Kunal Kamra shares picture with Umar Khalid, says heart knows no concept of time
New Delhi: Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra shared a picture on Friday with former JNU scholar Umar Khalid, who is currently out on interim bail in connection with a case related to the 2020 Delhi riots. The photograph, posted on Kamra's Instagram account, was captioned, "Heart knows no concept of time."
Bollywood actor Richa Chadha responded to the post with a heart emoji.
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Khalid was granted interim bail by a Delhi court on December 18, 2024, to attend a family wedding from December 28, 2024, to January 3, 2025. As per the bail conditions:
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He is prohibited from meeting witnesses or anyone connected to the case.
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Social media usage is barred.
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He is allowed to interact only with his family, relatives, and friends during this period.
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Khalid is required to surrender to jail authorities at the end of his bail period on January 3, 2025.
Khalid was arrested on September 14, 2020, under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for his alleged involvement in a larger conspiracy behind the February 2020 North-East Delhi riots, which resulted in 53 deaths and over 700 injuries. His bail plea was denied by the Delhi High Court in October 2022.
Other accused in the case include activists and individuals such as Khalid Saifi, Natasha Narwal, Sharjeel Imam, and Safoora Zargar.
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French President Macron concludes Mumbai visit
Mumbai (PTI): French President Emmanuel Macron, along with First Lady Brigitte Macron, left Mumbai for New Delhi on Wednesday after concluding his engagements here, including bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
They were seen off at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport by Maharashtra Governor Acharya Devvrat, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis and Deputy CM Eknath Shinde.
On Tuesday, Macron held discussions with Modi as part of efforts to further strengthen India-France strategic ties.
During the Mumbai visit, the French president and his wife also met some of India's top filmmakers and actors, and had an animated exchange with them about cinema, culture and collaboration.
President Macron is on an official visit to India from February 17 to 19 at the invitation of PM Modi to participate in the AI Impact Summit hosted by India in the national capital Delhi, besides the bilateral summit in Mumbai.
PM Modi will inaugurate the summit on February 19. As many as 20 heads of states, including French President Macron, will be present at the inaugural session, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said.
