Anti-citizenship act protesters set five trains on fire in West Bengal

Dec 14, 2019, at 07:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Five trains were set on fire at the Lalgola railway station of the Murshidabad District of West Bengal by anti-Citizenship Act protesters this evening, media reports said.

Jharkhand polls: PM Narendra Modi to hold rally in Dumka tomorrow, in Barhet on Dec 17

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:47 pm

Ranchi/UNI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be back for campaigning in the state tomorrow during which he will address an election rally in Dumka and he will be back again on Tuesday to address another rally in Barhet on December 17.

Citizenship protest: US, UK, Israel caution citizens about visiting NE India

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:44 pm

New Delhi/UNI: The United States government, Israel, United Kingdom and a few other countries have advised their citizens to be careful and exercise caution while travelling to the violence-hit north east India.

BJP lashes out at Rahul Gandhi for his 'Savarkar' barb, says his name should be 'Rahul Jinnah'

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:41 pm

New Delhi: Launching a fierce attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for defending his remark against women, the BJP on Saturday said the country will not forgive the grand old party because they were speaking the same language as Pakistan.

Curfew remains on and internet cut in anti-CAB protests hit Assam

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:37 pm

Guwahati/Dibrugarh/Tezpur/UNI: Assam is slowly limping back to normalcy after days of violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act, though agitation against the Act continued across the state,an indefinite curfew remained clamped in Guwahati and Dibrugarh, among other places, and the suspension of internet services was extended.

Sabarimala temple revenue reaches Rs 100 crore

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:35 pm

Kottayam/UNI:  The revenue from Ayyappa temple at Sabarimala on the 27th day of its opening for the festival season has touched Rs 100 crore, up from Rs 60 crore in the previous year, temple authorities said on Saturday.

States have no power to deny Citizenship Amendment Act, Experts have mixed views

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:29 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid vehement protests against the Citizenship(Amendment) Act by the Opposition and denial by non-BJP states to recognise the newly amended law, the Home Ministry has said the states don't have any power to reject its implementation, reported Indian Express.

Odisha: Protest against CAA at various stations, Ten Express trains cancelled

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:25 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railways on Saturday cancelled seven express trains from Howrah and three trains from Puri in view of agitation by people at various railway stations in protest against the Citizens Amendment Act.

Former Jammu and Kashmir CM Farooq Abdullah's detention extended

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:14 pm

Srinagar/UNI: The detention of former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Dr Farooq Abdullah under safety act has been extended for three more months, official sources said here.

Indian people have been misled for past six years: Manmohan Singh

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:02 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh on Saturday targeted PM Narendra Modi and his government and said they have only misled people in the last six years.

Indian Naval ships Kirpan, Airavat reach Kidderpore docks

Dec 14, 2019, at 05:46 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: As part of Navy Day celebrations, Indian Naval Ships Kirpan and Airavat are in Kolkata.

India's NRC, citizenship law is a threat to Bangladesh: BNP

Dec 14, 2019, at 05:16 pm

Dhaka/IBNS: Bangladesh's major opposition party Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday described the measures taken by the Indian government like National Register of Citizens or NRC and the newly-enacted citizenship law as a threat to the independence and sovereignty of the Muslim-majority nation.

Citizenship Act Protest: West Bengal is witnessing another day of violence

Dec 14, 2019, at 04:35 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal is witnessing another day of violence over the new citizenship law on Saturday even as Chief Minsiter Mamata Banerjee warned of strict action against the miscreants.

Violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act remind us of 2001 Parliament attack

Dec 14, 2019, at 04:06 pm

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday compared the protests against the amended Citizenship Act, which took a violent turn across the state on Friday, with the Parliament attack on Dec 13, 2001.

Violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act remind us of 2001 Parliament attack:Dilip Ghosh

Dec 14, 2019, at 03:54 pm

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday compared the protests against the amended Citizenship Act, which took a violent turn across the state on Friday, with the Parliament attack on Dec 13, 2001.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar appeals for peace amid surge of violence and arson across the state

Dec 14, 2019, at 03:22 pm

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed concern over the law and order situation across the state over protests against Citizen (Amendment) Act.

I am not Savarkar, won't apologise, says Rahul over 'Rape in India' row; Sonia gives call for battle

Dec 14, 2019, at 03:20 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: An aggressive and spirited Rahul Gandhi at the Congress' Bharat Bachao Rally at Ramlila Maidan here on Saturday said he won't apologise for his "Rape in India" jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi bringing Veer Savarkar's name in the midst of the massive row.

Citizenship(Amendment) Act protesters continue to block road and rail in West Bengal

Dec 14, 2019, at 03:13 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Road and rail blockades continued in different parts of West Bengal on Saturday in protest against the amended Citizenship Act.

Bharat Bachao Rally: Sonia Gandhi calls for battle, says 'people asking where is sabka saath sabka vikas?'

Dec 14, 2019, at 01:43 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Tearing apart the Narendra Modi government at the "Bharat Bachao Rally" in Ramlila Maidan here on Saturday, Congress president Sonia Gandhi urged her party workers to fight the battle against the present regime saying people are asking where has the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas".

I am not Savarkar, I won't apologise: Rahul Gandhi hits out at BJP over 'Rape in India' row

Dec 14, 2019, at 01:24 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the row stirred by his "Rape in India" jibe, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, while speaking at the "Bharat Bachao Rally" at Ramlila Maidan here on Saturday, said he will not apologise.

Modi government destroyed economy: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra at 'Bharat Bachao Rally'

Dec 14, 2019, at 12:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Slamming the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, while speaking at her party's "Bharat Bhachao Rally" here, on Saturday said the Narendra Modi government has destroyed the Indian economy.

NSF calls 6-hour Nagaland bandh to protest Citizenship (Amendment) Act

Dec 14, 2019, at 11:48 am

Kohima/UNI: Normal life came to a halt this morning throughout Nagaland following a lightening call for a six-hour state-wide total bandh by the apex student body, the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) to express resentment of the Naga people against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), which it said, was passed in Parliament much against the interests and the sentiments of the indigenous people in the north-eastern states.

Curfew relaxed in Guwahati on Saturday

Dec 14, 2019, at 11:43 am

Guwahati/UNI: The ongoing indefinite curfew, which was imposed in the wake of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 (CAB), now an Act, has been relaxed in Guwahati from 7 am to 4 pm on Saturday.

Congress to hold 'Bharat Bachao' rally today in New Delhi, IOC to demonstrate in several countries

Dec 14, 2019, at 06:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: In a bid to target the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre, the Congress will hold a 'Bharat Bachao' rally in New Delhi on Saturday.

Tension over Citizenship Bill hits Bengal too, Beldandga railway complex set on fire

Dec 13, 2019, at 11:42 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid fierce agitation in the North East, the protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spread to West Bengal too on Friday with a section of people turning violent against it in different corners of the state and even set on fire a railway complex in Muslim-dominated Mushirdabad besides halting train services at various stations on Friday.

BJP used rape incidents for votes, now silent on their leaders' crime: Congress

Dec 13, 2019, at 09:42 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: In a counter to the BJP attack on former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi for his comments describing Delhi as the 'rape capital', the Congress on Friday launched an all-out attack against the Narendra Modi government and Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani over the crimes against women across the country.

JMM and allies want to capture power to loot state: Jharkhand CM

Dec 13, 2019, at 08:40 pm

Dhanbad/UNI: Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Friday said that JMM and its allies are only misleading the people of the state as they just want to acquire power to loot Jharkhand.

Maldives Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid calls on PM Modi

Dec 13, 2019, at 08:19 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Abdulla Shahid, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Maldives, called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Friday.

Protest against Citizenship Act reaches Bengal, railway services hit

Dec 13, 2019, at 07:47 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests in the north-east, agitation against the new Citizenship Act reached West Bengal with demonstrators staging protests in various parts of the state and even halted train services at several stations on Friday.

Protest: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section disrupts for public agitation

Dec 13, 2019, at 06:22 pm

Kolkata/UNI: Train services in Howrah-Kharagpur section in South Eastern railway have been disrupted due to public agitation staged at Uluberia on non-railway issue.