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"We are not saying that people should die. That kind of pressure we are not equipped to handle. We cannot stop things from happening," said the Supreme Court on Monday, agreeing to hear on March 4 a plea seeking lodging of FIRs against BJP leaders -- Anurag Thakur, Parvesh Verma, Kapil Mishra and Abhay Verma -- for their alleged hate speeches in Delhi where more than 40 people lost their lives.....

The stalemate in the Parliament is likely to continue on Tuesday over the issue of Delhi riots after both the Houses saw massive uproar on Monday, the first day of the second phase of the Budget session.....

In a veiled attack on former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for his comments that 'Bharat Mata ki jai' and nationalism are being misused to construct a militant and emotional idea of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that few political parties are putting their interest above the country.....

Twitter has told its 5,000-strong workforce globally to work from home - making it mandatory for employees based in Hong Kong, Japan and South Korea offices - as new coronavirus (COVID-19) spread in new territories. ....

With the threat of COVID-19 looming large, the government has tightened the entry conditions for the nationals of Italy, Iran, South Korea and Japan with immediate effect. As per the revised travel advisory issued on Tuesday by the Union Health Ministry, new travellers from these countries will have to apply for fresh visas. ....

Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad asserted on Tuesday that the government is ready to debate on the Delhi violence on March 11, a day after Holi. ....

Uttar Pradesh Health Minister Jai Pratap Singh, on Tuesday confirmed six positive cases of coronavirus in Uttar Pradesh and said all of them have been shifted to Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital.....

A court here on Tuesday acquitted terror suspect Syed Abdul Karim alias Tunda in the 1998 Hyderabad conspiracy case.....

The Delhi High Court has been moved against the compensation announced by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government for Delhi violence victim without identifying the affected persons. It was "arbitrary" and "unreasonable", said the petition.....

The World Bank has committed $12 billion in aid for developing countries grappling with the spread of the coronavirus.....