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.

Delhi gangrape case: Victim's mother seeks impleadment

Dec 13, 2019, at 06:08 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Mother of the victim of the December 16, 2012, gang-rape and murder case on Friday moved the Supreme Court seeking a direction to be impleaded as a party in the review petition filed by one of the four death row convicts, Akshay Kumar Singh, scheduled for hearing on December 17, Tuesday.

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik flags off senior citizen pilgrimage tour

Dec 13, 2019, at 06:02 pm

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today flagged off the pilgrimage tour of the senior citizens from Balasore to Haridwar and Rishikesh through video conferencing from here.

Jamia Millia students stage protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB)

Dec 13, 2019, at 05:59 pm

New Delhi/UNI: Students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University on Friday here staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019. The agitating students marched from the university campus to Parliament to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament on Thursday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah to address three election rallies, offer obeisance at Baba Baidynath Dham temple in Deoghar

Dec 13, 2019, at 05:55 pm

Ranchi/UNI: BJP's national president Amit Shah will be addressing three election rallies in the state tomorrow and will also offer obeisance at Baba Baidynath Dham temple located in Deoghar.

Tripura royal scion threatens Amit Shah to move Supreme Court 

Dec 13, 2019, at 05:46 pm

Agartala/UNI: The royal scion of Tripura Pradyot Kishore Debbarman during the meeting with Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi that he would not allow CAB to implement in Tripura after latter did not show any hope to the demand.

Anti-CAB protestors defy curfew in Assam

Dec 13, 2019, at 05:39 pm

Guwahati: The situation in Assam over anti-CAB protests continued to remain tensed with people defying indefinite curfew imposed in various parts, including Guwahati and Dibrugarh, to participate in agitations.