Top news of the day: Anand Teltumbde walks out of jail; tension grips Vizhinjam as pro- and anti-port supporters clash, and more

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Elgar Parishad case | Prof. Anand Teltumbde walks out of Taloja jail

Prof. Anand Teltumbde accused in the Bhima Koregaon caste violence case walks out of Taloja Central Jail. The NIA court on Friday evening has issued a release memo for Prof. Teltumbde. Special judge R.J. Katariya permitted him eight weeks’ time to furnish cash bond of ₹1 lakhs. He is directed to be stay in Mumbai, within the jurisdiction of the court. On Friday morning, a division Bench of chief justice D.Y. Chandrachud, and Justice Hima Kohli at the Supreme Court dismissed the special leave petition filed by the NIA challenging the bail granted to Prof. Teltumbde by the Bombay High Court on November 18.

Tension grips Vizhinjam as pro- and anti-port supporters clash

A raucous confrontation between two groups of local residents arrayed for and against Vizhinjam port imperilled public peace in the communally sensitive coastal locality, about 20 km south of Thiruvananthapuram city. The violence ensued when Latin Catholic Archdiocese-backed anti-port activists stopped dumper trucks ferrying material to the project site. Another group allied against the Latin Catholic agitators rallied against the protestors and attempted to clear the way for the lorries. The stand-off descended into chaos, with both groups attacking each other with stones and sticks. A large posse of police officers in riot gear pushed into the jostling crowd and formed a shield wall to separate the rival factions. They also ensured a safe passage for the truck convoy to a different location.

26/11 attack | Tributes paid to martyrs on 14th anniversary of Mumbai terror attacks

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives while fighting terrorists who had attacked the metropolis on this day 14 years ago. They paid tributes at the martyrs’ memorial in the premises of the Police Commissioner Office in south Mumbai, where Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, Minister Deepak Kesarkar, Chief Secretary Manu Kumar Srivastava, State DGP Rajnish Seth, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and other officials were present. Family members of the policemen, who lost their lives during the November 2008 attacks, also paid tributes to the martyrs.

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