Breaking news on March 1

VIPS on Sunday has postponed the University's internal examinations that are scheduled to be held on March 2, i.e., tomorrow, following the rumours of violence and disturbance from parts of the west and north Delhi. 

 Two persons arrested for abducting a Bulgarian man from Mohan Garden on Feb 27 & demanding Rs 2 crore as ransom. Jt Commissioner of Police (western range) Shalini Singh says, "Three policemen were injured when we chased the accused persons. One lakh cash, pistol seized".

Entry and exit gates of all stations are open. Normal service has resumed, DMRC said.

Delhi Metro has shut down six metro stations, namely Nangloi, Surajmal Stadium, Badarpur, Tughlakabad, Uttam Nagar west and Nawada. India TV has received phone calls from residents of some of these localities claiming some disturbance from these areas.

However, Delhi Police has categorically denied these reports.

Deputy Commissioner of Police, West Delhi said, a rumor has been noticed that there is some tension in Khyala-Raghubir Nagar area of West District. There is no truth behind it. All are requested to keep calm as the situation is absolutely normal & peaceful.

Bodies of two Delhi University students were found inside a flat in southeast Delhi's Jamia Nagar, police said on Sunday.Bodies of two DU students found inside flat in Jamia Nagar

Entry and exit gates of Tilak Nagar metro station have been closed, says DMRC

DRDO Chairman Dr G Satheesh Reddy on Sunday said that with the rising terror activities, detection of explosives has become the need of the hour, and called upon the scientific institutes, academia and security forces to focus on explosive detection in bulk and trace forms.

Ruling out any fissures in the Shiv Sena-led coalition government in Maharashtra, senior NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Sunday invoked a popular television commercial on unbreakable wall to underline the unity of the ruling constituents.

Three college students drowned in Upper Kolab reservoir in Odisha's Koraput district after slipping into deep waters while taking photographs, police said on Sunday.

The government has collected Rs 1.05 lakh crore as GST revenue in February, up 8 per cent over the same month last year.

Rashmi Thackeray, the wife of Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, has been appointed as the editor of Shiv Sena mouthpiece 'Saamana' from Sunday. The Marathi publication printed her name as the editor in its Sunday edition.

CBSE: As per our ongoing consultations with Delhi Police, the Board exams can be held smoothly & safely now for those students who are in a position to appear for the examinations. CBSE will hold examinations of both Class 10&12 in North-East Delhi from 2nd March as per schedule.

A fire broke out on the second floor of Azad Bhawan at ITO on Sunday, a Delhi Fire Service official said. No injury was reported, he said.

According to the fire department, a call about the blaze was received at 3.53 pm after which three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The official suspect that a short circuit triggered the fire in the building. The blaze was brought under control by 4.05 pm, he added.

State-owned SAIL has made a payment of about Rs 19 lakh to the Chhattisgarh government to remove over 2,000 trees at its Rowghat iron ore complex so that the steel-maker can construct an approach road to the long-stalled project.

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Bobde on Sunday inaugurated a camp for distribution of artificial limbs to specially-abled persons in Nagpur.

Security forces have arrested an associate of a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant who was killed in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir's Ganderbal district in November last year, police said on Sunday.

During an investigation of the case pertaining to operation Kullan in which one LeT militant was killed on November 12, 2019, it has been revealed that two militants were brought to Ganderbal district by Fayaz Ahmed Bhat, a resident of Akhal area of Kangan, a police official said.

Acting Delhi Police Commissioner SN Shrivastava on Sunday visited DCP Amit Sharma who is undergoing treatment after suffering serious injuries during clashes over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in northeast Delhi, officials said.

Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) on Sunday reported a 10.3 per cent decline in total sales at 48,910 units in February.

After addressing public meet in Rajarhat, Amit Shah addressed a rally in Kolkata. Here are the key points: 

• When we came here for the election campaign, permissions were denied, stages were vandalized and false cases were filed. More than 40 BJP workers lost their lives, but even after all this, Mamata di could you stop us?
• Mamata didi goes to every village and asks 'Didi Ke Bolo,' they wonder what to answer. Today I have come here to tell you that don't sit quietly. Whenever Didi asks 'Didi Ke Bolo,' you say, 'Aar Noi Anyay', meaning, we will not tolerate this injustice.
• Give Modi government five years and we will make the state 'Sonar Bangal'. Join the 'Aar Noi Anyai' campaign which we have launched today, and make this state, an atrocity free state. 
• CM Mamata Banerjee will not be able to stop us from granting citizenship to refugees.
• CAA will not take away anybody's citizenship, Opposition terrorising refugees by creating false perceptions about CAA.
• CM Mamata Banerjee opposed CAA, ensured riots take place in West Bengal.
• Grand Ram temple will come up in Ayodhya in few months.

SN Shrivastava, Commissioner of Delhi Police,  today visited Max Hospital in Patparganj and inquired about the health of Shahdara Deputy Commissioner of Police Amit Sharma (who was injured during clashes between two groups in Gokulpuri on 24th February).

A team of Jammu and Kashmir police and 24 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) today arrested an associate of the Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist who was killed during an encounter in Kullan Ganderbal. Live Chinese grenade recovered from him.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address a public rally in Shaheed Minar shortly

Union Home Minister Amit Shah addressed National Security Guards (NSG) in Rajarhat. Here are the highlights from his speech:

• We are working on a policy to enable jawans to stay with their families for at least 100 days in a year.
• We have taken measures to make NSG the best force in the world.
• We now have a proactive defence policy segregated from foreign policy.
• India has now joined the league of countries like the US and Israel in carrying out surgical strikes. 
• We have zero tolerance towards terrorism.
• It is the work of NSG to develop fear in people who think&work towards dividing&disrupting peace in our country. And if these people still don't stop, then NSG should retaliate.

Spiritual guru Shri Shri Ravishankar on Sunday met the northeast Delhi riots victims. 

Union Home Minister Amit Shah inaugurates 29 Special Composite Group complex of National Security Guard (NSG) in Rajarhat. 

At least 12 passengers injured after a private bus travelling from Rewa overturns near Shahdol. Injured taken to a nearby hospital, no passengers trapped.

Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik sanctions relief of Rs 10 lakhs from CM Relief Fund to BSF Constable Mohd Anees whose house in North East Delhi's Khajuri Khas area was set on fire during Delhi Violence. He is working in 9th Battalion of BSF deployed in Naxal affected Malkangiri, Odisha.

Five-days riots erupted in the northeast Delhi, another body was recovered on Sunday from a drain in Gokulpuri area. The deceased is suspected of being killed during the riots. 

Maharashtra Chief Minister and Shiv Sena leader Uddhav Thackeray's wife Rashmi Thackeray named the new editor of Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana.

Amid tight security, section 144 imposed near anti-CAA protest spot in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh.

Four people of a family were injured in LPG cylinder blast at a house in the Malakpet area on Saturday. The condition of all four injured is stable.

A Bengaluru court has extended the judicial custody of Amulya Leona (who raised 'Pakistan Zindabad' slogan at an anti-CAA rally in Bengaluru on Feb 20) till March 5.

According to Hyderabad police, a sixth standard student committed suicide by jumping off from the fifth storey of a residential building after an argument with his sibling over a mobile tablet. 

As per the AFP news agency report, China reports 35 more Coronavirus deaths, 573 new cases.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to attend the inauguration of 29 Special Composite Group complex of National Security Guard (NSG) in Rajarhat and address two public meetings in Kolkata on Sunday.

At least 5 persons including two women and three girls went missing after their boat capsized in the river in Chandauli's Mahuji village, last night. District Magistrate NS Chahal says, "National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team is present at the spot and rescue operation is underway".

The United States on Saturday reported the first death from Coronavirus, local media reported citing the Health Department. The health authority said in a press release that more cases of the infection were detected in King Country, in addition to two cass that were confirmed on Friday, according to Seattle-based KIRO-TV channel.