Maharashtra Assembly clears bill making Marathi compulsory in school curriculum

It will be introduced in all schools, irrespective of the board they are affiliated to, from Class 1 to Class 10 from the coming academic year.

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Maharashtra withdraws 348 cases related to Bhima Koregaon, 460 Maratha quota violence cases

The move was announced by state Home Minister Anil Deshmukh.

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Delhi violence: AAP councillor Tahir Hussain charged with murder in IB officer’s death case

The father of the Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma named the AAP leader in the first information report that was filed.

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Road test: Nine Indian cities among top 100 with worst street connectivity

Poor road connectivity is associated with longer commutes and increased pollution.

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The big news: 2 SITs formed to probe Delhi violence as toll mounts to 38, and nine other top stories

Other headlines: The Opposition criticised a judge’s transfer after he rapped Delhi Police for inaction, and an accused in the Pulwama attack was given bail.

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Delhi violence: UN human rights chief expresses ‘great concern’ about CAA, police inaction

Michelle Bachelet also said that in Jammu and Kashmir, 800 people still remain under detention, following the abrogation of the region’s special status.

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Pulwama attack: Court grants bail to one accused after NIA fails to file chargesheet in time

The NIA conceded in court that it had not been able to find sufficient evidence against Yusuf Chopan to file a chargesheet.

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Delhi violence: Meghalaya governor suggests Tiananmen-style crackdown on protestors

Tathagata Roy claimed there is a lesson on ‘how to handle the engineered disturbances’ in North East Delhi. However, he deleted his tweets.

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Caught on TV: Journalist extensively investigates tea made for Abhinandan Varthaman in Pakistan

A video had emerged of the IAF wing commander having a cup of tea after being captured following an airstrike in Pakistan.

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‘No reaction here’: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rescues her deputy Anurag Thakur

A reporter asked Thakur to comment on his and other BJP leaders’ hate speech. Thakur smiled while Sitharaman intervened.

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Delhi violence: Police hand over inquiry to Crime Branch, set up two special investigation teams

The SITs will be led by two deputy commissioners of police.

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Watch: Haryana Minister Ranjit Chautala says violence is ‘part of life, riots keep taking place’

‘When Indira Gandhi was assassinated, entire Delhi was burning. This keeps happening.’

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