Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat March 02 episode: Rumour-mongering and hate messages must be nipped in the bud
4 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat March 02 episode: Rumour-mongering and hate messages must be nipped in the bud

India TV News  

Delhi Police on Monday arrested more than 40 people on charges of spreading panic through social media about fresh communal violence in the city. In Delhi, the perpetrators of communal riots on February 24 and 25 used rumours to spread hate and panic leading to violence, and Delhi Police was caught napping. However, on Sunday and Monday, Delhi Police effectively foiled the plans of rumour mongers, whose main aim was to create panic and cause mistrust among Hindus and Muslims. Watch full episode here: Aaj Ki Baat: Monday to Friday, 9 PM India’s Number One and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat – Rajat Sharma Ke Saath’ was launched just before the 2014 General Elections.

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Sabarkantha police detains Bajrang Dal leaders who sought permission for protest against anti-Hindu violence in Nuh, released later
1 year, 5 months ago

Sabarkantha police detains Bajrang Dal leaders who sought permission for protest against anti-Hindu violence in Nuh, released later

Op India  

On Wednesday, August 2, Bajrang Dal workers from Himmatnagar who went to seek police permission to protest against anti-Hindu violence in Haryana were detained by the police. The Sabarkantha district Bajrang Dal coordinator, and co-coordinator of the Himmatnagar region, visited the SP office to seek permission regarding the protest, where they were detained by the police. VHP tweeted, “As per …

'Liquor Scam Case Fake, Result of Dirty Politics': Kejriwal After 9 Hrs of CBI Questioning
1 year, 8 months ago

'Liquor Scam Case Fake, Result of Dirty Politics': Kejriwal After 9 Hrs of CBI Questioning

News 18  

After being questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation for over nine hours in connection with the excise policy scam case, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stated that the liquor scam case against him is fake and a result of dirty politics. The Aam Aadmi Party National Convener called the liquor scam case “fake” and a “result of dirty politics.” …

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus
1 year, 10 months ago

Shahnawaz, Shoaib and 7 others convicted in a Delhi Riots case, court says their objective was to cause maximum damage to properties of Hindus

Op India  

On Monday, March 13, Delhi’s Karkardooma court convicted nine persons involved in the 2020 anti-Hindu Delhi riots. The court noted that the main objective of the convicts who joined the unruly mob guided by ‘communal feelings’ was to cause ‘maximum damage’ to the properties belonging to the people of the Hindu community. Hence, those charged are convicted for offences covered …

11 booked, three arrested for spreading rumours on migrant workers’ safety in Tamil Nadu: DGP Sylendra Babu
1 year, 10 months ago

11 booked, three arrested for spreading rumours on migrant workers’ safety in Tamil Nadu: DGP Sylendra Babu

The Hindu  

The police have registered 11 cases and arrested three persons for spreading rumours on the safety of migrant workers in Tamil Nadu, said Director General of Police C. Sylendra Babu. The DGP, who chaired a meeting with representatives of industries in Coimbatore in the presence of senior police officers on Thursday, said special teams of the Tamil Nadu police were …

Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blames Indian Hindus for Islamist violence in Leicester
2 years, 3 months ago

Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blames Indian Hindus for Islamist violence in Leicester

Op India  

On Tuesday, Reuters journalist Rina Chandran blamed the Indian Hindus for violence perpetrated by radical Islamists in Leicester against the Hindu community. Today’s update, covering the previous 24 hours 👇 pic.twitter.com/CSB5ZtpZvS — East Leicester Police September 14, 2022 “Add in local fury over an India-Pakistan cricket match, and Hindu and Muslim men were soon fighting on the streets of central …

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots
2 years, 8 months ago

Revealed: Connecting the dots between Jahangirpuri violence and 2020 Delhi riots

India TV News  

Highlights Special Cell likely to take over Jahangirpuri case C Block Kushal Chowk had a connection with the 2020 North-East riots of Delhi The protests against CAA/NRC had mainly illegal Bangladeshi women and children Jahangirpuri Violence: The Special Cell or the Crime Branch of Delhi Police is likely to take over the Jahangirpuri violence case in which eight police personnel …

Delhi Riots | Protest Sites Raised Inorganically, CCTVs Disconnected & Attempts To Clear Evidence: Prosecution Argues In Bail Hearing
2 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots | Protest Sites Raised Inorganically, CCTVs Disconnected & Attempts To Clear Evidence: Prosecution Argues In Bail Hearing

Live Law  

Opposing the bail pleas of several accused in the Delhi riots larger conspiracy case, the prosecution on Wednesday told a Delhi Court that the protest sites were inorganically raised without the involvement of locals. Messages of the DPSG Group Spoke of 'Violence': SPP Prasad referred to the statement made by one witness, Johnny, before the Magistrate to demonstrate what transpired …

28 call centre workers arrested for duping people with fake loans in Delhi's Budh Vihar
3 years ago

28 call centre workers arrested for duping people with fake loans in Delhi's Budh Vihar

India Today  

Delhi Police busted a fake call centre for reportedly duping around 1,000 people in the name of giving loans under the Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme in Budh Vihar area. At least 28 people, including 25 women, were arrested for cheating people using a fake call centre, pocketing huge amounts of money. Police raid building Upon receiving the complaint, police …

Delhi Police busts fake call centre that duped over 100 people
3 years, 5 months ago

Delhi Police busts fake call centre that duped over 100 people

India Today  

The Delhi Police busted a fake call centre in Rohini's Sector 7 on Monday and arrested eight people for tele-calling and duping over 100 people on the pretext of offering loans. On Monday, information was received by the Budh Vihar Police Station regarding a fake call centre in Mange Ram Park Extension. A police team raided the call centre and …

Farm stir: Delhi Police acts tough on 'instigators', registers 4 FIRs against several social media accounts
3 years, 11 months ago

Farm stir: Delhi Police acts tough on 'instigators', registers 4 FIRs against several social media accounts

India TV News  

The Delhi Police has registered four FIRs against social media accounts "inciting" violence in the name of farmers' protests. One person has been arrested from Rajasthan's Churu for posting an old video carrying the fake news of resignation by 200 police personnel, police said. The Delhi Police said the accounts/handles that were posting fake, offensive and provocative content have been …

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe
4 years, 9 months ago

Amit Shah directs police to pick up Delhi Anti-Hindu riots probe

Op India  

The probe into the deadly Delhi anti-Hindu riots, which raged on in the last week of February this year by Islamist mobs, leaving at least 50 people dead, including Delhi Police Constable Ratan Lal, and IB staffer Ankit Sharma, had slowed down ever since the Coronavirus Pandemic hit India and the lockdown was announced last month by the Modi government. …

Delhi riots: Received 4,000 distress calls day Trump arrived, probing role of people from UP's Deoband area, police tells MHA in report
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: Received 4,000 distress calls day Trump arrived, probing role of people from UP's Deoband area, police tells MHA in report

Firstpost  

Delhi Police has told the Ministry of Home Affairs that its control room received 4,000 distress calls from riot-hit North East Delhi district, on the day US president Donald Trump landed in Ahmedabad New Delhi: Delhi Police has told the Ministry of Home Affairs that its control room received 4,000 distress calls from riot-hit North East Delhi district, on the …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Video emerges where Islamist mob is seen breaking CCTV cameras minutes before attacking the Delhi Police
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Video emerges where Islamist mob is seen breaking CCTV cameras minutes before attacking the Delhi Police

Op India  

Chand Bagh and Jafrabad areas in North-east Delhi have emerged as the worst riot-hit areas in the recent Delhi anti-Hindu riots. Umar Khalid seen inciting people to take to the streets against Modi govt while Trump visits Another video surfaced on the same day in which violent rioters at Chand Bagh area in East Delhi are seen pelting stones at …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat March 05 episode: Let our human rights activists learn a lesson from Delhi riot videos
4 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat March 05 episode: Let our human rights activists learn a lesson from Delhi riot videos

India TV News  

The death toll in Delhi riots has gone up to 53 with Guru Teg Bahadur hospital reporting six more deaths on Thursday. The grief has been compounded with the emergence of two fresh videos on Thursday which showed a 2,000-plus mob targeting Delhi policemen in Chand Bagh locality. This was the spot where Head Constable Ratan Lal was shot dead …

Delhi Police arrests 40 in connection with riot-related rumours, receives 1,880 distress calls after false alarm of violence
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Police arrests 40 in connection with riot-related rumours, receives 1,880 distress calls after false alarm of violence

Firstpost  

Delhi Police said they have arrested 40 people in connection with riot-related rumours that had spread in parts of the national capital on Sunday evening, when the department received 1,880 distress calls from people panicked by the false alarm of communal violence New Delhi: Delhi Police said they have arrested 40 people in connection with riot-related rumours that had spread …

Delhi Police rejects reports of violence in West Delhi; urges people to not believe in rumours
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi Police rejects reports of violence in West Delhi; urges people to not believe in rumours

India TV News  

Unconfirmed reports of violence in Subhash Nagar, Khyala, Nangloi and Sagarpur created panic in many West Delhi areas on Sunday evening. Several top officers in Delhi Police claimed such reports as baseless rumours. Delhi Police is closely monitoring accounts spreading rumours and taking action," Delhi Police tweeted. Also Read: Delhi Police rejects reports of violence in West Delhi; urges people …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Videos emerge showing how Islamists engaged in pre-riot preparations before going on a rampage
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Videos emerge showing how Islamists engaged in pre-riot preparations before going on a rampage

Op India  

Delhi has been on the edge after so-called anti-CAA protests took the shape of full-blown anti-Hindu riots. Divya Kumar Soti, columnist and analyst, shared a video thread yesterday which shows how the pre-riot preparations were in full swing in an Islamist neighbourhood in the national capital. Part 1 pic.twitter.com/8zRZoYEqYU — Divya Kumar Soti February 28, 2020 In the video thread …

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence | Situation peaceful in riot-hit areas

The Hindu  

The situation in northeast Delhi was peaceful on February 29 with residents gradually coming to terms with the damage in communal riots in the area earlier this week. Sources, meanwhile, said the Delhi government is considering to issue a WhatsApp number on which people can complain about hate messages being circulated on the instant messaging app. The violence in Jaffrabad, …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Feb 28 episode: Delhi riots were pre-meditated, planned days in advance
4 years, 10 months ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Feb 28 episode: Delhi riots were pre-meditated, planned days in advance

India TV News  

As Friday prayers passed off peacefully in the riot affected areas of North East Delhi, the official death toll rose to 42 as four more people succumbed to injuries in hospital. Delhi Police special investigation team and forensic experts went through evidences found from former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain's building and the nearby drain from where corpses were recovered. India …

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence: Authorities focus on relief, rehabilitation as toll rises to 38; defiant Kapil Mishra blames anti-CAA protesters for riots

Firstpost  

As the Delhi government and law enforcement authorities made efforts to pick up the pieces in the wake of the violence in the National Capital’s northeast district on Thursday, BJP leader Kapil Mishra, whose ‘ultimatum’ comment was allegedly the catalyst for three days of riots, remained defiant and blamed sustained protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act for the violence. Delhi …

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots
4 years, 10 months ago

Journalist from JK24 shot at in Maujpur while covering Delhi anti-CAA riots

Op India  

A JK24 news channel journalist named Akash Napa has been shot while covering the riots that have ensued in Delhi by Islamists against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Moreover, Delhi head constable Ratan Lal and a Hindu activist named Vinod had also died in the clashes that broke out in Delhi taking the total death count to seven. The national capital …

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets
5 years ago

After violence during anti-CAA protests, security beefed up in UP for Friday prayers; notice to 372 for damaging public assets

Firstpost  

A home department spokesperson in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday put the death toll at 19 in the violence, which left 288 policemen injured. “Police investigation has revealed that violence during the protests against CAA on two consecutive days on Friday and Saturday in Kanpur was happened in an organised manner,” Senior Superintendent of Police Anand Deo Tiwari said. “Preliminary probe …

'Political parties are spreading rumours, inciting people': Takeaways from PM Modi's Ramlila rally
5 years ago

'Political parties are spreading rumours, inciting people': Takeaways from PM Modi's Ramlila rally

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a mega rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan kicking off BJP's campaign for the assembly election in the national capital scheduled to take place next year. According to BJP leader Vijay Goel, the rally is being organised to thank PM Modi for giving ownership rights to 40 lakh residents of 1731 unauthorised colonies. I …

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Dec 20 episode: Take stern action against political leaders who are inciting violence
5 years ago

Opinion | Aaj Ki Baat Dec 20 episode: Take stern action against political leaders who are inciting violence

India TV News  

Eleven people were killed and many injured in violent anti-CAA protests that rocked several cities of Uttar Pradesh on Friday. I would like to appreciate Delhi Police for its efforts to ensure peace during Friday protests near Jama Masjid. Drawing a parallel with demonetization, Sonia Gandhi said CAA will force all individuals to stand in queues to prove their and …

Aaj Ki Baat December 17 episode: How rumours on social media are striking fear in the minds of Muslims
5 years ago

Aaj Ki Baat December 17 episode: How rumours on social media are striking fear in the minds of Muslims

India TV News  

Pitched battles were fought between Muslim protesters and Delhi Police in northeast Delhi's Seelampur area on Tuesday, but timely intervention by local Muslim leaders through announcements from mosques helped to control the situation within three hours. The average Indian Muslim is confused because of baseless rumours and messages circulating on social media. Clearly, enemies of civil society are vitiating the …

Delhi turns into a war zone as anti-CAA rioters now attack a school bus after ‘peaceful’ protest turned violent
5 years ago

Delhi turns into a war zone as anti-CAA rioters now attack a school bus after ‘peaceful’ protest turned violent

Op India  

The violent ‘peaceful’ protests in Delhi continue as anti-CAA rioters set fire to a school bus in Delhi’s Seelampur area. pic.twitter.com/XM6Hc9O3Nf — Padmaja joshi December 17, 2019 In a video shared by BJP leader Kapil Mishra, the rioters can be seen beating up policemen. पुलिस को मार मार कर दौड़ाया जा रहा हैं पत्थर, लाठी और पिटाई की जा रही …

Delhi: Illicit gambling dens explode in city this Diwali
5 years, 2 months ago

Delhi: Illicit gambling dens explode in city this Diwali

India Today  

A few days ago, the Delhi Police raided an illegal casino operating from a South Delhi hotel room and arrested as many as 58 people - mostly young businessmen who had been invited through WhatsApp. "Special casino tables and imported alcohol had been organised at the venue," said Southwest Delhi DCP Devendra Arya. "Big money rides on these illegal gambling …

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