Saturday, February 29, 2020

Mother and Daughter Attacked for Speaking Spanish, Prosecutor Says


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Trump Moves to Calm Fears as First U.S. Death From Coronavirus Is Reported


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This is how a race is called the moment polls close.


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Clyburn says the Biden campaign needs ‘retooling.’


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Delhi riots: 69 applicants to get relief today

A total of 69 riot-affected persons have applied till Saturday evening to take immediate monetary relief of Rs 25,000 announced by chief minister Arvind Kejriwal. After holding a marathon meeting to review the distribution of relief and implementation of rehabilitation measures in riot-affected areas with the senior officials at the office of northeast district magistrate on Saturday, Kejriwal said that all the 69 applicants would be given the money by Sunday so that they can restart their life.

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Northeast Delhi schools not to open till March 7

Delhi government on Saturday decided to keep the schools in the riot-hit northeast Delhi closed till March 7. While the annual school examination has also been postponed in these areas, CBSE’s classes X and XII board exams will be held in all centres from March 2.

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Delhi govt’s special cell to tackle online rumours

Delhi government is going to set up a special cell to fight the menace of rumours and fake and misleading content being shared on WhatsApp and other social media platforms. During the riots, which left nearly 42 dead, rumours were used to fan violence in different parts of northeast Delhi.

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How Delhi cops lost the plot at the outset

It appears that erroneous judgements, inadequate deployment and absence of swift decisions on the part of police led to northeast Delhi spinning out of control and 42 people being killed in a span of 36 hours. TOI spoke to several police officers whose accounts seemed to suggest this was what happened when riots broke out last Sunday.

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Peace my first priority: Delhi Police commissioner

IPS officer S N Shrivastava took over as Delhi Police commissioner on Saturday evening from Amulya Patnaik. Shrivastava is currently awaiting formal orders and will hold the police chief’s post as an additional charge apart from being the chief of law and order in Delhi.

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WATCH: Biden projected winner of South Carolina primary

Joe Biden’s first primary win of 2020 would come from the most diverse state to vote so far, and it could signal what to expect on Super Tuesday.

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Personal popularity, large black electorate throw Biden a lifeline in SC: ANALYSIS

Personal popularity, a large black electorate, fewer liberals and a fondness for Obama-era policies threw a lifeline to former Vice President Joe Biden in South Carolina.

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The Islanders Are Saying Goodbye to Brooklyn


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Biden wins South Carolina Democratic primary, Fox News projects, in crucial boost to campaign after early losses via FOX NEWS

At CPAC, Trump Takes Aim at Rivals


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Biden Wins in South Carolina, Adding New Life to His Candidacy


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Joe Biden wins South Carolina primary with overwhelming support.


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After 12 hours, the polls in South Carolina have closed.


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Looking to Super Tuesday, Buttigieg campaigns in Nashville.


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F.D.A. Expands Coronavirus Testing in the United States


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Former VP Joe Biden is projected winner of South Carolina primary: Live updates

It’s the first contest in the South, but more importantly, the South Carolina primary is also the race that could decide the fate of multiple Democratic contenders.

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Billionaire Mike Bloomberg tells female voters: I will 'fight with you'

"Women for Mike 2020" rally looks like an attempt for Mike Bloomberg to distance himself from past controversies involving women that have haunted his campaign thus far.

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Former VP Joe Biden is projected winner of South Carolina primary: Live updates

It’s the first contest in the South, but more importantly, the South Carolina primary is also the race that could decide the fate of multiple Democratic contenders.

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Friday, February 28, 2020

Schools in riot-hit areas to open for staff today

All Delhi government and government-aided schools in riot-affected northeast and east Delhi areas will open on Saturday for the principals and the staff to assess the situation. School management committee (SMC) meetings will be held the same day.

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SDMC to impose professional tax

After rejecting the commissioner’s proposal for four years, the standing committee of South Delhi Municipal Corporation (SDMC) on Friday decided to impose a professional tax on everybody with a monthly gross income of Rs 50,000 and above under its jurisdiction.

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Gzb: Man strangles wife, two kids; hangs himself

A 29-year-old man allegedly strangled his wife, four-year-old daughter and two-year-old son with his hands before tying a noose with his wife’s dupatta and using it to hang himself.

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When an Epidemic Looms, Gagging Scientists Is a Terrible Idea


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Making Pitch to Voters, Bloomberg Peddles His Experience in a Crisis


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Fox News Breaking News Alert


CDC: 2nd coronavirus case due to 'community spread' confirmed in California via FOX NEWS

Coronavirus Fears Reverberate Across Global Economy


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M.I.T. Researchers Cast Doubt on Bolivian Election Fraud


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At CPAC, It’s Now an All-Trump Show


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Klobuchar kicks off a Southern swing without South Carolina.


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President Trump holds a rally in North Charleston, S.C., 24 hours before the polls close in the state's Democratic primary. Watc via FOX NEWS

Photo: Bernie Sanders high fives tiny supporter.


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Why Bernie Scares Me


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Gerald Krone, a Negro Ensemble Company Founder, Dies at 86


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Who Will Care For Society’s Forgotten?


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Joe Biden Needs a Win in South Carolina. Will He Get It?


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We Don’t Really Know How Many People Have Coronavirus


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Tom Steyer showered South Carolina in political spending. Will it pay off?


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Thursday, February 27, 2020

Delhi riots: Marauding mobs vent fury on schools

There were at least 300 students in Victoria Senior Secondary School near Chand Bagh when it came under attack on Monday around 12.30pm. The school is a CBSE examination centre, and the students were writing their Class XII exam when a hundred-strong crowd gathered outside, pelted stones and charged at the gate, lathis in hand.

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At hosps, some look for cure, others closure

“When we heard the mob attacking the houses nearby, we hid the men in our family under clothes and inside a cupboard. But the rioters barged in and dragged my brother out though he kept pleading, ‘Main aapka bhai hoon’. After two days of searching for him, we finally came to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital where we located his body,” wept Farheen, sister of Mohammed Musharraf.

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Riot-hit areas in NE Delhi picking up the pieces

With some grocery shops having reopened, damaged electrical lines being restored, metro stations functioning and at least a few people starting to go about their daily chores, northeast Delhi is slowly trying to move on from the horrors of the last few days.

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'Three-level plan to fight air pollution in Delhi'

Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said the AAP government might consider preparing a three-level action plan to reduce air pollution in the city.

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Delhi: No exam in violence-affected areas till Sat

The Central Board of Secondary Education exams for classes X and XII for Friday and Saturday have been cancelled in northeast and the affected parts of east Delhi.

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Delhi govt to pay for treatment of riot victims

Delhi government will bear all medical expenses of the riot victims even if they are admitted to private hospitals, give up to Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the kin of the dead, and up to Rs 5 lakh each to those who have lost houses in this week’s violence in northeast Delhi. The government has also announced a Rs 1 crore compensation to the family of head constable Ratan Lal who was killed in the riots, besides a job to one member of his family.

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Coronavirus in California: What You Need to Know


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