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At least 13 people have been killed and 150 injured in sectarian clashes over a new citizenship law in Delhi, India, since intense violence erupted in parts of the capital on Sunday, hospital officials said.
There were reports of stone-throwing by protesters, with some seen bearing metal bars, when fresh skirmishes broke out on Tuesday between people supporting the legislation and those against it.
Around 3,500 police and paramilitaries have been deployed, according to local authorities, with cops firing tear gas and pellets to disperse crowds of protesters.

Delhi Police called for calm and posted a message on Twitter appealing to people not to spread rumors online that could incite further violence.

US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged to seal a comprehensive trade accord soon as the two sides are engaged in “positive” talks on the matter.
“Our commerce ministers have had positive talks on trade. Both of us have decided that our teams should give legal shape to these trade talks. We also agreed to open negotiations on a big trade deal,” said Modi during a joint statement with Trump outside Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Tuesday.
The two leaders held formal talks on issues like economic relations, trade and energy, as well as security issues. The meeting resulted in two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) — on mental health and on the safety of medical products — and a letter of cooperation between Exxon Mobil and India’s energy sector.

The US-India trade agreement was expected to be forged before the US leader’s trip to India, which started on Monday, but Washington and New Delhi failed to reach a deal. Trump announced that it won’t be inked during the visit, but later noted that the two sides are making “tremendous” progress.

“I’m optimistic we can reach a deal that will be of great importance to both countries,” he said on Tuesday. He also boasted that since he took office US exports to India jumped nearly 60 percent and exports of American energy products have grown by 500 percent.

Donald Trump’s message in the visitor’s book at the Mahatma Gandhi’s memorial in New Delhi on Tuesday, February 25, 2020, mentioned the icon and praised him over his work. This happened a day after the American leader left a note at Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad.

Trump and his wife Melania Trump paid homage to Mahatma Gandhi at his memorial at Rajghat. He also laid the wreath there after the ceremonial reception at the Rashtrapati Bhavan happened.