CAA Protest: Prohibitory orders under Sec 144 CrPC clamped in Karnataka with immediate effect till Dec 21

Dec 19, 2019, at 10:14 am

Bengaluru/UNI: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC was clamped in Karnataka as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order as various political parties and organisation had planned to stage dharna, demonstration and protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Ahead of Indo-US 2+2 dialogues, Pompeo hosts Jaishankar at a meet

Dec 18, 2019, at 11:36 pm

Washington/UNI: The US State Department on Wednesday hosted the second Indo-US 2-Plus-2 dialogue here between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark Esper with their Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.

No Indian will loose citizenship: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi

Dec 18, 2019, at 10:53 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Clearing the air over rumours spread regarding Citizenship Amendment Act among some sections of the society the Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that no Indian citizen will be robbed off his or her citizenship with enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act.

CAA is India's internal matter: Consul General of China in Kolkata Zha Liyou

Dec 18, 2019, at 09:36 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the ongoing protests across the nation over the new citizenship law, Consul General of China in Kolkata, Zha Liyou, on Wednesday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is India's internal matter.

Cong leader Nawab Malik compares Amit Shah to General Dyer on Jamia incident

Dec 18, 2019, at 08:44 pm

Nagpur/UNI: Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday said the way General Dyer had fired at the people in Jallianwala Bagh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is firing at citizens of the country in the same way.

Unhappy over 4th girl's birth, father kills 3 daughters, commits suicide in Guj

Dec 18, 2019, at 08:17 pm

Junagadh/UNI: An around 30-year-old man here allegedly threw his three daughters in a well, killing them, before he committed suicide, as he was unhappy over the birth of his fourth girl child, police said on Thursday.

Tobacco free West Bengal campaign requests state govt to issue challans for non-compliance of COTPA 2003

Dec 18, 2019, at 06:15 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Taking note of the situation of public smoking in the city, states like Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi have started acting against people who are seen smoking in public places or selling tobacco within a radius of 100 yards of educational institutions.

Oppn instigating violence in Delhi, says Kejriwal on CAA protests 

Dec 18, 2019, at 06:07 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Targeting the Opposition for the violence in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the BJP is instigating violence, as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on course for a big win in the upcoming Assembly elections.

India turned into a garbage dumping ground by their ideologies

Dec 18, 2019, at 06:06 pm

Chennai/IBNS: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led Centre, saying that the country is transformed into a garbage dumping ground from a "Gulistan"(garden),  at the Madras University where students are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), 2019.

Jharkhand: Maoist arrested in Palamu

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:37 pm

Daltonganj/UNI:  The Palamu police has nabbed a hardcore ultra of the CPI (Maoists) from a lodge located in Gandhinagar area of the neighbouring district of Aurangabad in Bihar.

Jharkhand: Drunk husband murders wife in Palamu

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm

Daltonganj/UNI:  A man under the influence of alcohol strangulated his wife to death in Bhitiya village under Pipra Police Station area of the Palamu district.

Tripura govt arranges evacuation of accident victims in North Bengal

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Agartala/UNI: Tripura government arranged to bring the bodies of two women hailed from South Tripura who died on the spot at Coachbihar of North Bengal this morning when a truck hit a battery-operated rickshaw on Siliguri-Guwahati national highway.

Mangaluru: Man caught smuggling gold pasted on his head

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm

Mangaluru/UNI: The Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport arrested a person who was carrying gold weighing 247.7 grms in a form of bar pasted on his head.

Anti-CAA: At least 20 people arrested for calling bandh in Kalaburagi

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:28 pm

Kalaburagi/UNI: As a precautionary measure more than 20 activists were arrested on Wednesday who had called a bandh on Thursday against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA).

Jammu and Kashmir: Youth's body recovered under suspicious circumstance in Baramulla

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:24 pm

Baramulla/UNI:  Body of a youth was recovered under suspicious circumstances in this north Kashmir district, official sources said on Wednesday.

Major traffic jam on Srinagar-Jammu highway

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:21 pm

Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, got stranded for several hours in a major traffic jam on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, official sources said.

Rajnath Singh visits Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk during his US visit

Dec 18, 2019, at 05:13 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday during his visit to the United States of America.

Nitish requests Defence Minister not to close Army OTA in Gaya

Dec 18, 2019, at 03:51 pm

Patna/UNI:, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today requested Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to not shut down the Officers Training Academy (OTA) at Gaya, after news papers reported the Centre is mulling to close it.

Special Assembly Session: Meghalaya government to table ILP

Dec 18, 2019, at 03:32 pm

Shillong/UNI: A one-day special session of the Meghalaya assembly will begin on Thursday to adopt a resolution urging the central government to implement the Inner Line Permit in a bid to exempt the state from the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 .

Top BJP leaders hold meeting on organisational issues of Tripura

Dec 18, 2019, at 03:17 pm

Agartala/UNI: The ruling BJP and its ally IPFT held separate meetings last night with the central leaderships of the respective parties in the wake of recent turmoil in Tripura following passing of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fast changing political landscape and resentment of people against two years old BJP government here.

Delhi court defers hearing on plea seeking death warrant of Nirbhaya rape case convicts

Dec 18, 2019, at 03:05 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Patiala House Court in Delhi on Wednesday deferred hearing on plea seeking the death warrant of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case till Jan 7, 2020.

Home Minister's job is not to ignite fire but douse it: Mamata counters Amit Shah over CAA implementation

Dec 18, 2019, at 02:52 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In her all-out attack against the Centre for the third straight day, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said a Home Minister's job is not to ignite fire but douse it a day after Amit Shah reiterated that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, will be implemented in all states under any circumstances.

Supreme Court rejects review plea of Nirbhaya gang-rape case convict Akshay

Dec 18, 2019, at 02:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Justice R Banumathi-led three judge bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the review petition filed by Akshay Singh who is one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case.

Nirbhaya rape case: Supreme Court rejects review plea of convict Akshay Singh

Dec 18, 2019, at 01:33 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court has rejected the review plea filed by Akshay Singh, who is one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya rape case.

Party sure of losing Delhi polls creating riots: Arvind Kejriwal

Dec 18, 2019, at 01:10 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Denying any role of the Aam Aadmi  Party (AAP) behind the violence in the national capital, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the party which is sure of losing the upcoming assembly polls is creating riots.

Supreme Court to pass verdict on Nirbhaya review plea at 1 pm

Dec 18, 2019, at 11:51 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will pass verdict on the review plea filed by one of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case at 1 pm on Wednesday, media reports said.

Supreme Court refuses to put stay on Citizenship law, issues notice to Centre

Dec 18, 2019, at 11:38 am

New DelhiI/IBNS: In a relief for the Narendra Modi government, the Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to put a stay on the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and issued a notice to the Centre over 60 petitions filed against the new law which will grant citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.

Supreme Court begins hearing on review petition of Nirbhaya rape case convict

Dec 18, 2019, at 11:05 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday began its hearing on the review petition of Akshay, one of the convict in the 2012 Nirbhaya rape case, media reports said.

Supreme Court to hear 60 petitions against new citizenship law today

Dec 18, 2019, at 09:29 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday is all set hear 60 petitions filed against the news citizenship law passed by the Indian government recently.

Come what may, citizenship act will be executed: Amit Shah

Dec 17, 2019, at 11:40 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the Centre is facing tremendous protest and agitation across the country, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday clearly stated that his government will execute the Citizenship Amendment Act under any circumstances.