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Letter to BS: Violence in Northeast Delhi leaves a lot of questions

Only such a rights debilitating law will prevent future immigration. Even their children will be resident aliens. The US, Singapore etc have such demographic divisions.

Delhi govt gives permission to prosecute Kanhaiya Kumar in JNU sedition row

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had earlier said he would ask for an early decision on the matter

Best of BS Opinion: Why is it wrong to say Trump's visit has no substance?

Why has the global response to coronavirus been so uncertain? Is the point about a business having a higher social purpose real? Or is it management fluff?

Modi reviews Delhi situation, appeals for peace and brotherhood

He also said it was important that calm and normalcy was restored at the earliest

AAP begins 'Politics of Work' national outreach campaign from Mahahrashtra

As per a party release, the campaign will go on till March 23 and aims to bring the "Kejriwal model of development" to every household in the state

Pro and anti-CAA groups clash in northeast Delhi, two houses torched

Tension escalated in northeast Delhi with protesters torching at least two houses and a fire tender in the Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas, where pro and anti-CAA groups clashed for the second consecutive day on Monday and hurled stones at each other. Violence was also reported from the Chandbagh area in Jaffrabad. Police fired tear gas shells and also resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters. According to officials, a fire tender was damaged by the protesters after it responded to a fire call in the area. The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at the Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations as an uneasy calm prevailed in the area. "Entry & exit of Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur are closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a tweet. Entry and exit were closed at the Jaffrabad metro station for over 24 hours. Clashes broke out on Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups near Jaffrabad after a large number of .

Fresh anti-CAA protest site emerges as hundreds gather at Delhi's Jaffrabad

An anti-CAA protest by around 500 people, mostly women, near the Jaffrabad metro station in northeast Delhi continued on Sunday, prompting the Delhi Metro authorities to close the entry and exit gates of the station. The protest began on Saturday night, blocking a road which connects Seelampur with Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar. The women, carrying the tricolour and raising slogans of 'aazadi', said they would not move from the site till the Centre revokes the CAA. Heavy security deployment, including women police personnel, has been made in the area. In view of the protest, entry and exit gates of the Jaffrabad metro station were closed. "Entry & exit of Jaffrabad have been closed. Trains will not be halting at this station," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation tweeted. A woman, who identified herself as Bushra, had said that till the time the CAA was not revoked, the protesters would not leave the site. Social activist Faheem Baig had said that there was resentment among the people ..

Maha Shivratri: Massive jam on Delhi-Gurugram highway, hundreds stranded

Vehicles were running bumper to bumper and a long line of cars was visible for several kilometers on both sides of the highway

Right to protest sacrosanct; don't trouble others: Shaheen Bagh mediators

Speaking to the protesters, Sadhana Ramachandran said that the Citizenship Amendment Act has already become a law and its validity can be examined by the Supreme Court.

Narendra Modi, 'Litti-chokha', 'Kulhad chai': When PM visited Hunaar Haat

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday made a surprise visit to 'Hunar Haat' at Rajpath here, where he interacted with artisans and relished 'litti-chokha' and 'kulhad' tea. Soon after chairing the meeting of the Union Cabinet, Modi reached Rajpath where 'Hunar Haat' is being organised by the Ministry of Minority Affairs. Sources in the government said officials of the ministry were surprised when they came to know about the prime minister's visit. Modi, who was there for 50 minutes, ate 'litti-chokha', a dough ball made of whole wheat flour and stuffed with 'sattu', and paid Rs 120 for it. The dish is popular in Bihar, Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. He later had tea served in 'kulhad' with Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi and paid Rs 40 for two cups. Artisans participating in the event said the traditional arts were dying, but the 'Hunar Haat' programme has helped revive them. There was a surge in crowd when people came to know that the prime minister was .

We both agreed to work for Delhi's development: Kejriwal after meeting Shah

The meeting went on for over 20 minutes at Shah's residence

Best of BS Opinion: Why only 15 mn pay tax, Delhi's regional party and more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Travelling from Terminal 3 in Delhi? Get your luggage picked from home

The baggage can be delivered from the airport to locations in Delhi/NCR region, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan, the press release noted

Who actually voted in Delhi?

Delhi was a two-horse race with margins comfortably in favour of the Aam Aadmi Party

Power populism

States should resist the temptation to hand out free electricity

Ram temple trust to have office in Delhi's Greater Kailash: Home Ministry

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the trust will have 15 members, including one from the Dalit community.

Coronavirus: 3 men in isolation in Delhi hospital test negative for virus

The three men had self reported at the Centre-run hospital, designated to deal with such cases, on Monday with complaints of respiratory trouble and fever.

As Delhi battled toxic air, ministries bought more and more air purifiers

Air purifiers can cost up to nearly $1,000 and are too expensive for most Indians

Warehousing sector to add 40 mn sq ft space in 2020 across top 8 cities

In 2019, the total supply of warehousing space was 37.94 million sq ft while the absorption stood at 33 million sq ft.

A capital walkover?

A repeat of 67 out of the 70 seats in 2015 may be hard for AAP to achieve today