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States will have to implement CAA: MHA officials |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 5:15:05 AM IST |
| While five non-BJP ruled states are making grandiose noises about not implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Home Ministry has in no ambiguous terms snubbed the rhetoric as "political posturing". ... read.. |
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Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations in Bengal (Lead) |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 4:45:05 AM IST |
| Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act as also a possible NRC exercise as protesters vandalised and set fire to railway stations, and squatted on tracks and highways, disrupting train services and vehicular movem ... read.. |
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MP govt under pressure to defy CAB, NRC |
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Bhopal | Saturday, 2019 3:45:05 AM IST |
| The Congress government in Madhya Pradesh is under pressure from its legislators to follow the example set by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to reject the Centre's latest legislation on National Register of Citizens and Citizenship Amendment A ... read.. |
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SC notice to Centre on plea for special force for courts |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:45:05 AM IST |
| The Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre and state governments to furnish their responses on a plea seeking a specialised force to give "foolproof security" to all courts, judges, lawyers, litigants and witnesses in the country. ... read.. |
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Jamia protestors demand complete roll back of CAA |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:45:05 AM IST |
| A march by Left-wing students of Jamia Millia Islamia university to Parliament turned violent on Friday after Delhi police, in a bid to stop the protest, lathi-charged the protestors. ... read.. |
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How can you go against law of the land? Guv to Mamata |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 3:45:05 AM IST |
| Coming down heavily on West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for saying that she would not allow the Citizenship Amendment Act to be implemented in her state, Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday wondered how she could go against the law of the land w ... read.. |
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BJP women MPs file complaint against Rahul Gandhi with EC |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| After a ruckus in the Lok Sabha over Rahul Gandhi's 'Rape in India' remark at a rally in Jharkhand, women Members of Parliament of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday filed a complaint with the Election Commission ... read.. |
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SC awards 30 grace marks in Haryana judicial exam |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| The Supreme Court on Friday awarded 30 grace marks in two papers to candidates who took the exam for 107 posts of civil judge (junior division) in Haryana. The top court noted the marking in 2017 examination was strict. ... read.. |
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HC reserves order on Ratul Puri's bail cancellation |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| The Delhi High Court on Friday reserved its order on the petition filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) seeking cancellation of bail granted to businessman Ratul Puri in the AgustaWestland deal case. ... read.. |
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CAA: Bengal Governor appeals for peace |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| Amid violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday appealed for peace and asked people to believe in the rule of law and the laws passed by Parliament. ... read.. |
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Security beefed up in Punjab along Pak border |
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Chandigarh | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| Reviewing the security arrangements in the state's border districts in the light of heightened threat from Pakistan-based terrorists, Punjab Police chief Dinkar Gupta on Friday asked the police force to intensify checking along the border. ... read.. |
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Odisha CM felicitates winners of YATS 2019-20 |
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Bhubaneswar | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik felicitated top 20 winners of the 13th Edition of Tata Steel Young Astronomer Talent Search (YATS) 2019-20 here on Friday. ... read.. |
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BJP leader attacked in Bengal, party blames Trinamool |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 3:15:05 AM IST |
| A group of people attacked the car of West Bengal BJP general secretary Satyantan Basu on Friday at Bhupatinagar in East Midnapore district with sticks and stones. Basu said he sustained injury from broken pieces of glass from the car windows. ... read.. |
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Indian design market has huge potential: Experts |
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Kochi | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| Even while there is a huge shortage of qualified designers in the country, the market for design has huge potential, said experts of creative industries at the Kochi Design Week (KDW) being held here. ... read.. |
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Nirbhaya case: Tihar execution chamber ready, curbs on convicts |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| With the secret shifting of Pawan Kumar Gupta, one of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case, from Mandoli jail to Tihar jail, and heightened restrictions on the other three convicts, the execution of the death sentence awarded to the four ... read.. |
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Kidnapping case: CBI raids locations in Delhi, Kolkata |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| The Central Bureau of Investigation on Friday carried out searches at several locations in Delhi and Kolkata in connection with kidnapping of a minor daughter from her mother and sending her to Dubai. ... read.. |
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AASU: New law fails to protect rights of indigenous people |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| The All Assam Students Union (AASU) on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act, stating that due to the continued influx of illegal immigrants in Assam, the Centre has failed to protect the rights of the indigenous people ... read.. |
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Tourism sector in Rajasthan upset as govt slashes funds |
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Jaipur | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| The tourism stakeholders in Rajasthan are upset with the funds for the tourism sector being slashed to Rs 114.45 crore for the year 2019-20 in the Congress government's budget. It was Rs 179.23 crore for the year 2018-19 under the earlier BJP government. ... read.. |
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CPM, Cong in Kerala to jointly protest against CAA on Monday (Lead) |
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Thiruvananthapuram | Saturday, 2019 2:45:05 AM IST |
| In a show of unity against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, traditional political rivals in Kerala - the ruling CPM-led Left and the Congress-led UDF - will stage a joint protest here on Monday, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said. ... read.. |
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Kerala HC apologises to family of road accident victim |
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Kochi | Saturday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| In a show of empathy, the Kerala High Court on Friday apologised to the family members of a 23-year-old youth who died on Thursday after his bike hit an iron barricade warning people of a hole and was run over by a truck. ... read.. |
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Goa Governor meets PM over Kalasa-Banduri project |
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Panaji | Saturday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| Three days before the Congress is scheduled to stage a dharna in the national capital over the Union Environment Ministry's nod to Karnataka's Kalasa-Banduri water diversion project, Goa Governor Satya Pal Malik met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lobbie ... read.. |
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'Leave aside politics, work for stringent law against rape' |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh on Friday said the Centre and the opposition should work constructively to check crimes against women and they should rise above politics to bring a more strict law and speed up the judicial system in cases of rape. ... read.. |
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Mamata announces statewide protests against citizenship law |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 2:15:05 AM IST |
| Reiterating that her government would not allow any NRC exercise or implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in West Bengal, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday announced statewide protests from Monday, saying that she will lead a rall ... read.. |
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Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations in Bengal |
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Kolkata | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) as also a possible NRC exercise in the state as protesters vandalised and set fire to railway stations, disrupting train services. ... read.. |
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Video of Bangla Hindus crossing border fake: PIB |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday described a video doing the rounds on the Internet claiming that Bangladeshi Hindus crossing Indian borders post passage of Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 as fake and said that the video was first u ... read.. |
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'BJP may win 42 seats in Delhi if polls held now' |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| The BJP which only won three of 70 seats in the national capital in the 2015 Assembly polls may get 42 seats this time if elections are conducted now, a survey said on Friday. ... read.. |
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Netflix Christmas Special showing gay Jesus evokes ban demand |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| A new Netflix Christmas Special titled "The First Temptation Of Christ", which shows Jesus Christ in a gay relationship and Mary as a weed-smoker, has angered millions all over the world, who have signed a petition demanding its withdrawal. ... read.. |
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N. India under widespread rainfall, dense fog conditions |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| There has been heavy rain and snowfall on Friday in the northern hilly states of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand under the influence of the western disturbance and its induced cyclonic circulation. ... read.. |
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Ganguly uses screenshot pic to wish Yuvi, fans say crop it |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:45:05 AM IST |
| BCCI chief and former India Team skipper Sourav Ganguly posted on Twitter a screenshot of a picture of his with the then teammate Yuvraj Singh to wish the latter on his birthday, which did not quite amuse Twitter fans as they pointed out it was not even c ... read.. |
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Out of 13,77,595 operational Anganwadi centres in country, 3,77,712 running in rented premises: Smriti Irani |
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New Delhi | December 14, 2019 1:41:26 AM IST |
| Union Minister Smriti Irani on Friday informed the Lok Sabha that out of 13,77,595 operational Anganwadi Centres (AWCs) across the country, a total of 3,77,712 AWCs are running in rented premises. ... read.. |
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West Bengal: 2 BJP leaders allege their vehicles vandalised by miscreants |
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East Midnapur (West Bengal) | December 14, 2019 1:41:24 AM IST |
| West Bengal BJP general secretary Sayantan Basu and BJP Kanthi (East Midnapur) president Anup Chakraborty have alleged that their cars were vandalised by miscreants while they were enroute to Bhupatinagar Police Station on Friday.Later, BJP leaders and wo ... read.. |
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UP: Governor Anandiben Patel takes Lucknow metro |
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Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) | December 14, 2019 1:41:21 AM IST |
| Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Anandiben Patel on Friday took a metro to reach Raj Bhawan from Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport metro station here. ... read.. |
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Shah's northeast visit put off, train services hit in Assam (Lead) |
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Shillong/Agartala/Guwahati | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Union Home Minister Amit Shahs scheduled visit to Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh on December 15 to attend separate functions has been postponed in view of the "law and order situation in the region" following agitation against the citizenship law, offici ... read.. |
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Yogi seeks Rs 11, stone for temple from each family |
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Lucknow | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday created a new controversy when he reportedly sought a contribution of Rs 11 and a stone from each family for construction of grand Ram temple in Ayodhya. ... read.. |
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Manmohan invited to anniversary fete in MP |
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Bhopal | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| The Madhya Pradesh Congress Committee has invited former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Bhopal on December 17 to be the guest of honour for the celebrations to mark the completion of the Congress government's one year in the state. The idea apparently i ... read.. |
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Now, Namita Gokhale writes on Jaipur |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Author of 18 works of fiction and non-fiction, Namita Gokhale's upcoming novel, "Jaipur Journals", is set against the backdrop of the vibrant and multilingual Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF). The metafictional novel is an ode to literature and will be pu ... read.. |
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Mulling common code of conduct in LS, Assemblies: Birla |
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New Delhi | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Friday said that an initiative has been taken to frame a 'common code of conduct' for the Lok Sabha and state Assemblies while aiming for "healthy discussions" during sessions. ... read.. |
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MP CM orders strict action against mafia |
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Bhopal/Indore | Saturday, 2019 1:15:05 AM IST |
| Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, during a meeting with senior police and civil administration officers, asked them to rid the state of mafiosi. ... read.. |
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Amid JNU ruckus, HRD secy Subramaniam shifted |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, Higher Education Secretary R. Subramaniam has been shunted out of the HRD Ministry to the Ministry of Social Justice. ... read.. |
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Tehelka case: HC cautions court on victim's questioning |
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Panaji | Friday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The Bombay High Court in Goa has directed a trial court hearing the rape case against former Tehelka editor-in-chief Tarun Tejpal to not entertain "irrelevant and extraneous questioning" of the victim. ... read.. |
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Advocacy group: CAA is planned and pro-Hindutva |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sanghathan, an organisation that works for the Right to Information (RTI) and other schemes, on Friday lashed out at the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. ... read.. |
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LS registers 116% productivity, session ends on sour note |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The winter session of the Lok Sabha registered 116 per cent productivity, one of the highest compared to the previous monsoon session, and broke many records, but concluded on a sour note on Friday due to an uproar following Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's ... read.. |
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Anti-terror drill to be conducted during 'Exercise Indra' |
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Panaji | Friday, 2019 11:45:05 PM IST |
| The Indo-Russian tri-services drill 'Exercise Indra', will see a joint anti-terror drill with the head of the Russian armed forces contingent for the exercise Major General O Tsekov saying that international terrorism is the common enemy in the 21st centu ... read.. |
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We oppose the new citizenship law: Kejriwal |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday said he and his party are against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which has now become a law, saying they oppose it. ... read.. |
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Jairam Ramesh moves SC against Citizenship Amendment Act |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging that it is a brazen attack on the core fundamental rights envisaged under the Constitution. ... read.. |
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Delay in setting up defence varsity raises cost by 914%: CAG |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 11:15:05 PM IST |
| The delay in setting up of Indian National Defence University (INDU) in Haryana's Gurugram will cost the exchequer an increase of 914 per cent in cost, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) finds in its report on Union Government (Defence Services)-Ar ... read.. |
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Ignore Pankaja Munde, says BJP-supported RS MP |
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Pune (Maharashtra) | Friday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Prominent realtor Sanjay Kakade, a Bharatiya Janata Party-supported Rajya Sabha MP, on Friday asked the party to simply ignore former minister Pankaja Munde-Palwe as she has no support base left in her own stronghold of Beed. ... read.. |
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Jamia students' march to Parliament foiled by police |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Delhi Police on Friday evening lathicharged students outside Jamia Millia Islamia and also used tear gas in a bid to scatter the agitating students who were marching to Parliament to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 which has now become a law af ... read.. |
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'Soldiers deprived of snow glasses, boots, requisite food' |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Indian Army troops do not have snow glasses and multi-purpose boots to wear and requisite sanctioned food to eat in high altitude areas in Siachen and Ladakh, thus exposing them to inclement weather causing ailments due to extreme cold conditions, the Com ... read.. |
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Twitterati pleased over film on Balakot air strike |
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New Delhi | Friday, 2019 10:45:05 PM IST |
| Twitterati gave a big thumbs-up to the news that Bollywood producers Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor will collaborate for a new film based on the 2019 Balakot air strike.#SanjayLeelaBhansali trended on Twitter. ... read.. |
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CAA: Odisha CM assures Muslims to safeguard their rights |
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Politics | December 13, 2019 10:41:26 PM IST |
| Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 13: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday assured the Muslim community to safeguard their interests concerning the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). ... read.. |
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