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.
Oppn instigating violence in Delhi, says Kejriwal on CAA protestsÂ
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Targeting the Opposition for the violence in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday said the BJP is instigating violence, as the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is on course for a big win in the upcoming Assembly elections.
India turned into a garbage dumping ground by their ideologies
Dec 18, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Wednesday hit out at the BJP-led Centre, saying that the country is transformed into a garbage dumping ground from a "Gulistan"(garden), at the Madras University where students are protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA), 2019.
Jharkhand: Maoist arrested in Palamu
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:37 pm
Daltonganj/UNI: The Palamu police has nabbed a hardcore ultra of the CPI (Maoists) from a lodge located in Gandhinagar area of the neighbouring district of Aurangabad in Bihar.
Jharkhand: Drunk husband murders wife in Palamu
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:36 pm
Daltonganj/UNI: A man under the influence of alcohol strangulated his wife to death in Bhitiya village under Pipra Police Station area of the Palamu district.
Tripura govt arranges evacuation of accident victims in North Bengal
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Agartala/UNI: Tripura government arranged to bring the bodies of two women hailed from South Tripura who died on the spot at Coachbihar of North Bengal this morning when a truck hit a battery-operated rickshaw on Siliguri-Guwahati national highway.
Mangaluru: Man caught smuggling gold pasted on his head
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:30 pm
Mangaluru/UNI: The Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport arrested a person who was carrying gold weighing 247.7 grms in a form of bar pasted on his head.
Anti-CAA: At least 20 people arrested for calling bandh in Kalaburagi
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:28 pm
Kalaburagi/UNI: As a precautionary measure more than 20 activists were arrested on Wednesday who had called a bandh on Thursday against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 (CAA).
Jammu and Kashmir: Youth's body recovered under suspicious circumstance in Baramulla
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:24 pm
Baramulla/UNI: Body of a youth was recovered under suspicious circumstances in this north Kashmir district, official sources said on Wednesday.
Major traffic jam on Srinagar-Jammu highway
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:21 pm
Srinagar: Hundreds of vehicles, including those carrying passengers, got stranded for several hours in a major traffic jam on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway on Wednesday, official sources said.
Rajnath Singh visits Naval Air Station Oceana, Naval Station Norfolk during his US visit
Dec 18, 2019, at 05:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Naval Air Station (NAS) Oceana and Naval Station Norfolk on Tuesday during his visit to the United States of America.
Nitish requests Defence Minister not to close Army OTA in Gaya
Dec 18, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Patna/UNI:, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today requested Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to not shut down the Officers Training Academy (OTA) at Gaya, after news papers reported the Centre is mulling to close it.
Special Assembly Session: Meghalaya government to table ILP
Dec 18, 2019, at 03:32 pm
Shillong/UNI: A one-day special session of the Meghalaya assembly will begin on Thursday to adopt a resolution urging the central government to implement the Inner Line Permit in a bid to exempt the state from the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 .
Top BJP leaders hold meeting on organisational issues of Tripura
Dec 18, 2019, at 03:17 pm
Agartala/UNI: The ruling BJP and its ally IPFT held separate meetings last night with the central leaderships of the respective parties in the wake of recent turmoil in Tripura following passing of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), fast changing political landscape and resentment of people against two years old BJP government here.