The Delhi Police detained several protesters as they attempted to march to the Election Commission headquarters to demand Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation for his handling of the special intensive revision of electoral rolls. The march was called by the Delhi Coordination Committee of People Against SIR – a civil society group consisting of students, farmers and rights activists.
Ahead of the march, a large number of personnel from the Delhi Police and the Rapid Action Force were deployed in central Delhi. Read on.
The Delhi Police has granted permission for singer Diljit Dosanjh’s concert at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on October 30. A day earlier, reports said that police had denied clearance for the event because of threat-related inputs and security requirements during the festive season.
The concert’s ticketing partner, BookMyShow, said that the police had asked the organisers to ensure additional safety and traffic management measures. We “have assured Delhi Police of full compliance with all security/traffic requirements”, said the platform. Read on.
The Congress accused the Narendra Modi-led government of “suppressing” reports about face-offs between Indian and Chinese troops along the Arunachal Pradesh border since July. The accusation came after Indo-Tibetan Border Police Director General Shatrujeet Singh Kapur said that confrontations between Indian and Chinese troops have been taking...