Delhi News Live Updates Today, May 22, 2023: The defamation suit contends that BBC’s documentary makes “defamatory imputation and casts slur on reputation of the country and judiciary and against the Prime Minister of India”.
Delhi News Live Updates (May 22): The Delhi High Court issued summons to BBC in a defamation suit claiming that its two part documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ cast a slur on India’s reputation, as well as that of its judiciary and Prime Minister. The suit was filed by a Gujarat-based non-profit organisation named Justice on Trial. Senior Advocate Harish Salve appeared for the organisation.
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Meanwhile, a 28-year-old architect was arrested for allegedly running over a 26-year-old man with her BMW car in the early hours of Sunday, said police. The woman was heading home after a party in Greater Kailash when the accident took place near Moti Bagh Metro station, said police. The deceased, Ajay Gupta, ran a grocery shop and was returning home when he was mowed down, they added.
In other news, with the temperature crossing 40 degrees Celsius in Delhi, and hitting 46 degrees in some parts on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast points to the possibility of heatwave conditions in isolated places on Monday. While the maximum temperature is likely to remain at around 43 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, slight respite is expected over the week ahead with light rain or thundershowers likely on May 24 and 25. The maximum temperature is expected to drop to around 36 degrees Celsius on May 25.
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Delhi News Live: Delhi High Court summons BBC in defamation suit over Modi documentary; Architect arrested for running over man and killing him. Follow this space for all the latest updates from Delhi-NCR.
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Hardlook | ‘Namaskar, Delhi Police Control Room’
“Namaskar, Delhi Police Control Room… bataiye kya hua?” Constable Monica Nain answers the telephone while focusing on two computer screens in front of her. The caller, a senior citizen, alleges he had been beaten and robbed of Rs 3,000 by unknown assailants in Mandoli. To quickly get more information from the seemingly frightened caller, Nain asks in a calm tone: “Maar peet kari hai aapke saath?… Kaise cheene aapke paise?… Gaadi rukvayi aur paise cheen ke bhag gaye?” The call abruptly disconnects. Nain patiently waits for him to call back, which he does after two minutes. She goes on to ask, “Haan sir, bataiye voh log kis taraf bhage? Kya voh paidal the? Aap abhi thik hai?” As the man narrates his ordeal, providing her with minute details, Nain assures him of quick police action even as she quickly fills up his basic details and incident description onto her system. Another monitor pinpoints the caller’s location and nearby landmarks to transfer it to the dispatch centre, which further sends a PCR vehicle to the spot. Nain is among the 40-odd personnel at the Delhi Police’s PCR command and dispatch centre in Shalimar Bagh who man the emergency helpline number or Emergency Response Support System (ERSS) — 112 — and assist a steady stream of distressed callers in the capital.
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First published on: 22-05-2023 at 11:05 IST
