CAA agitation: RJD leaders sent to jail for violent protest
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:45 pm
Bhagalpur, Dec 22 (UNI) Rashtriya Janta Dal ( RJD ) Bhagalpur district president Dr Tirupati Nath Yadav and Youth wing RJD president Md Meraz Akhtar alias Md Chand were arrested and sent to the jail under judicial custody for violent protest which caused damages during RJD sponsored Bihar bandh against Citizenship Amendment Act ( CAA) and National record for Citizenship (NRC).
Jharkhand: Four policemen injured in stone pelting by people in Bokaro
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:33 pm
Bokaro/UNI: Four members of a police team were injured in stone pelting while they had gone to recover a body from a pond at Gandhajor under Chas Police Station area of this district.
BJP accuses former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav of inciting riots
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:25 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday alleged that Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav and other leaders incited protestors for violence during violence against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
CAA: Priyanka Gandhi meets the kin of two persons killed in firing in UP's Bijnor
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:23 pm
Bijnor/IBNS: Congress General Secretary(UP East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday met the relatives of the two people killed recently in firing during CAA agitation, media reported.
Mumbai: Online sex racket busted, 3 held
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:21 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The city police on Sunday claimed to have busted an online sex racket with the arrest of three men for allegedly cheating people across the country through escort websites.
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, Zarif discuss bilateral, regional affairs
Dec 22, 2019, at 07:17 pm
Tehran/UNI: India and Iran on Sunday reviewed bilateral relations and discussed regional and international issues affecting their ties.
Didi, why are you scared: PM Narendra Modi mocks Mamata Banerjee
Dec 22, 2019, at 06:12 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Taking potshots at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday asked why was the Trinamool Congress Chief "scared" of the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.
Mayawati flays Bhim Army chief for CAA protests
Dec 22, 2019, at 04:55 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Sunday criticised Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad for taking part in anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Delhi's Jama Masjid area, saying that it was with an eye on the coming Delhi Assembly elections.
Shocked to see Dalit leaders protesting against CAA: PM Modi
Dec 22, 2019, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Attacking the Dalit netas, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the maximum refugees who come to India due to religious persecution are Dalits, yet the Dalit leaders are fighting against CAA.
Stand up and respect Parliament: PM Modi
Dec 22, 2019, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said it is time to stand up and respect Parliament and added his government did not verify the religion of the beneficiaries while handing out the benefits of government schemes.
CAA: New video emerges showing cops firing at protesters in Kanpur
Dec 22, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Lucknow/Kanpur/IBNS: As violence gripped the entire Uttar Pradesh over the Citizenship Amendment Act since Thursday, about 15 people have lost their lives so far and many of them allegedly had bullet injuries, media reports said on Sunday.
CAA protest: Curfew relaxed for 12 hours in Mangaluru today
Dec 22, 2019, at 12:12 pm
Mangaluru/UNI: The coastal city Mangaluru, which witnessed the violence during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, was limping back to normalcy, with 12 hours relaxation was given in the curfew from 6 hrs on Sunday.
Amid protests over CAA, PM Modi to address rally in Delhi today
Dec 22, 2019, at 09:35 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday will address a rally at the Ramlila Maidan in the national capital even as the city is witnessing massive violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
ISIS attacks police outpost in Iraq's Salahudin; five killed including 4 policemen
Dec 22, 2019, at 08:43 am
Baghdad/UNI: The Islamic State (ISIS) terror group attacked a police outpost in Iraq's central province of Salahudin in which four policemen and a militant were killed, a security source said.
Amid CAA protests, three Pakistani Hindus get Indian citizenship in Gujarat
Dec 21, 2019, at 11:26 pm
Morbi/UNI: Amid the ongoing Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) row, three Pakistani Hindu youths, who had fled to India over a decade ago with their families, were granted Indian citizenship here on Saturday.
Violent protests erupt in Kanpur, Samajwadi Party MLA arrested
Dec 21, 2019, at 11:20 pm
Kanpur/UNI: Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) got violent again here on Saturday evening when agitators torched some vehicles and hurled stones on police force.
Uttar Pradesh: Situation under control in Gorakhpur, 22 under custody
Dec 21, 2019, at 11:11 pm
Gorakhpur/IBNS: After a day of violent protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rocked Kotwali and Rajghat police station areas in Uttar Pradesh, cops have taken 22 persons under custody and registered case against three persons.
Congress to stage dharna against CAA in New Delhi tomorrow
Dec 21, 2019, at 09:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a mega rally in Ramlila Maidan here, the Congress will try to corner the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, protesting against the new law by staging a dharna at Rajghat in the national capital on Sunday.
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar's bail denied, sent to jail for 14 days over CAA protests
Dec 21, 2019, at 08:36 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Tis Hazari court on Saturday denied bail to Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and sent him to jail for 14 days a day after he led a massive protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in the national capital.
Over a thousand intellectuals come out in support of CAA
Dec 21, 2019, at 07:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: More than a thousand academicians and research scholars have expressed their support for the Centre's amended citizenship law that provides citizenship to persecuted non-muslims from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, saying that the law supports the minorities, an NDTV report said,.
BJP to reach 3 crore people in next 10 days to clear misconception on CAA
Dec 21, 2019, at 07:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Faced with massive protests, some of which have been violent, over the amended citizenship law, the BJP on Saturday decided to connect with three crore people over the next 10 days to firefight the situation.
Tejaswi Yadav flashes patriotic card before launching Bihar Bandh
Dec 21, 2019, at 06:49 pm
Patna/UNI/IBNS: Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD)leader and leader of Opposition in Bihar Tejaswi Yadav on Saturday launched Bihar Bandh against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) and National Register of Citizens(NRC) and took to twitter to declare his Indian-Hindu identity.
Four-member TMC delegation to visit violence hit-UP in wake of CAA protest
Dec 21, 2019, at 06:12 pm
Kolkata/UNI: A four-member delegation of All India Trinamool Congress will visit the grieving families of the agitators killed in police firing in Lucknow during CAA protests, party sources said today.
Nearly 13 injured in shootout between two groups during RJD’s Bihar bandh
Dec 21, 2019, at 05:34 pm
Patna/UNI: Nearly 13 people were injured during a shootout between two groups near Tonga Stand in Fulwarisharif during Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) sponsored Bihar bandh against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Record for Citizenship (NRC) here today.
Prashant Kishor hits out at Congress leadership over absence from CAA protests
Dec 21, 2019, at 05:17 pm
Patna/IBNS: Poll strategist and JD(U) leader Prashant Kishor on Saturday took a swipe at the Congress' top leadership saying that the party had been "largely absent" from the CAA agiation which has continued to rock the various parts of the nation for two week straight.
Allahabad HC seeks UP govt reply on Lucknow violence
Dec 21, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Saturday sought the government's reply on the violence and damages to public property that took place in this state capital on last Thursday, within two weeks.
CAA: RJD sponsored Bihar bandh evokes mixed response
Dec 21, 2019, at 03:25 pm
Patna/UNI: Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) sponsored Bihar bandh against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizenship (NRC) evoked mixed responses today.
Air traffic resumes at Srinagar airport
Dec 21, 2019, at 03:06 pm
Srinagar/UNI: Air-traffic was resumed on Saturday after remaining suspended since Friday afternoon at Srinagar International Airport due to snowfall and poor visibility.
Yogi urges people to not get misled by anti-social elements
Dec 21, 2019, at 02:59 pm
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cautioned the people against anti-social elements spreading rumours about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Bandh supporters damage government buses in Munger
Dec 21, 2019, at 02:48 pm
Munger/UNI: Anti-social elements this morning broke the glass-panes of four buses of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation and damaged them badly.