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Delhi court on Monday granted bail to actor-activist Deep Sidhu. He was arrested in ASI case pertaining to Republic Day violence at Red Fort.

The court had also directed Sidhu, currently lodged in Tihar jail, to join police investigation as and when required. Sidhu was arrested on February 9 in connection with the Red Fort violence on January 26.

Delhi court has granted bail to actor-activist Deep Sidhu. He was arrested in connection with the Red Fort violence on Republic Day.

Farmers will block Western Peripheral Expressway on the 100th day of protest against Centre's three farm laws. There will be a 5-hour blockade on the KMP Expressway between 11 AM and 4 PM and no toll will be collected at the toll plazas

Lakha Sidhana, accused of the Republic Day violence in Delhi, was spotted at a farmers' rally in Punjab's Bathinda. The January 26 violence accused Lakha Sidhana reportedly attended a public meeting in Bathinda and was seen seated on the dais in a video clip.

DAV group of schools has responded to the controversy over a question mentioning the January 26 violence in Delhi. They stated that certain wordings in an English question paper were that of a teacher and they did not reflect the views of the institution.

Police on Monday arrested Jaspreet Singh, who has been accused of being part of the violence on Republic Day in Delhi. Jaspreet Singh, 29, is a resident of Delhi. He was reportedly seen climbing one of the tombs located at both sides of the rampart at Red Fort.

Another accused in the Red Fort violence case was held by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police. Maninder Singh was captured in a video swinging swords at the police on duty during the Red Fort violence on Republic Day.

The Samyukta Kisan Morcha (SKM) during a press conference at Delhi's Singhu border, asked farmers who are getting police notices not to appear before the force directly and, instead, approach the legal cell constituted by the unions for any assistance.

BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait is reportedly worth a whopping Rs 80 crores. As per estimates, Tikait has assets in 13 cities spanning across 4 states.

Ikbal Singh was declared as one of the wanted in the Lal Quila case of January 26 and an award of Rs 50,000 had been announced for him. On Sunday, the Special Task Force made arrest accused Sukhdev Singh was held from Chandigarh after giving the forces a 100 km chase.

A massage centre with six plastic chairs, rugs and mats on the floor and a "home-made" pain relief oil from Punjab are being used to help the visibly-tired protestors unwind and reduce their muscle tension. It started three days back, opens as early as five in the morning and works till five in the evening.

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena Chief Raj Thackeray said that the Centre should not have 'asked' Sachin Tendulkar and Lata Mangeshkar to tweet in support of the government in the campaign to counter tweets by foreign celebrities as they are now exposed to social media trolling.

Former Maharashtra Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party President Sharad Pawar claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention may help resolve the farmers’ crisis. Pawar also urged the farmers staging a sit in protest at Delhi borders to look for ways to end the deadlock with the Centre over the three agricultural laws.

BKU leader Rakesh Tikait spoke about the incident that a flag resembling Khalistani Bhindranwale was seen on a tractor in Ludhiana. Tikait said if the incident happened then it was wrong, this was banned.

S Jaishankar claimed that the international celebrities who remarked on the framers protests have spoken "on matters on which they obviously didn`t know very much". The farmers movement grabbed global attention after Rihanna and Greta Thunberg's posts on social media.

The United Nations Human Rights office on Friday called for 'maximum restraint' by both protesters and the government during the ongoing farmers' protest against the three farm laws. The remark comes just days after the protest drew international reaction from celebrities like Rihanna, Greta Thunberg and several others.

The farmers will block all national and state highways for three hours on Saturday, from 12pm to 3 pm in protest against the Internet ban near their protest sites, alleged harassment by authorities, and other issues. They said they will provide food and water to people stuck in jams.

In a high-level meeting, chaired by Union Home Minister Amit Shah and attended by NSA Ajit Doval the security arrangements ahead of 'chakka jam' was reviewed. It was emphasised that there should not be a repeat of the Republic Day violence.

Delhi Police will take Google's help to identify authors of the toolkit on farmers’ protest Delhi Police will write a letter to Google seeking its help in identifying the IP address of the toolkit makers