LIVE News Updates: Rapid Action Force deployed near Shaheen Bagh protest site

Rapid Action Force deployed near Shaheen Bagh protest site

Delhi: Sharjeel Imam who has been arrested in a sedition case, brought to the residence of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Purushottam Pathak at Saket Court premises. His Police custody ended today.

Five individuals showing symptoms of Cough and Cold moved to Base Hospital, Delhi Cantt from Quarantine Facility at Manesar for better treatment. Samples sent for tests to AIIMS, of which result of one individual is negative. Results of four samples submitted today are awaited.

E-Visa facility for Chinese passport holders has been temporarily suspended, e-Visa already issued to Chinese nationals is also not valid temporarily & the facility for submitting the application online for the physical visa from China is suspended, Union Health Ministry

Kashmir Zone Police: Awantipora police have arrested 4 terrorist associates linked to proscribed terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed. Investigations reveal that they were providing support to active terrorists of JeM operating in the area. Cases registered.

Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh in Mumbai: We have set up a committee to conduct an inquiry into allegations of phone tapping against the previous BJP-led government.

Be it Seelampur, Jamia or Shaheen Bagh, protests held over the past several days regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act. Is this just a coincidence? No. This is an experiment. There is politics behind this

Delhi: Police have arrested Ajit, the person who supplied weapon to the gunman who brandished gun & opened fire in Jamia area on 30th January.

"What the US has done could create and spread panic," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said addressing the first online media briefing.

"The US government has not provided any substantive help to the Chinese side yet. On the contrary, it was the first to withdraw its consulate staff from Wuhan, the first to suggest the partial withdrawal of embassy staff, the first to announce a ban on entry by Chinese citizens after the WHO made it clear that it doesn't recommend or even opposes travel and trade restrictions against China," she said.

The ministry has cancelled direct press conferences in view of the virus and started holding online briefings through Chinese social media messaging APP WeChat.

Most of the international airlines including the Indian flight services to China have been cancelled in view of the deadly virus.

A petition was filed before the Supreme Court today seeking its direction to the Centre for laying down comprehensive guidelines relating to outright restrictions for holding protest leading to obstruction of the public place.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Monday said Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had called himself an "anarchist" and there is not much of a "difference between an anarchist and a terrorist".

His remarks come a few days after the Election Commission issued a show cause notice to BJP MP Parvesh Verma for allegedly calling Kejriwal a "terrorist".

Addressing a press conference here, Javadekar raked up the issue of Kejriwal "staying a night at the Moga residence of Khalistan Commando Force chief Gurinder Singh during the Punjab Assembly polls".

"Kejriwal is now asking with a sad face, 'am I a terrorist?' You are a terrorist and there is a lot of evidence to prove that. You yourself had said you are an anarchist. There is not much of a difference between an anarchist and a terrorist," the senior BJP leader said.

Himachal Pradesh: Fire broke out in a factory in the industrial area of Kullu district, today. The fire has been brought under control.

Jamia Millia Islamia University PRO Ahmad Azeem on last night's firing: We have taken several steps to tighten security in the university. We have given more equipment to our security personnel and set up more CCTV cameras. I appeal to protesting students to take precautions.

Nathuram Kashyap, Bahujan Samaj Party candidate from Karawal Nagar joins Aam Aadmi Party.

Jammu and Kashmir: An Army Cheetah chopper crashed near Reasi district in Jammu around 11:15 am today. Both pilots are safe.

BJP MP Anantkumar Hegde's swipe at Mahatma Gandhi has irked the top party leadership and he may be forced to apologise, party sources said on Monday.

A senior BJP leader said the Karnataka leader's comments were "condemnable" and the party leadership is upset with him.

"The party has conveyed its displeasure to him and asked him to take remedial measure. Any insult to Mahatma Gandhi is unacceptable," he said.

Hegde, a former Union minister, reportedly claimed at an event in Bangaluru that the entire freedom movement was staged with the consent and support of the British, and the independence movement led by Gandhi was a "drama".

He also wondered why the Father of the Nation was called 'Mahatma' (a great soul).

The party leader said the Lok Sabha MP is a "disciplined" member of the party and will do what he has been asked to.

Hegde, known for hardline Hindutva leanings, has a history of making controversial remarks.

Delhi High Court reserves order on a plea seeking direction to stop the entry of 10 MPs from Jammu and Kashmir into Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha forthwith. The plea also seeks to recover perks & benefits which they might have received after the disbandment of the state on August 5 2019.

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) Chief Mayawati in Delhi: Our party is contesting on almost all of the Delhi assembly constituencies on its own strength. We have not done alliance with any other party in this election.

Why a Pakistani minister is making statements in support of Arvind Kejriwal? Because he knows that only Kejriwal can feed biryani to protesters in Shaheen Bagh, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Section 149 of CrPC (police may interpose to prevent cognizable offences) notice issued to people who have been protesting against CAA, NRC, & NPR in Nagpada, says Mumbai Police

Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja: Third case of Novel Coronavirus tested positive in Kerala in Kasargod

India reported a third case of novel coronavirus on Monday with another person from Kerala, who recently returned from China, testing positive for the infection, the Health Ministry said.

"The patient has tested positive for novel coronavirus and is in isolation in the hospital. The patient is stable and is being closely monitored," the ministry said.

The patient has a travel history from Wuhan, epicentre of the outbreak, in China.

The Health Ministry on Monday updated its travel advisory, which was issued on Sunday, and asked people to refrain from travelling to China in view of the deadly coronavirus outbreak in its Hubei province and said travellers on return from the neighbouring country could be quarantined.

As many as 130 samples have been tested of which 128 have been found to be negative so far.  India has so far reported two positive cases of nCoV from Kerala.

Four members of the Popular Front of India (PFI) were arrested for allegedly inciting violence during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on December 20, 2019, police said on Monday.

Farman, Nafees, Idrish and Mursaleen were arrested on late Sunday night, SHO Anil Kapervan said.

Some pamphlets against the CAA were seized from their possession, he said.

In December 2019, the Uttar Pradesh Police had sought a ban on the PFI after its complicity was suspected in the statewide violent protests against the amended citizenship law.

UP Director General of Police O P Singh wrote to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI after its Uttar Pradesh head, Wasim, and 16 other activists were arrested for allegedly masterminding the violence in Lucknow during anti-CAA protests.

Indian Union Muslim League MP PK Kunhalikutty has given Adjournment Motion in Lok Sabha over recent incident of firing on protestors at Jamia Millia Islamia&statements of BJP MPs Anurag Thakur&Parvesh Verma that had “potential to disturb harmony”&"aggravate differences”(file pic)

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Satish Chandra Misra has given Suspension of Business Notice in Rajya Sabha over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), demanding to repeal the law immediately.

CPM and CPI have given a suspension of business notice in Rajya Sabha under rule 267 to over "prevailing situation in the country over the proposed National Register of Citizens-National Population Register and Citizenship Amendment Act".

Congress MPs Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, Kodikunnil Suresh, & Gaurav Gogoi have given Adjournment Motion Notice in Lok Sabha to "reconsider Citizenship Amendment Act after unrest in the country & to stop the process of National Register of Citizens & National Population Register"

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Vikas Mahatme gives Zero Hour Notice in Rajya Sabha over "need to take precautionary measures to prevent the outbreak of coronavirus"

At least 13 Delhi-bound trains were delayed by up to 4 hours due to fog in several parts of northern india, officials said on Monday.

Congress leaders Ghulam Nabi Azad and Anand Sharma have given the suspension of business notice under rule 267 in Rajya Sabha over "prevailing situation in the country due to proposed NPR-NRC following the Citizenship Amendment Act".

British filmmaker Sam Mendes' war drama "1917" ruled the 2020 edition of Baftas with seven wins, including best film, best British film and best director but it was best actor winner Joaquin Phoenix calling out the "systemic racism" of the industry that received a lot of attention at the awards ceremony.

Phoenix, who was awarded the Bafta for his titular performance in "Joker", accused the industry of sending out "a clear message to people of colour that you are not welcome here".

Chinese stocks crashed on Monday with some major shares quickly falling by the maximum daily limit as the country's investors got their first chance in more than a week to react to the spiralling coronavirus outbreak.

The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index dived 8.73 percent, or 259.83 points, to open at 2,716.70.

The Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, sank 8.99 percent, or 158.02 points, to 1,598.80.

The scale of the plunge was remarkable even by the standards of China's notoriously volatile share markets, indicating deep concern over the viral outbreak's economic impact.

The yuan also weakened by nearly 1.5 percent to around 7.00 to the dollar.