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 blastÂ
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.
Jharkhand Polls: 11.85 pc average voter turnout in first two hours of polls on 15 seats
Dec 16, 2019, at 10:31 am
Ranchi/UNI: An average voter turnout of 11.85 per cent has been registered in the first two hours (till 0900hrs) of polling currently underway on the 15 seats of the state in the 4th phase of Asseembly polls.
Dec 16, 2019, at 09:44 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests in several parts of the nation, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will participate in a mega rally here on Monday against the new controversial citizenship law, which was passed by the central government last week.
Voting in fourth phase of Jharkhand Assembly polls underwayÂ
Dec 16, 2019, at 09:02 am
Ranchi/IBNS: Voting for the fourth phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections is currently underway since Monday morning.
Detained Jamia Millia Islamia University students released
Dec 16, 2019, at 08:48 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The police on Monday said students of Jamia Millia Islamia University, who were detained during the protests in the national capital on Sunday, have been released.
CAA agitation: After Jamia Millia protest, Aligarh Muslim University students-police clash
Dec 16, 2019, at 12:09 am
New Delhi/Aligarh/IBNS: Amid ongoing violence against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in several corners of the country, students of Jamia Millia University in New Delhi and Aligarh Muslim University in Uttar Pradesh clashed with the police on Sunday.
West Bengal: BJP urges Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to impose President's Rule
Dec 15, 2019, at 11:41 pm
Kolkata/UNI/IBNS: BJP state president and MP Dilip Ghosh on Sunday urged Governor Jagdeep Dhankar to recommend President's Rule in West Bengal in view of the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
Police, students clash at Aligarh Muslim University
Dec 15, 2019, at 10:30 pm
Aligarh/New Delhi/UNI: A day when protests were seen in Delhi over the new citizenship law, which involved Jamia Millia Islamia University students, clashes also took place between students of Aligarh Muslim University and the copsin Uttar Pradesh on Sunday.
Dec 15, 2019, at 09:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: M. Venkaiah Naidu today asked the police forces to be extra sensitive in the matters relating to the crimes against the women and children. He asked police to register every FIR without delays in such matters and investigate every such case thoroughly.
Motorcycle collides with minivan, 3 killed
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:40 pm
Kakinada/UNI: Three persons were killed when the motorcycle they were riding went out of control and collided with a minivan near Hasnabad village, 25 kms from here on Sunday.
Prashant Kishor calls NRC as “Demonetisation of Citizenshipâ€
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:33 pm
Patna/UNI: Inspired with the support extended to him by Bihar chief Minister Nitish Kumar despite his stand contrary to JD(U) on CAB, party leader and strategist Prashant Kishor today alleged that the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC) was equivalent to “demonetisation of citizenship.”
Arvind Kejriwal calls for peace; BJP-AAP blame each other for violence
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:23 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Moments after the violence broke out during the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in south Delhi areas, the blame game started between the BJP and AAP on Saturday, with both the parties accusing each other for the current situation, while Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal called for peace in the national capital.
BJP stages demonstration in Aurangabad against RaGa's 'Savarkar remark'
Dec 15, 2019, at 08:10 pm
Aurangabad, Maharashtra/UNI: The Garkheda unit of BJP here on Sunday staged a demonstration, to protest against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark 'My name is not Rahul Savarkar'.
Bharatiya Janata Party briefs PM on law and order situation in Bengal
Dec 15, 2019, at 07:44 pm
Kolkata/UNI: With spate of violence in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) rocking West Bengal, the BJP leadership apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the law and order situation in the state when the latter made a brief halt at Andal airport in Burdwan district on way to Jharkhand for election campaign.
CAB demonstration hits Delhi: Jamia students' body denies involvement; CM appeals for calm
Dec 15, 2019, at 07:36 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Denying any role in today's protest, Jamia Millia Islamia students's body stated that no student from their varsity participated in the agitation against Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament earlier this week, which aimed to provide Indian citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Case filed against Maulana Taukir Raza for hate speeches
Dec 15, 2019, at 07:19 pm
Bareilly/UNI: A case was registered against Ittehad-e-Millat Council (IMC) president Maulana Taukir Raza and 53 others for inciting speeches during protest against Citizen Amendment Act.