Follow up of Delhi riots

The Hindu Newsletter - Follow up of Delhi riots Thursday 27, February 2020 [alt_text]( The Morning Filter Welcome to The Morning Filter newsletter, the best way to start your day one step ahead of the news cycle. As the situation in Delhi continues to dominate the news, here are the major developments you need to keep track of today: 1) Delhi violence follow up: Delhi Police to decide on FIRs against BJP leaders The death toll in the Delhi riots stands at 27 with more than 180 injured. Today, the Delhi police will take a crucial decision on lodging FIRs against BJP leaders who made incendiary speeches that may have instigated the violence. The decision will be conveyed to the Delhi High Court, as per its direction yesterday. 2) CBSE exams postponed CBSE Class 12 English exams, scheduled to be held today, has been postponed in the northeast and parts of east Delhi in view of the turbulent situation. 3) Congress plans to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan Congress plans to march to Rashtrapati Bhavan and would hand over a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind over Delhi riots. 4) IAF flight to leave Wuhan on Thursday The C-17 military aircraft will bring back over 80 Indians and around 40 citizens from neighbouring countries, government sources said. 5) Nirav Modi assets auction today The sale of 112 assets is being done by Saffronart on behalf of the Enforcement Directorate through a live auction, which will be followed by an online one for 72 items. 6) Maharashtra assembly to table Bill to make Marathi mandatory in schools Replying to a query raised in the question hour yesterday, Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad said that the government wanted to ensure Marathi was made mandatory in schools of all boards. 7) New Zealand’s Deputy PM and Foreign Minister Winston Peters to meet Prakash Javadekar External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday had held talks with his counterpart from New Zealand and discussed ways to deepen cooperation in key sectors such as trade, defence and security. The New Zealand delegation will also be visiting Mumbai and interacting with Indian industries. 8) Women’s T20 World Cup: India seek hat-trick of wins in clash against New Zealand A win against New Zealand today will take the Harmanpreet Kaur-led side on the threshold of a knock-out stage spot, to be competed among top two teams from Group A and B. Morning Filter will return tomorrow. On weekdays, follow up on the days major stories with perspective delivered in a concise, conversational style with The Evening Wrap newsletter. You are receiving this email because you are a user of [thehindu.com]( If you do not wish to receive any such emails, [unsubscribe here.](mailto:rm-0b4ajj8zbf2f90kauhrxfebysa8hkuh@newsalert.thehindu.com?subject=Unsubscribe&body=You will be unsubscribed from our mailing list.) To ensure you continue to receive emails from The Hindu in your inbox, please add newsletters.th@newsalert.thehindu.com to your contact. If you can't see the mailer, please [click here.]( Group Sites [The Hindu]( | [இந்து தமிழ் திசை]( | [Business Line]( | [BL on Campus]( | [Sportstar]( | [Frontline]( | [The Hindu Centre]( | [Images]( | [roofandfloor]( | [Classifieds]( Copyright @ 2019, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. [About Us]( | [Contact Us]( | [Subscription](