Anti-CAA agitations hit Delhi: Protesters set buses on fire; police use tear gas

Dec 15, 2019, at 07:10 pm

New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: In protest against the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Bill passed by Parliament last week, protesters on Sunday clashed with police and also set 3 buses on fire in Delhi.

CAA protest: Improvement in Assam situation; train services severely hit

Dec 15, 2019, at 06:57 pm

Guwahati/UNI: The overall situation in Assam arising out of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, showed further signs of improvement with curfew in Guwahati and Dibrugarh, among other places, relaxed for several hours today, though railway traffic remained severely hit owing to the agitations and internet services continued to be suspended.

CAA violence:  BJP targets Congress 

Dec 15, 2019, at 06:54 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Amid violent protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in some parts of the country, the BJP on Saturday launched a scathing attack against the opposition parties over the Act and alleged that the latter are trying to create violence and divide the country.

Violence in West Bengal continuing unabated under Mamata Banerjee's support: BJP

Dec 15, 2019, at 06:33 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed that the illegal Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants have taken over the protests against the amended citizenship law in West Bengal and alleged that the state government allowed the escalation of the law and order situation.

People who are setting fire can be identified by the colour of clothes they are wearing: PM 

Dec 15, 2019, at 05:48 pm

Dumka/UNI: Launching an all-out attack on the Congress party and its allies for the recent incidents of arson which took place in different parts of the country, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that those people, who are setting fire, can be easily identified by the colour of the clothes which they are wearing.

CAA protest in Delhi: Demonstrators clash with police

Dec 15, 2019, at 05:42 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Protesters, who were demonstrating against the recently passed Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, clashed with the police and resorted to violence in New Delhi's New Friends Colony area on Sunday.

CAA agitation: Bengal Govt suspends internet services in six districts as precautionary measure

Dec 15, 2019, at 04:16 pm

Kolkata/UNI/IBNS:  The West Bengal Government on Sunday  suspended internet services in six districts, including bordering Murshiadabad and Malda, after anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protesters resorted to vandalism for the past 48 hours.

Mamata Banerjee trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh: Dilip Ghosh

Dec 15, 2019, at 04:07 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the widespread violent agitation against the amended citizenship law across the state and alleged that TMC is trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh.

Protest against amended Anti-Citizenship Act continues on Sunday; Mamata to lead protest march on Monday

Dec 15, 2019, at 03:18 pm

Kolkata/IBNS: Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will lead a march against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.  

Bus crash kills at least 14 in Nepal

Dec 15, 2019, at 12:35 pm

Kathmandu/UNI: At least 14 passengers were killed while around 16 others injured in a bus crash at Sindhupalchowk district in central Nepal on Sunday morning, authorities confirmed.

BJP ally Asom Gana Parishad makes U-turn, opposes amended Citizenship Act

Dec 15, 2019, at 10:46 am

Guwahati/IBNS: In a big turnaround, a major ally of Bharatiya Janata Party in the northeast,  Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), made a U-turn on its stand of supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and have decided to oppose the same, media reports said.

Madhya Pradesh: 14-yr-old rapes minor

Dec 14, 2019, at 11:13 pm

Seoni/UNI: A 14-year-old resident of Sonadongari village was placed under arrest on Saturday on the charge of sexually assaulting a six-year-old of the same hamlet.

Delhi building fire leaves three dead 

Dec 14, 2019, at 10:49 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A fire broke out at a four-storey building in New Delhi's Shalimar Bagh on Saturday which left three people dead, media reports said.

Do not insult Veer Savarkar: Shiv Sena warns Rahul Gandhi

Dec 14, 2019, at 08:57 pm

Mumbai/IBNS: The Shiv Sena has warned the leader of its Maharashtra ally Congress, Rahul Gandhi, for taking the name of independence activist Veer Savarkar while hitting out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) at a mega rally which was held in Ramlila Maidan here on Saturday.

Arvind Kejriwal ropes in Prashant Kishor for Delhi assembly polls

Dec 14, 2019, at 08:12 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) chief Arvind Kejriwal has roped in political strategist Prashant Kishor for the upcoming Delhi assembly elections which will be held in early 2020.

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.