BHU students protest against police actions in Jamia

Dec 16, 2019, at 11:37 pm

Varanasi/UNI: The students of Benaras Hindu University (BHU) on Monday staged protests against police action on students of Jamia Millia Islamia University, who were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Army jawan martyred in Pak firing on LoC in Sunderbani sector

Dec 16, 2019, at 11:24 pm

Jammu/UNI: One Army jawan on Monday attained martyrdom along the Line of Control as Pakistan violated the ceasefire by firing unprovoked in Sunderbani sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

NIA arrests JMB member Mosaraf Hossain in Bengaluru module case

Dec 16, 2019, at 10:17 pm

New Delhi/UNI: National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) active member Mosaraf Hossain alias Hossain by the NIA Kolkata who was wanted in JBM Bangaluru module case, an official statement said here.

CAA does not take away citizenship of any Indian: Amit Shah appeals to students

Dec 16, 2019, at 08:40 pm

Ranchi/New Delhi/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday made an appeal to the students' community to not fall into the trap of the opposition-spread rumours and said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has not been undertaken to 'take away citizenship of any Indian.'

Dilip Ghosh asks party workers to defy police orders after BJP rally stopped in south Kolkata

Dec 16, 2019, at 08:27 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: BJP state unit president Dilip Ghosh on Monday urged his party members to defy police orders if they don't allow BJP to hold rallies.

Anti-CAA stir: Delhi Metro normal services resume

Dec 16, 2019, at 07:49 pm

New Delhi, Dec 16 (UNI): Entry and exit gates at all six metro stations, including Patel Chowk and Central Secretariat, which were closed by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Limited (DMRC) on Monday in wake of protests being held here against the Citizenship Amendment Act, have been opened.

Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankhar calls upon Mamata Banerjee to update him over violence in state

Dec 16, 2019, at 07:02 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: After calling Mamata Banerjee's protest rally against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) "unconstitutional" in the morning, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday evening called upon the Chief Minister to update him over the violence witnessed by the state over last few days.

Jamia incident is an attack on soul of nation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks BJP

Dec 16, 2019, at 06:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Joining a protest at India Gate in Delhi over the clash between Jamia Millia Islamia University students and the police in the national capital on Sunday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and described the incident as an attack on the soul of the nation.

CAA demonstrations: Section 144 to be implemented in Mysuru

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:20 pm

Mysuru/UNI: In order to maintain law and order, Section 144 of CrPC was imposed here, excluding Town Hall, by Police Commissioner KT Balakrishna on Monday.

CAA demonstration: 24 Congress leaders detained in Karnataka

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:17 pm

Shivamogga/UNI: As many as 24 Congress leaders, including K B Prasanna Kumar, a former MLA, who were staging a protest at Mahatma Gandhi Park in the city on Monday against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were detained by the police.

Soul of India will be inside the Ram Temple to be constructed in Ayodhya: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:15 pm

Jamtara/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and star campaigner for the BJP Yogi Adityanath said the temple to be constructed at the birthplace of Lord Ram in Ayodhya will be a 'Rashtra Mandir' in which the soul of India will reside.

Uttar Pradesh: Rape victim immolates self outside SP office

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:09 pm

Unnao/UNI: Anguished over alleged police inaction, a gang-rape victim immolated herself outside the office of the Superintendent of Police in the Hasanganj area of this district in Uttar Pradesh on Monday.

BJP will have to implement CAA, NRC over my dead body: Mamata Banerjee

Dec 16, 2019, at 05:00 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Taking the country's ruling party head on, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee said the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government will have to implement the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) over her dead body holding a mega rally in central and north Kolkata on Monday.

Jharkhand polls: 56.02 pct turnout recorded as voting ends in five seats

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:46 pm

Ranchi/UNI: An average voter turnout of 56.02 percent has been recorded as voting came to an end in five seats, which are part of the 15 seats, in the fourth phase of the Jharkhand assembly elections on Monday.

CAA agitation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra leads protest at India Gate

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:45 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A day after Delhi police assaulted Jamia Milia University students, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi is leading an agitation at the India Gate in the national capital on Monday.

Mamata Banerjee to inaugurate Kolkata Christmas Festival today

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will inaugurate the Kolkata Christmas Festival at Allen Park in Park Street on Monday.

Pakistan violated ceasefire 1000 times on LoC post abrogation of Art 370 in J&K: Indian Army

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:23 pm

Jammu/UNI: After the Abrogation of Article 370 in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan violated the ceasefire agreement more than 1000 times along the Line of Control, a senior Army officer here said on Monday.

Nashik: One girl killed, six children injured in cylinder blast 

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:19 pm

Nashik/UNI: A 15-year-old girl was killed while six children injured in a gas cylinder explosion at Ghodgaon village in Malegaon taluka of the district on Monday.

Work on building Lord Ram temple in Ayodhya will start in four months: Amit Shah

Dec 16, 2019, at 04:15 pm

Pakur/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said work on building a 'Ram Temple' in Ayodhya will take place in the next four months.

Unnao rape case: Delhi court convicts ex-BJP lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar

Dec 16, 2019, at 03:52 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court on Monday convicted former Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker Kuldeep Singh Sengar in connection with the rape of a 16-year-old girl in 2017 when she approached him for help to get a job.

Jamia protest: Aam Aadmi Party to stage protest in Aurangabad

Dec 16, 2019, at 03:30 pm

Aurangabad, Maharashtra/UNI: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) here on Monday announced to hold a protest on Tuesday in wake of violence at Jamia Millia Islamia university in New Delhi.

Violent protests on Citizenship Amendment Act are unfortunate : PM Narendra Modi

Dec 16, 2019, at 03:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday described the ongoing violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 as 'unfortunate'.

Will continue to protest until CAA is rolled back: Mamata Banerjee

Dec 16, 2019, at 03:10 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: In a fiercest attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after a long time since the 2019 General Elections, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief Mamata Banerjee held a mega rally protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) here on Monday and said she will continue to agitate until the citizenship law is rolled back.

Mamata Banerjee holds mega protest rally against CAA, NRC in Kolkata

Dec 16, 2019, at 02:09 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief, Mamata Banerjee, held a mega rally as a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) here on Monday.

Students of Nadwa college protest against CAA, throw stones at police; situation normal now

Dec 16, 2019, at 01:01 pm

Lucknow/IBNS: The protest against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act reached Lucknow on Monday with students of Nadwa college getting engaged in a face-off with police, throwing stones at them at a time north-east, West Bengal and Delhi are on the boil over the same issue.

PM lauds Indian army for their role in Bangladesh's War of Independence

Dec 16, 2019, at 12:22 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday paid homage to Indian soldiers and lauded their courage on the occasion of Vijay Diwas.

Jharkhand Polls: 28.56 pc average voter turnout till 1100hrs for polls on 15 seats in 4th phase

Dec 16, 2019, at 12:08 pm

Ranchi/UNI: An average voter turnout of 28.56 per cent has been registered in the first four hours (till 1100hrs) of polling currently underway on the 15 seats of the state in the fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls.

After Pradyot, GMP to file SLP in SC against CAA

Dec 16, 2019, at 12:01 pm

Agartala/UNI: While the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the petition of  Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, scion of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura, seeking exclusion of the state from the purview of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the tribal wing of opposition CPI (M) - Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) will move another petition in the apex court against CAA amid tension in the state.

UP: Students of Nadwa college protest against CAA

Dec 16, 2019, at 11:50 am

Lucknow/IBNS: After violent agitation in north-east, West Bengal and Delhi, the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest began at Nadwa college in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow on Monday.

Supreme Court's hearing on violence against Jamia, AMU students tomorrow

Dec 16, 2019, at 11:20 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court will on Tuesday hear the petition on the violence against students at Delhi's Jamia Milia University and Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh Muslim University.