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BJP holds peace rally in support of CAA in Assam’s Biswanath, locals stage protest
Jan 07, 2020, at 11:41 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: While massive protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 or CAA are going on in Assam by various organizations, students, citizens of the state, Assam state BJP on Tuesday organized a peace rally in support of the CAA at Biswanath Chariali in Assam’s Biswanath district.
BJP leader Dilip Ghosh says JNU incident a got up case, only investigation will reveal
Jan 07, 2020, at 10:40 pm
Kolkata/UNI: BJP's West Bengal unit president Dilip Ghosh day claimed that the JNU's violent incident was a got up case or stage show and said the investigation would prove if colour or blood was poured on the face of the girl as the Communists and oppositions were making it a country-wide issue.
Light rain in Delhi, air stays 'poor'
Jan 07, 2020, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi/UNI: The national capital on Tuesday received light rains in the first half of the day at several areas maintaining the cold weather conditions here.
Jan 07, 2020, at 09:00 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Admi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal has said Centre's Ayushman Bharat scheme is flawed as its terms and conditions exclude a large number of economically backward people, whereas the Delhi governments health schemes cover more people who cannot afford quality health treatment.
Deepika Padukone visits JNU, joins protest against attack on students
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Actress Deepika Padukone on Tuesday went to Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and joined the protests against the attack which took place in the university couple of days ago.
Vice President asks scientists to find long-term solutions to farmers’ problems
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:24 pm
Bengaluru/IBNS: Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Tuesday called upon the scientific community to find long-term solutions to the problems faced by farmers and improve crop productivity and farmers’ income.
Shah lauds Modi, says BJP has fulfilled 90 per cent of poll manifesto
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: BJP chief and Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for ending a sort of conflict of interest vis-a-vis foreign policy and country's policy on security and for successfully doing away with three big menaces of Indian politics - caste, appeasement and dynasty.
Artistes join students' protest against JNU violence in Kolkata
Jan 07, 2020, at 08:07 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Actors, filmmakers, singers as well as Left-minded politicians on Tuesday joined the university students who once again returned to streets to carry on with their protests against Sunday's violence in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JU).
Woman holding 'Free Kashmir' placard apologizes
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:54 pm
Mumbai/UNI: The woman, who carried a placard displaying 'Free Kashmir' in the protest at the Gateway of India here, have apologized on Tuesday as her act was 'misinterpreted' and kicked up a political storm.
Kerala: Four killed, 10 hurt as bus rams into carÂ
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:38 pm
Kottayam/UNI: Four persons were killed on the spot and 10 passengers sustained minor injuries when a bus rammed into a car at Cherumchuvadu bridge on the Kottayam-Vaikom route on Tuesday.
Nagpur varsity students protest attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University students in Delhi
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:35 pm
Nagpur/UNI: The students of Rashtrasanth Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU) on Tuesday staged a protest against attack on the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and teachers, sources said.
Five cyber criminals nabbed from Deoghar
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:26 pm
Deoghar/UNI: A team of cyber police has arrested five cyber criminals from Budhai Police Station area of this district.
Uttar Pradesh: Fire in engine of Frontier Mail in Saharanpur
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Saharanpur/UNI: A major rail mishap was averted when engine of Mumbai bound Frontier Mail caught fire due to Chinese string of a kite near Alampura yard in Sekhpura area on early Tuesday morning.
Bihar: Couple killed in Motihari
Jan 07, 2020, at 05:00 pm
Motihari/UNI: Unidentified criminals killed a couple at Bahas Lala Tola under Sugauli police station area in East Champaran district.
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi Court on Tuesday issued death warrants against all the four convicts in the 2012 Delhi Gangrape incident.
Anantpur road mishap leaves three killed
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:57 pm
Anantapur/UNI: Three persons were killed and equal number injured when a transport vehicle overturned at Gajjalappavaripalle village of Talupula Mandal in this district on Monday night.
'Free Kashmir' posters during JNU protests meant freedom from restrictions: Sena MP Sanjay Raut
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:54 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Responding to the BJP accusations, Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut here on Tuesday stated that there will be no tolerance against talks of freedom of Kashmir from India.
Muzaffarpur Shelter Home case: 25 IAS officers to face action for mismanaging shelter homes in Bihar
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Patna/IBNS: As many as twenty-five IAS officers among 70 officials could face action for lapses in managing shelter homes across Bihar that was rocked by the revelation of rape and sexual exploitation of over 40 girls lodged in such facilities in 2018, media reports said.
Jan 07, 2020, at 04:06 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing tension between Washington and Tehran, Indian PM Narendra Modi spoke with US President Donald Trump to wish him on New Year, officials said.
West Bengal govt gears up to foil Jan 8 shut down
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has decided to remain business-as-usual on Jan 8 24-hour nationwide bandh called by the Congress and the Left front against CAA, NRC and NPR.
INTACH Odisha chapter opposes demolition plan of ancestral house of Rabindranath Tagore
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:19 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: The 100 years old Patherpuri house, an iconic building and invaluable heritage structure built by the Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, will be demolished by Puri Municipality.
Hemant tables second supplementary budget of Rs 4210.08 crore for fiscal ending March 31, 2020
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Ranchi/UNI: Chief Minister Hemant Soren tabled second supplementary budget of Rs 4,210.08 crore on the second day of the first session of the fifth Jharkhand Assembly.
CAA protests influenced by 'pirated propaganda': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Jan 07, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the ongoing protests continuing across the country were ''influenced by pirated propaganda''.
Echoes of Germany moving towards Nazi rule: Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee on JNU violence
Jan 07, 2020, at 02:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Expressing concern over Sunday's attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and teachers, Nobel Laureate economist Abhijit Banerjee said he could hear in the attack the echoes of the years when Germany moved towards the Nazi rule.
Javed Akhtar, Kanhaiya Kumar react to FIR against JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh
Jan 07, 2020, at 01:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Lyricist Javed Akhtar and CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar have slammed in their own ways the Delhi Police for filing a First Information Report (FIR) against Jawaharlal University Students' Union president Aishe Ghosh for allegedly vandalising the university's server room on last Saturday.
Hindu Raksha Dal claims responsibility for the attack on JNU, warns other universities
Jan 07, 2020, at 01:16 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Despite the ongoing blame-game, far-right group Hindu Raksha Dal has claimed responsibility for Sunday's attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and teachers by a group of masked men.
Disturbed by JNU violence, professor quits government panel on economic data
Jan 07, 2020, at 12:31 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Being disturbed by the attack on students and teachers of Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), a professor of the educational institution quit the government panel on economic data on Tuesday, media reports said.
'Free Kashmir' poster in Mumbai protest against JNU violence, BJP hits out at Uddhav
Jan 07, 2020, at 11:46 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has lashed out at Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray over a "Free Kashmir" poster which was spotted during a protest here against the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) violence which took place on Sunday evening.
Delhi Police file case against JNUSU leader Aishe Ghosh, 19 others for vandalising server room
Jan 07, 2020, at 11:13 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Delhi Police on Tuesday filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the Jawaharlal Nehru University Students' Union (JNUSU) leader Aishe Ghosh and 19 others for allegedly vandalising the university server room and attacking security guards on Jan 4 while protesting against the fee-hike, media reports said.
New decade belongs to Indian entrepreneurs: PM Modi
Jan 06, 2020, at 11:19 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday attended the centenary celebrations of Kirloskar Brothers Ltd. (KBL) here where he said the new decade will belong to Indian entrepreneurs.