells Government in Rajya Sabha. New Delhi: Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday said she was a “practising Hindu and Goddess Durga worshipper” as Congress demanded her apology in the Rajya Sabha for reading out…
Police grills JNUSU prez Kanhaiya, Khalid and Anirban together
26-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 26, 2016 (PTI) Delhi Police today interrogated JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar, Umar Khalid and Anirban Bhattacharya together for the first time at a south Delhi police station in connection with the sedition case. The questioning started in the wee hours today and lasted for around five hours, before it resumed around 10.30…
Aligarh Mayor’s mission: ‘To protect cows, Hindu girls’
26-Feb-2016
Five days ago, Bharti, a BJP candidate elected as the mayor of Aligarh in 2012, accused Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) of selling beef in a canteen attached to the Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. Written by MAYURA JANWALKAR Aligarh Published:Feb 26, 2016, 0:53 Perched on a tall chair in her office opposite the district and sessions…
SC seeks reply of Centre, cops on plea against lawyers seen boasting about Kanhaiya assault
26-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb. 26 (PTI): The Supreme Court Friday asked the the Centre and Delhi Police for their response to a petition seeking a special investigation and contempt action against three lawyers who had assaulted JNU Students Union president Kanhaiya Kumar and others in a court complex on February 17. A bench of Justices J.…
BJP nationalism like Brahmin who turns Muslim, eats more onions: Ghulam Azad
26-Feb-2016
Ghulam Azad demanded that a House Committee be set up, with a member of the Opposition as its leader, to probe the matter. Written by Sagnik Chowdhury New Delhi Published:Feb 26, 2016, 5:09 Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad on Thursday accused the government of destroying educational institutions and creating rifts in…
Meerut tense after ‘anti-Hindu’ rally
26-Feb-2016
Walli-ur-Reheman, chief of the AIMIM’s city unit, admitted that he took part in the procession but said no slogans were raised during the rally. Written by AMIT SHARMA Meerut Published:Feb 26, 2016, 3:13 Sardhana town in Meerut was in the grip of tension Thursday after members of the Balmiki Samaj and the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul…
Umar Khalid, Anirban Bhattacharya sent to 3-day remand
25-Feb-2016
The court hearing began at 7.15 pm and the proceedings continued for over an hour. The magistrate and the lawyers were escorted to the police station, where elaborate security arrangements had been made. Written by Alok Singh , Abhishek Angad New Delhi Updated: Feb 25, 2016, 10:17 A designated court, set up at R K…
Group demands ban on VD Savarkar book on Jesus Christ
25-Feb-2016
Feb 25, 2016 | AGE CORRESPONDENT With agency inputs| mumbai A Christian organisation has demanded a ban on a controversial book penned by the brother of Hindutva ideologue V.D. Savarkar, claiming Jesus Christ was a Tamil Hindu. The book, written by Ganesh ‘Babarao’ Savarkar in 1946, is being re-launched on February 26. “The present scenario…