Newspaper Headlines: Delhi Court Holds 2 Guilty In Gudiya Rape Case; CAA Protests Continue
Two men accused of kidnapping and brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Delhi in 2013 have been held guilty by a court in the national capital and the POCSO court will announce the quantum of punishment on January 30. Defiant women who have been on protest at New Delhi's Shaheen Bagh for more than four weeks against the disputed citizenship law have inspired thousands across India to copy their challenge to the government.
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A Delhi court convicted two men of abducting and raping a five-year-old girl in east Delhi in 2013, an incident that came close on the heels of the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old paramedical student. A new Lok Sabha central hall big enough to house 900 Members of Parliament (MPs), and flexible enough to house up to 1,350 MPs for a joint Parliament session will be the centrepiece of the Central Vista redevelopment plan that has a deadline of 2024.
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Faced with criticism over quality of data as well as allegations of manipulation, the government has begun discussions on a much-delayed revamp of official statistics, which have been at the centre of a political slugfest for the last few years. Telangana police arrested an associate professor of Osmania University from his official residence on the campus in an early morning raid in connection with a four-year old Unlawful Activities Prevention Act case for alleged links with Maoists.
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The size of the anti-citizenship-act dharna in the heart of Lucknow -- pitting "patriotic women against anti-national elements" -- kept growing overnight. The largest and lengthiest women-led agitation in the country at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act invited PM Modi to tea.
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The Jammu and Kashmir government ordered the restoration of prepaid mobile phone services in Kashmir Valley as well as 2G mobile data services on post-paid mobiles for accessing "white-listed" sites in two districts of Kashmir region, and all 10 districts of Jammu region. Tamil Nadu Congress chief KS Alagiri and DMK president MK Stalin said the relationship between the two parties was strong, and that they stand united in their fight against communal forces.
