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Prophet Muhammad row: How support for Nupur Sharma is growing each day
Fp Explainers •BJP’s Gautam Gambhir and actor Kangana Ranaut have joined a string of supporters backing the now-suspended BJP spokesperson Nupur Sharma over her comments on Prophet Muhammad
Delhi riots: HC issues fresh notices to political leaders to respond to pleas to implead them in proceedings seeking FIR
•A bench of Justices Siddharth Mridul and Rajnish Bhatnagar issued fresh notices after noting that the earlier notices issued by the court on 28 February could not be served due to non-payment of process fees by the petitioners.
Bail for some, jail for others: Understanding the skewed reasoning of the apex court's judicial process
Suhit K Sen •While it is encouraging that the grant of bail has been prioritised in some cases, a number of other journalists are languishing in prison, with the top court doing little about their plight
No Chhath Puja at public places, river banks and temples due to rise in COVID-19 cases, says DDMA
•The festival, celebrated in Delhi in a big way by the natives of Bihar and eastern UP, falls on 20-21 November this year. It involves worshipping the Sun God at a water body
Delhi Police detains Kapil Mishra and Tajinder Bagga, foils bid to hold protest against Arnab Goswami's arrest
•The two BJP leaders were whisked away to Rajender Nagar Police Station as they tried to stage a dharna near Mahatma Gandhi's memorial at Rajghat in the morning.
Delhi court disposes defamation case against Kapil Mishra after BJP leader tenders apology to Satyendar Jain
•Jain had filed a complaint against Mishra in 2017 after the latter accused the AAP leader of handing over a bribe of Rs 2 crore to Arvind Kejriwal
Biased Delhi Police chargesheet against CAA-protestors shows how institutions become victims of political duress
Anindad •The most jarringly missing name in the 17,000-page charge sheet is that of Delhi BJP leader and former AAP MLA Kapil Mishra, the ‘instigator-in-chief’ in the riots.
Delhi riots: Chargesheet ignores hate speech by Kapil Mishra and others, makes mockery of justice
Suhit K Sen •Commentators, neutral observers, journalists and academics were struck from the very outset by the fact that the anti-CAA protests were ‘non-political’ in the sense that they were not organised or led by political parties
After Bloomsbury India drops book amid online censure, Garuda Prakashan announces it will publish Delhi Riots 2020
Fp Staff •Garuda Prakashan made the announcement on Twitter on Sunday, 23 August
Three authors sever ties with Bloomsbury India after publisher withdraws book on 2020 Delhi riots
Fp Staff •The authors' statements come shortly after Bloomsbury India faced criticism as the launch of a new book, Delhi Riots 2020: The Untold Story, was announced.