Jharkhand voting in final phase of Assembly polls today
Dec 20, 2019, at 07:27 am
Ranchi/IBNS: Jharkhand is voting in the final phase of the Assembly polls in the state on Friday.
Kolkata: St. Xavier's University's VC Felix Raj awarded with Australian Hall of FameÂ
Dec 19, 2019, at 10:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Felix Raj, Vice-Chancellor of St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata, was conferred with the Australian Hall of Fame in recognition of his contribution and lifetime achievement in the field of education and management at the International Conference on “Frontiers in Accounting” held recently.
Students gather to protest against CAA, NRC in Kolkata
Dec 19, 2019, at 09:50 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A large number of students from various universities and colleges gathered at Ramlila Maidan in Kolkata's Maula Ali on Thursday to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
BJP, AAP responsible for violence in national capital: Delhi Congress
Dec 19, 2019, at 09:33 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Subhash Chopra on Thursday alleged that the BJP Government at the Centre and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, to gain political mileage and implement their divisive political agenda, have conspired to put the lives of the youth in the dark and set the national capital aflame in violence.
Govt has no right to shut internet, metro services to prevent protests: Rahul Gandhi
Dec 19, 2019, at 07:37 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the government's move to clamp down internet services in certain parts of Delhi and said the Centre is insulting the soul of India by suppressing the country's voice.
Mamata Banerjee calls for UN referendum on CAA
Dec 19, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In a surprising statement while protesting against the new controversial citizenship law, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday called for a United Nations referendum on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
Lucknow on boil as CAA protesters set police post on fire, tear gas used
Dec 19, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: The protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow turned violent once again on Thursday with the agitators setting police post on fire, media reports said.
CAA has nothing to do with Indian Muslims: Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid
Dec 19, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Urging all protesters to check their emotions while agitating, Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari, has stated the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, has nothing to do with the Muslims in India, media reports said.
CAA: Farhan Akhtar broke law, alleges senior IPS officer
Dec 19, 2019, at 03:58 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor and director Farhan Akhtar may find himself tangled in legal trouble by urging people to join him in today's CAA and NRC protest march at August Kranti Maidan in Central Mumbai.
Countrywide protests against CAA continues
Dec 19, 2019, at 03:16 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Agitation against the newly amended citizenship law showed no signs of waning as countrywide protests were witnessed on Thursday with many places, including national capital of India, witnessing a partial shutdown of public transport, traffic restrictions and suspension of telecom and internet services, media reports said.
Mamata condemns detention of Ramchandra Guha
Dec 19, 2019, at 02:32 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the detention of noted historian Ramchandra Guha.
Protests by Left parties against CAA affect life in Manipur
Dec 19, 2019, at 02:27 pm
Imphal, Dec 19 (UNI) Left parties and various individuals today protested against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) affected a normal life in the state.
Telecom operators suspend services in many parts of Delhi
Dec 19, 2019, at 02:12 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Telecom operators, including Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance Jio, on Thursday, suspended services in certain parts of Delhi and NCR, following police orders, media reported
Anti-CAA stir hits Delhi Metro operations: Entry, exit gates shut at 17 stations
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:50 pm
New Delhi/UNI: In wake of fresh protests which erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed entry and exit gates of 17 metro stations including Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan.
Amid protests, BJP releases video footage of ex-PM Manmohan Singh's speech in RS backing CAA
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:39 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Facing a stiff opposition from the students and political opponents over the new citizenship law, the BJP on Thursday released video footage of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh where he could be heard pushing for such a legislation in 2003 during the stint of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Maharashtra: Three TMC supervisors held in graft case
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:37 pm
Thane/UNI: Three supervisors of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) have been arrested for accepting a bribe from a bakery owner, the ACB said on Thursday.
Karnataka: Schools shut, Sec 144 imposed in Kalaburagi
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:08 pm
Kalaburagi, Dec 19 (UNI) All schools and education institutes have been shut down and Section 144 imposed for next three days in the wake of the 'bandh' against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Thursday.
Narendra Modi invites British PM Boris Johnson to visit India
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (UK) over telephone on his electoral victory in the recently concluded elections in UK.
Delhi High Court grants Nirbhaya case convict a month to prove juvenility
Dec 19, 2019, at 01:00 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi High Court on Thursday granted a month to one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya case for filling fresh documents to prove that he was a juvenile at the time of the crime in December, 2012.
CAA protest in Bangalore: Historian Ramchandra Guha detained
Dec 19, 2019, at 12:57 pm
Bangalore/IBNS: Amid protests against the new citizenship law passed by the Indian government, historian Ramchandra Guha was detained by the police in Bangalore on Thursday.
CAA protesters gathering at Red Fort detained
Dec 19, 2019, at 12:55 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the capital city of India went under a virtual shut down on Thursday, police detained Citizenship Amendment Act protesters gathered near the iconic Red Fort.
Major traffic snarls in Delhi amid planned CAA protests
Dec 19, 2019, at 11:59 am
Delhi/IBNS: Major traffic snarls gripped the city after Delhi Police barricaded roads in several places and imposed traffic restrictions in several places across the city while section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in areas near Red Fort to prevent large gathering as the administration prepared to deal with another day of Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) protests which had earlier turned violent, media reported.
Left parties to organise anti-CAA rally in Kolkata today
Dec 19, 2019, at 11:20 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, 17 Left parties will organise a mega rally in Kolkata on Thursday.
Dec 19, 2019, at 10:14 am
Bengaluru/UNI: Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC was clamped in Karnataka as a precautionary measure to maintain law and order as various political parties and organisation had planned to stage dharna, demonstration and protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Ahead of Indo-US 2+2 dialogues, Pompeo hosts Jaishankar at a meet
Dec 18, 2019, at 11:36 pm
Washington/UNI: The US State Department on Wednesday hosted the second Indo-US 2-Plus-2 dialogue here between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Secretary of Defence Mark Esper with their Indian counterparts S Jaishankar and Rajnath Singh.
No Indian will loose citizenship: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Dec 18, 2019, at 10:53 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Clearing the air over rumours spread regarding Citizenship Amendment Act among some sections of the society the Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday said that no Indian citizen will be robbed off his or her citizenship with enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act.
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CAA is India's internal matter: Consul General of China in Kolkata Zha Liyou
Dec 18, 2019, at 09:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Reacting to the ongoing protests across the nation over the new citizenship law, Consul General of China in Kolkata, Zha Liyou, on Wednesday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is India's internal matter.
Cong leader Nawab Malik compares Amit Shah to General Dyer on Jamia incident
Dec 18, 2019, at 08:44 pm
Nagpur/UNI: Senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Nawab Malik on Wednesday said the way General Dyer had fired at the people in Jallianwala Bagh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah is firing at citizens of the country in the same way.
Unhappy over 4th girl's birth, father kills 3 daughters, commits suicide in Guj
Dec 18, 2019, at 08:17 pm
Junagadh/UNI: An around 30-year-old man here allegedly threw his three daughters in a well, killing them, before he committed suicide, as he was unhappy over the birth of his fourth girl child, police said on Thursday.
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Taking note of the situation of public smoking in the city, states like Rajasthan, Assam, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Delhi have started acting against people who are seen smoking in public places or selling tobacco within a radius of 100 yards of educational institutions.