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India always respected our sovereignty and treated us as equals: Maldives Speaker Mohamed Nasheed

Kevadia (Gujarat), Feb 29 (ANI): Maldives former president and speaker of the Parliament Mohamed Nasheed said that India has always respected our sovereignty and always treated us as equal. "India has always respected our sovereignty and always treated us as equals, however small we are. We have another superpower coming to the Indian Ocean - China. Unfortunately, the manner in which this superpower is treating the Indian Ocean islands is very different," said Mohamed Nasheed at 6th India Ideas Conclave in Gujarat.

LinkedIn is testing Snapchat-like Stories for professionals

New Delhi, Feb 29 (ANI): LinkedIn may soon introduce Snapchat-like stories on its platform. Pete Davies, head of content products at LinkedIn, wrote in an official blog that Stories "offer a lightweight, fun way to share an update without it having to be perfect or attached to your profile forever." With LinkedIn Stories, the company aims to test how the conversational format works for the professional platform. The feature is being tested internally and is expected to be rolled out to others in the coming months.

3 dead, 26 injured in Haryana factory explosion

Jhajjar (Haryana), Feb 29 (ANI): Three people died while 26 suffered injuries after a fire broke out due to an explosion in the boiler of a chemical factory in Jhajjar's Bahadurgarh industrial area on Feb 28. Further details are awaited.

Delhi violence: Adnan Sami appeals for peace

Kevadia (Gujarat), Feb 27 (ANI): Bollywood singer Adnan Sami on February 28 reacted on violence in Delhi in recent days. He appealed to the people for peace and harmony and said that anything can be solved by talks. He also blamed politics behind the violence.

Delhi Violence: Sreesanth urges people to not fight over religion

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Feb 28 (ANI): Indian cricketer and actor Sreesanth reacted over Delhi violence and urged people to not fight over religion. He also talked about his comeback after ban. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reduced the ban on Indian bowler S. Sreesanth from lifetime to seven years. His punishment now will end in September.

Muslims set example of communal harmony by rescuing Hindus during Delhi violence

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Muslims set an example of humanity during the violence in North-East Delhi area. They rescued seven- eight Hindus during the unrest in North-East Delhi. "On February 24, we were coming back after praying and got to know that the atmosphere turns violence and some Hindus got stuck here, we immediately rescued them and dropped them in their area," said a local.

Painting all nationalists with same brush is not thinking of a nationalist: EAM Jaishankar

Kevadia (Gujarat), Feb 28 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on February 28 that painting all nationalists with same brush is not thinking of a nationalist. While addressing India Ideas Conclave 2020 in Gujarat's Kevadia, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said, "It's essential that we first appreciate that painting all nationalists with same brush is not thinking of a nationalist. On contrary, its strategy of globalist to seek to simplify world into advantageous and binary proposition."

Watch: Shiv Sena workers vandalise road Construction Company's office due to delay in work

Wardha (Maharashtra), Feb 27 (ANI): Workers of Shiv Sena, which is in power in Maharashtra, vandalised a road construction company's office in Wardha due to delay in work. They threatened the construction company's employees to finish the work as soon as possible. The Shiv Sena workers also used abusive language while talking to road construction company's employees.

3 coronavirus positive students cured: Kerala Health Minister

Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Feb 28 (ANI): Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja informed that three students were cured who were found positive with coronavirus. "We succeeded in the first part, that of containing coronavirus. 3 students who were found to be corona-positive were isolated, now they are stable. They were cured," said Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja. "One person from Malaysia came to Ernakulam airport. He had symptoms like sore throat, fever. We can't say that it is coronavirus but we've kept the person in the isolation ward. Samples were sent to Virology Institute. I think his result will come tomorrow," Kerala Health Minister further added.

Income Tax dept raids residence of Chhattisgarh CMO's Dy Secretary

Bhilai (Chhattisgarh), Feb 27 (ANI): Income Tax Department officials on February 28 conducted raid at residence of Saumya Chaurasia. He is Deputy Secretary at Chief Minister Office in Bhilai. Over half a dozen Income Tax officials conducted the raid over 'political funding'. The Income Tax department on February 27 raided over 20 premises linked to Chhattisgarh government officials and others on charges of tax evasion.

'Uncle sleep well, there will be no harm,' says Muslims to a Brahmin family during violence

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Amid Delhi violence, a colony emerges as sheer example of communal harmony. North-East Delhi's Nehru Vihar street number 15 which is a Muslim dominated area and only have two Hindu houses left untouched during the violence. Ram Sevak, a resident of Nehru Vihar, who is living with his family for the past 35 years said that his family has never faced any problem and during the violence Muslim brothers said to him that go sleep there will be no harm. At least 42 people, including a police head constable, died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in parts of the national capital. Two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have been constituted under the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, to investigate the violence.

Delhi violence: 123 FIR lodged, 630 arrested so far, says Delhi Police

New Delhi, Feb 27 (ANI): Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa on February 28 informed that the police have registered 123 FIRs so far, around 630 people have been arrested/ detained. At least 42 people, including a police head constable, died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in parts of the national capital. Two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have been constituted under the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, to investigate the violence.

Sensex bleeds by 1,448 points as rising coronavirus kills investor risk appetite

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in free fall on Black Friday after a sustained global sell-off on coronavirus fears. At the closing bell, the BSE SandP Sensex was down by 1,448 points or 3.64 per cent to 38,297 while the Nifty 50 plunged by 414 points or 3.56 per cent at 11,219. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the red with Nifty metal down by 7.34 per cent, IT by 5.27 per cent, PSU bank by 4.97 per cent and auto by 3.76 per cent.

Those who lost house in violence will get Rs 25,000 cash tomorrow: Delhi CM Kejriwal

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Delhi government will provide Rs 25,000 cash each who lost their house in North-Delhi violence. The government also made arrangements for accommodation at nine 'Rain Baseras' and local community centers for people whose houses are completely burnt down or those who can't go back to their home."We've made arrangements for accommodation at our 9 Rain Baseras and local community centers for people whose houses are completely burnt down or those who can't go back to their home. If needed, we'll also arrange temporary tents for people," said Arvind Kejriwal while addressing press conference in New Delhi. "People whose houses are completely burnt down or substantially burnt down will be given on spot ex-gratia of Rs 25,000 cash each from tomorrow (February 29) afternoon. Balance amount will be assessed within 2-3 days by PWD department and we'll make an effort to get them their balance cheque," CM Further said.

Delhi violence: Need to restore confidence among people, says Salman Khurshid

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Congress' senior leader Salman Khurshid reacted over North-East Delhi violence. He said that right now, we need to stop talking about who is to blame, our first responsibility is to restore confidence among people. "I think right now adding to the fire by screaming at each other is frankly not the answer. First responsibility is to bring about human aid and make sure that wherever there is fire, it is doused quickly and effectively as possible," Salman Khurshid further said.

Congressmen sitting in BJP's lap, says party MLA Arif Masood

Ratlam (Madhya Pradesh), Feb 28 (ANI): Arif Mohammad Khan, Congress MLA from Madhya Pradesh's Ratlam made a controversial statement by saying that some Congress leaders are hiding behind Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Congress MLA made this comment in an ongoing anti - Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protest in Ratlam. He also blamed BJP for the making the protest a Muslim against Hindu matter.

Forensic team reaches Chand Bagh to investigate IB officer's murder

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): Forensic team on February 28 visited North-East Delhi's Chand Bagh area and inspected the spot where the body of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma was found on Feb 26. An FIR has been lodged in the death of Intelligence Bureau officer Ankit Sharma's death whose body was recovered from a drain in Chand Bagh on February 26 during the communal violence in the North-East Delhi. The victim's father, Ravinder Kumar, on whose complaint the FIR was lodged, has named Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) municipal councillor Tahir Hussain as an accused. At least 42 people, including a police head constable, died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in parts of the national capital. Two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have been constituted under the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, to investigate the violence.

2 labourers dead after wall collapses in Karnataka

Mangalore (Karnataka), Feb 28 (ANI): At least two labourers died and one other got injured after a wall of a compound collapsed on Feb 28. The incident happened in Karnataka's Mangalore. Few workers are feared to be trapped under debris. Rescue operations are underway.

Student visits school after violence in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): A student named Arman Malik, on February 28 visited his school in Shiv Vihar and saw the aftermath of violence. The Rajdhani Public Senior Secondary School was allegedly attacked by the mob on February 25. By seeing condition of his school, Arman felt really bad and shared his emotions that he got scared. The school where Arman played and studied with the his fellow schoolmates is now in a very bad condition, the books were tear apart, the science projects of students were vandalised. Rajdhani Public Senior Secondary School will be opened for students from February 29. At least 42 people, including a police head constable, died while around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence that raged for three days in parts of the national capital. Two Special Investigation Teams (SITs) have been constituted under the Crime Branch, Delhi Police, to investigate the violence.

Delhi violence: Head Constable explains how he controlled Shahrukh, man who pointed gun at him

New Delhi, Feb 28 (ANI): While speaking to ANI, Head Constable Deepak Dahiya on Friday expressed whole scenario on how he controlled Shahrukh, the man who opened fire on Feb 24 during the violent clashes over Citizenship Act in North-East Delhi. He said, "Suddenly the mob turned violent. I saw a man running towards me I warned him but he fired one shot in my right and get back. He could also have fired on me but I showed my stick to him and warned him." At least 42 people have died and around 200 people sustained serious injuries in the violence.