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Monday, 27 January 2020

Actress Dia Mirza breaks down in tears during Jaipur Literature festival

Actor Dia Mirza on Monday broke down during a panel discussion regarding climate change at the Jaipur Literature Festival. She said, "We don't need to shout. We just need to keep doing our work." "Don't hold back from being an empath. Don't be afraid of shedding your tears. Feel the full extent of it," she added.

Faridabad: Man who lost son in accident fills potholes | Ghanti Bajao

After being frustrated with state machinery’s failure, a man from Faridabad took the matter in his own hands and with the help of his friends, fixed potholes that riddle the roads in his area. Manoj Wadhwa, a Faridabad's resident, took this decision after the tragic death of his three-year-old son in a pothole-related road accident on the Delhi-Agra highway six years ago. "We chose Sunday (Republic Day) to fill potholes with the hope that this will wake up government agencies," said Wadhwa.

Anti-CAA resolution is inappropriate: Om Birla writes to EU Parliament president

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has written a letter to European Parliament President David Maria Sassoli over the draft resolutions that have been tabled by some of its members on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that it is inappropriate for one legislature to pass judgment on another, a practice that can surely be misused by vested interests.Sources said the Speaker in his letter has noted that the Act provides for granting "easier citizenship to those who have been subjected to religious persecution in our immediate neighbourhood."It is not aimed at taking away citizenship from anybody, instead, the legislation was passed after "due deliberation by both the Houses of the Indian Parliament," the letter reads.

Delhi elections 2020: Anurag Thakur raises controversial slogans during poll campaign

Triggering a row, BJP leader and Union minister Anurag Thakur on Monday egged on participants of an election rally to raise an incendiary slogan that "traitors should be shot", after he lashed out at anti-CAA protestors. At the rally, Thakur, the minister of state for finance, shouted "desh ke gaddaron ko" to which the crowd responded "goli maro sa*** ko" (shoot down the traitors).Addressing the meeting in support of BJP candidate from Rithala, Manish Chaudhary, Thakur raised the pitch of nationalism as he linked opposition parties with anti-CAA protests in Shaheen Bagh and with alleged anti-India slogans, and then asked the crowd to raise the controversial slogan.

Delhi Election: Will BJP reclaim its Krishna Nagar bastion? Delhi Wale with Rubika Liyaquat

Ahead of Delhi Assembly Elections 2020, ABP News brings you the special show 'Delhi Wale with Rubika Liyaquat'. In today’s episode, we will try to find out about which political party will win Delhi’s high-profile Krishna Nagar seat. BJP’s Dr Harshwardhan won five consecutive terms from Krishna Nagar Assembly seat. However, in 2015, BJP’s CM candidate Kiran Bedi lost her election from this seat in the tsunami of AAP. Will the saffron party reclaim its bastion of Krishna Nagar in 2020 Delhi Elections?

BJP MLA Vikram Saini's remark on Priyanka Gandhi may stir controversy

Bharatiya Janata Party's ML Vikram Singh Saini has made a controversial remark on Priyanka Gandhi in a public rally in UP's Muzaffarnagar. Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who on Monday met officials of the NHRC, took up the issue of "police mitras", or friends of the police, allegedly involved in attacking those protesting against the CAA in Uttar Pradesh, demanding an "impartial probe" into the matter.