LIVE News Updates: Interlocutors Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran reach Shaheen Bagh on 3rd day of talks

Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, mediators appointed by Supreme Court, at Shaheen Bagh to talk with the protesters.

Former Central Information Commissioner (CIC) Wajahat Habibullah on Friday clarified that his role in the parleys with the Shaheen Bagh protestors is only limited to assisting "fruitful talks" and that he is not one of the interlocutors appointed by the Supreme Court.

Speaking exclusively to IANS, Habibullah said: "The orders of the Supreme Court in this regard are very clear... I am only assisting the two SC appointed interlocutors to facilitate fruitful talks with the protestors of Shaheen Bagh. I am not one of the interlocutors."

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Women protesters at Shaheen Bagh on Friday told the Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors that when several adjoining roads in the area are open, why have they been asked to move to another site.

Senior lawyers Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, the apex court-appointed interlocutors, met the protesting women at a tent in the south Delhi neighbourhood to hold talks for the third consecutive day.

"When several adjoining roads are open, why are they insisting us to move from this road. This is not the only road connecting Delhi-Noida," a woman protestor told the interlocutors.

Hegde said, "Today is Shivaratri. It is your right to speak, speak up. Say everything you want to say. Let's take a joint decision for all parties affected here".

Uttar Pradesh Sunni Central Wakf Board to hold meeting over 5-acres mosque land in Ayodhya on 24th February.

Several cars damaged after strong winds uprooted trees in Lucknow.

Payal Tadvi case: Bombay High Court has rejected the prayer of the accused to continue their studies at Nair Hospital; Court has also revoked the suspension of the license of the accused doctors.

Claiming that 26 tigers were missing from Ranthambhore National Park in Rajasthan, BJP MP and member of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Diya Kumari has written to the Union environment minister, demanding a high level inquiry in the matter.

Kumari, in a letter to Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar, said a report has been submitted to the state government, stating that 26 tigers are missing from the park, which is located in Sawai Madhopur district.

She demanded a high level inquiry in the matter.

Ahmedabad Airport Dir Manoj Gangal: All flights to operate on schedule on Feb24. Passengers advised to arrive 3hrs ahead of scheduled departure. Passengers to carry hard copies of their flight itinerary based on which police authorities to facilitate their journey to the airport.

At least 30 Indian labourers stranded in Oman's Muscat have requested Prime Minister Narendra Modi to bring them back to India after the company that had employed them allegedly refused to pay their wages due from the past 6 months.

Punjab Govt makes mandatory all govt & semi-government institutions, boards, corporations to write all signboards in the Punjabi language in Gurmukhi Script. Besides this the road milestones would also be written in Gurmukhi Script in the state.

Iran's health ministry Friday reported two more deaths among 13 new cases of coronavirus in the Islamic republic, bringing the total number of deaths to four and infections to 18.

"Thirteen new cases have been confirmed," ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said on Twitter. "Unfortunately two of them have lost their lives."

The COVID-19 outbreak first appeared in Iran on Wednesday, when officials said it killed two elderly people in the Shiite holy city of Qom, the first confirmed deaths from the disease in the Middle East.

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A law student from Baheri locality, Uttar Pradesh was gang raped in Bareilly court complex. The victim also alleged the accused also shot an obscene video of her.

The girl's parents again reached the court and thrashed the accused in public.

The victim alleged that she was held hostage after being drugged and then raped by the accused, reported Mirror Now.

Agra: Walls on the route from Kheria airport to the Taj Mahal are being painted with images of US President Donald Trump and slogans welcoming him, ahead of his visit on 24th February.

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A 29-year-old Chinese doctor, who postponed his wedding to treat patients infected with the deadly coronavirus, has died treating them after being infected by the virus, the ninth fatality among the healthcare providers working to contain the outbreak.

Dr Peng Yinhua, doctor of a Wuhan hospital who treated patients infected with the coronavirus, died on Thursday night, according to the health bureau.

Peng, a respiratory acute care medical professional, became infected while working to combat the novel coronavirus at the First People's Hospital of Jiangxia District of Wuhan. He was hospitalised on January 25 and transferred to the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital for treatment on January 30.

According to the sources, Ivanka Trump and his senior advisor and son-in-law Jared Kushner to also be a part of the high-level delegation which will accompany US President Donald Trump to India.

Karnataka Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai: Amulya (who raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan at anti-CAA rally yesterday) comes from a place where Naxals have been very active for a long time. She has shared a lot of posts on Facebook. We will investigate these angle as well.

Six persons were killed when their vehicle collided with a truck in Hanumangarh district of Rajasthan on Friday, police said.

A 12-year-old girl was injured in the accident and has been hospitalised, the police added.

The incident occurred in Palllu police station area .

Maharashtra: Four people dead, 10 other injured in a collision between a jeep and a state transport bus in Vairag area of Solapur district, earlier today.

Chikmagalur: Residence of Amulya(who raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan at anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru yesterday) was vandalised by miscreants late last night.Police have begun investigation.

The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court allows Chandrashekhar Azad's Bhim Army to hold their workers meet at Reshim bagh grounds in Nagpur on February 22.

Dhanraj Nathwani, Vice President of Gujarat Cricket Association: Prominent Gujarati singers like Parthiv Gohil, Purushottam Upadhyay, Kirtidan Gadhvi, Kinjal Dave, Sairam Dave & Bollywood singer Kailash Kher will perform at 'Namaste Trump' at Motera Stadium event on February 24.

Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa: Bail should not be given to Amulya (who raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan at anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru, yesterday), her father has also said he won't protect her. Its proved now that she had contacts with Naxals. Proper punishment should be given.

Alternative road opens between Noida and Faridabad. Uttar Pradesh police open a new route to ease traffic congestion. Route from Mahamaya flyover via Delhi to Faridabad opened, reported News18

A multi-faith prayer held at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Thal Sena Bhawan in Delhi.

Left-arm Spinner Pragyan Ojha announces retirement from all forms of cricket with immediate effect.

Prime Minister Modi said we will have 10 million people to greet you. Here's my problem, we have a packed house. We have a lot of people, thousands of people who couldn't get in. It's going to look like peanuts from now on. I'll never be satisfied with the crowd if we have 10 million in India," the US President said at the rally in the US.

Amulya (who raised 'Pakistan zindabad' slogan at an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act rally in Bengaluru, on Thursday). She was charged with sedition, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Sent in to bat, India scored 122 for 5 at tea on the opening day of the first Test against New Zealand in Wellington on Friday.

Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant were batting on 38 and 10 respectively at the break.

For New Zealand, Kyle Jamieson took 3 wickets for 38 runs while Tim Southee and Trent Boult got one each.

Jamieson's victims were Indian captain Virat Kohli (2), Cheteshwar Pujara (11) and Hanuma Vihari (7).

Brief Scores:

India 1st Innings: 122 for 5 in 55 overs (Ajinkya Rahane 38 batting, Mayank Agarwal 34, Rishabh Pant 10 batting; Kyle Jamieson 3/38).