LIVE News Updates: Congress Legislative Party meeting on Feb 16 to discuss SC’s decision over reservation

Siddaramaiah, Congress: Congress Legislative Party meeting has been called on 16th February in Bengaluru to discuss the Supreme Court's decision over reservation in promotions

There will be no lunch hour in Rajya Sabha tomorrow. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will reply in the House, on Budget, at 4 PM tomorrow. The first session of Parliament's Budget session concludes tomorrow. The second session will begin on March 2

Aligarh court has granted bail to Dr Kafeel Khan, reported Newsd

Delhi: Protest by Jamia Coordination Committee continues near Holy Family Hospital. They had called a protest march against CAA,NRC&NPR, from Jamia to Parliament, but were stopped by security forces near the Hospital in Okhla.Police is requesting them to return to Gate 7 of Jamia

Hilal Lone, son of National Conference's Lok Sabha MP Mohammad Akbar Lone, has been booked with Public Safety Act by Jammu & Kashmir administration.

A total of 6 CoBRA personnel of 204 battalion were injured in the encounter with naxals at Irapalli village in Bijapur district. 2 jawans have lost their lives.

Delhi High Court has directed concerned authorities to take action as per law against those pubs, restaurants, bars, which are being run illegally in Hauz Khas area of Delhi.

KK Patel, Deputy Superintendent of Police, Gujarat ATS: We have arrested Mumbai serial blasts accused Munaf Halari Moosa from Mumbai Airport yesterday. He was going to Dubai. We have recovered a Pakistani passport from his possession.

Principal of Gargi college, Dr Promila Kumar, on alleged sexual assault by outsiders, at the college: We've set up a high-level fact-finding committee to meet with the complainants, eyewitnesses and any other person having relevant information.

Institute will file a report of complaints to the Police at the earliest so perpetrators can be brought to justice. We'll set up a security protocol to ensure such incidents never take place again, says Principal of Gargi college, Dr Promila Kumar

Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) summons the Principal of Gargi College, Dr Promila Kumar, asking her to appear before it on 13th February at 2:00 PM

DCP South Atul Thakur on Gargi college case: An inspector of Crime Against Women (CAW) Cell has been designated as investigation officer in the case. The Additional DCP (South) has been designated as inquiry officer to conduct an inquiry into all aspects related to the case.

Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to address more than 6 rallies in Uttar Pradesh on farmer issues. Her first rally will be in Basti on February 23.

Mumbai: Dawood Ibrahim's aide Tariq Parveen has been sent to police custody till 13th February by Esplanade court in connection with an extortion case.

Congress to launch country-wide agitation programme before 16th February against 'unconstitutional stand of BJP government in Supreme Court' over reservation in promotions.

Jamia Millia Islamia Chief Proctor Waseem Ahmad: I request both students and police to deal with the situation in a calm manner. I appeal to students to move back.

Since when has being a “Daddy’s girl” & encouraging people to vote become a crime against the nation? I would be proud to be both! Its pretty clear that the government has no basis for charging Omar Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti with PSA. They must be freed, Priyanka wrote in a tweet.

Jamia Coordination Committee's (JCC) protest march against CAA, NRC, & NPR, from Jamia to Parliament, stopped by security forces near Holy Family Hospital in Okhla.

West Bengal Budget 2020-21: State govt introduces a new scheme called "Bandhu Prakalpa". Under this scheme, people above 60 years of age belonging to Scheduled Caste community, who are not covered under any other pension scheme, will be given a monthly pension of Rs 1000.

Army sources: The induction of women in the army is progressing well. The army is in favour of granting a pension to women officers who have fulfilled the service conditions.

Understand the BJP’s method of completely erasing reservation;

1. The RSS leaders constantly issue statements against reservation.

2. The BJP govt of Uttarakhand files an appeal in the Supreme Court that right to reservation should be abolished.

3. The Uttar Pradesh govt too starts immediately tweaking the rules of reservation. The BJP first tried to weaken the law against the atrocities of the Dalits Now it is weakening the right to equality granted by the Constitution and advocated by Baba Saheb Ambedkar, wrote Priyanka Gandhi in a tweet.

Delhi: Jamia Coordination Committee (JCC) protest march from Jamia to Parliament, against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), & National Population Register (NPR).

Supreme Court declines to stay CBI investigation into the alleged involvement of some PMO officials in the coal scam case against Jindal Steel.

Supreme Court issues notice to Centre and Delhi government on suo moto cognizance it took after a letter by a Bravery Award winner to stop children and infants' involvement in demonstration and agitations, in wake of the death of a four-month infant of a Shaheen Bagh protestor.

Swati Maliwal, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief: We are investigating the matter and issuing notices to Delhi Police & college administration. Action should be taken against those who did this and those who protected them.

Delhi High Court issues notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University on a petition filed by students and professors challenging the varsity's decision to hold online open-book or take-home exams for the monsoon semester.

Karnataka: Women protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC), and National Population Register (NPR) near Bilal Masjid in Bengaluru.

Delhi Police on Gargi college case: A senior woman officer, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Geetanjali Khandelwal will lead the inquiry. She is in touch with the principal of college over the incident.

Delhi: Delhi Commission For Women Chief Swati Maliwal arrives at Gargi College. Students of Gargi College have alleged sexual assault by outsiders.

Supreme Court issues notice in the petitions seeking clearance of Shaheen Bagh, Kalindi Kunj road where anti-CAA protests have been going on for over 55 days. Court to hear the matter on February 17

Protest march held from Mandi House to Parliament House against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register

There was a heavy police deployment in New Delhi's Mandi House area on Monday morning in view of a protest call against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

According to a senior police official, they had refused permission for the protest march as the budget session of Parliament was going on.

"We have not given any permission to protest in the Mandi House area. If they want to protest, they can do it at Jantar Mantar, the designated place for any demonstration. Necessary actions will be taken if they hamper traffic movement and create law and order situations," the officer said.

BJP & RSS's ideology is against reservations. They never want SC/STs to progress. They're breaking the institutional structure. I want to tell SC/ST/OBC&Dalits that we'll never let reservations come to an end no matter how much Modi Ji or Mohan Bhagwat dream of it.

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah's sister on Monday moved the Supreme Court to challenge his detention under the Public Safety Act.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for the petitioner, mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Justice N V Ramana.

Sibal told the bench that they have filed a habeas corpus petition challenging the detention of Abdullah under the PSA and the matter should be heard this week.

The bench agreed for urgent listing of the matter.

Supreme Court frames seven questions to be heard by nine-judge bench on issues relating to freedom of religion under Constitution and faith

Supreme Court upholds the constitutional validity of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Amendment Act, 2018 that ruled out any provision for anticipatory bail for a person accused of atrocities against SC/STs

National Commission for women has taken cognizance in the matter of alleged sexual harassment of girl students at Gargi college, University of Delhi. NCW chief Rekha Shama confirmed this on Monday.

A saint, accused of raping a 14-year-old girl, has been arrested from Jhusi area by the Prayagraj police. According to reports, the accused has been identified as Sanjeev Kumar Rai a.k.a. Sanjeev Maharaj.

Five people injured in an explosion at a house in Patna. Police say, “It seems a bomb that had been kept at this house exploded, damaging two houses. Injured people have been shifted to a hospital”

Five people injured in an explosion at a house in Patna. Police say, "It seems a bomb that had been kept at this house exploded, damaging two houses. Injured people have been shifted to a hospital".

The 24-year-old woman lecturer who was set ablaze near Hinganghat in Wardha district on 3rd February has succumbed to her injuries today.

Supreme Court to hear on Monday pleas seeking removal of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area.