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Internet is back -- this was a common status of many users on social media platforms as mobile data services were restored across Assam on Friday, ending a nearly 10-day internet drought in the state.From students to professionals, teenagers to adults, people heaved a sigh of relief, and many...
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The Delhi Police detained 40 people in connection with a violent protest in Daryaganj here on Friday, officials said.According to the police, the protesters set ablaze a private car parked at Subhash Marg, Daryaganj. The fire was immediately doused with water and fire extinguishers.The Delhi...
23:03
Around 6:45 pm on Friday evening, I was trying to grab a quick meal at a dhaba outside the Uttar Pradesh BJP office, waiting to hear about a press conference to be held by the UP government a few blocks away, when at least four men in plainclothes barged in. I was accompanied by Robin Verma,...
22:52
A seven-member team of the National human Rights Commission on Friday visited the Jamia Millia Islamia University as part of its probe into the alleged police excesses following their entry into the varsity campus, an official said. According to the Jamia official, the NHRC team...
22:10
Hindu Sanghatan founder on Friday filed a police complaint against Bollywood actor and film-maker Farhan Akhtar for allegedly distorting facts about the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act through his comments on Twitter.Karuna Sagar, city-based advocate and founder of Hindu Sanghatan, in his...
21:45
The Citizenship Amendment Act is a matter entirely internal to India and does not impact the status of any citizen, the ministry of external affairs said on Friday, in response to the factually inaccurate remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on the country's recently enacted...
21:20
Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday took part in a protest at India Gate against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that youth were taking to streets as they feel the country is heading in the wrong direction.Khurshid said that the protest against the...
21:00
Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth II, has been hospitalised as a precautionary measure related to a pre-existing condition, Buckingham Palace said on Friday. The 98-year-old Duke of Edinburgh travelled from the Queen's Sandringham Estate in Norfolk to the King Edward...
20:52
Ghaziabad: All educations institution closed in district. Internet services suspended till 10 am in morning tomorrow
20:30
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi has joined the protests at India Gate. We are witnessing protests across the country. This law is against the poor. Like demonetization, people will now have to stand in lines. The rich will show their passports. what will the poor show? most have no documents...
19:53
Slamming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for demanding United Nations intervention on Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday questioned the Trinamool Congress chief's faith over the national institutions.We never wanted a third party or...
19:24
A total of five people have died in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests across Uttar Pradesh. While two people have died in Bijnore, one killed in Kanpur, one in Sambhal and one in Firozabad in Uttar Pradesh.A total of 13 people have injured in Kanpur violence. The injured also include...
19:15
A spokesperson of Ministry of Home Affairs has sent out a detailed tweet, explaining all the provisions pertaining to the Citizenship Act. >> Citizenship of India can be acquired by Birth, descent, registration, naturalisation or incorporation of territory.Any foreigner on becoming...
18:40
Massive protests against the amended citizenship act are being reported from across the country where protesters have clashed with police. In Delhi, Jama Masjid became the centre point on Friday with police detaining Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad during a march. The Bhim Army chief,...
18:20
Hours after Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad led a massive protest against the new citizenship law at Delhi's Jama Masjid, hundreds of protestors took to the streets of the national capital this evening in fresh protests against the controversial law.In dramatic visuals protesters can be seen...
18:08
Anyone born in India before 1987 or whose parents were born before 1987 are bona fide Indian citizens according to law and need not worry due to the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 or a possible countrywide NRC, a top government official said on Friday. According to the 2004 amendments...
17:43
A 6.8-magnitude earthquake with its epicentre in the Hindu Kush region jolted several parts of north India including Delhi-NCR on Friday, officials said. The earthquake of 6.8 magnitude had its epicentre in Hindu Kush, an official of the Seismology Department said.There was no...
17:38
Amid statements from non-BJP chief ministers that they will not allow the Citizenship (Amendment) Act to be implemented in their states, the Ministry of Home Affairs sources has said that implementation of the Act is under the Central government's control and will finalise who all will be...
17:32
India Meteorological Department: Earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck the Hindu Kush region in Afghanistan. Tremors felt in Delhi NCR,
17:30
A team of National Human Rights Commission on Friday inspected the library of Jamia Millia Islamia where the police entered recently during an anti-CAA protest.Headed by IPS Manzil Saini, the seven-member team also inquired about the police action on the protesters during the protest against the...
17:07
2008 Jaipur bomb blasts case: A Jaipur court awards the death penalty to four convicts - Sarvar Aazmi, Mohammad Saif, Saifur Rahman, and Salman -- in the case. They will be hanged to death. A special court in Jaipur last week found the four guilty in connection with the 2008 Jaipur serial...
16:43
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked India Inc to come out of self doubt mood and unleash the animal spirit as she stressed that steps taken post Budget have started showing some results on the ground. The government has shown conviction to change India's system, take some...
16:34
In view of the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, people at Jama Masjid mosque who came to offer their prayers on Friday were not allowed to enter the mosque without valid identity proofs.Considering the fact that the protests are being held in sensitive areas, the police...
16:05
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose government is propped up by the BJP follows in West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's lead saying, The National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in Bihar.Facing criticism over his support to the amended citizenship law, Nitish Kumar on Thursday said...
15:40
Thousands of people held a massive protest near the historic Jama Masjid in central Delhi on Sunday, shouting slogans and holding placards voicing their anguish against the new citizenship law amidst heavy deployment of police and paramilitary forces.A large number of people joined the...
15:23
Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar broke down in the courtroom at Tis Hazari District Court complex after he was sentenced to life imprisonment on Friday in the 2017 Unnao rape case. Sengar was found crying along with his daughter and sister. The MLA was also seen crying after the judge...
15:15
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee did a U-turn on her statement seeking a United Nations-monitored referendum on the government's new citizenship law, that has led to protests across the country.If BJP has guts, it should go for a UN-monitored referendum on the amended Citizenship Act...
15:05
Social activist Anna Hazare on Friday began 'maun vrat' (vow of silence) at his native Ralegan Siddhi village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra, seeking speedy justice in the Nirbhaya case and in cases of heinous crimes against women.Hazare had written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on...
15:00
The Chennai Police have registered a case against 600 protesters, including actor Siddharth, musician TM Krishna and MP Thirumavalavan and ex-MLA MH Jawahirullah, who gathered at Valluvar Kottam to protest against the new citizenship law.According to police, the case was registered as the...
14:33
Just in: Reports coming say that Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has escaped after he was detained by the police for protesting against the CAA at Jama Masjid without requisite permission. File pic.
14:28
Unnao verdict update: The Court also orders the CBI to assess the threat perception to the victim's family and offer the necessary protection and a safe house to the her and her family.
14:16
Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been sentenced to life imprisonment by Delhi's Tis Hazari Court. The court has also ordered Sengar to pay a compensation of Rs 25 lakhs to the victim.The CBI had sought life imprisonment for Sengar, convicted for raping a woman in Unnao in 2017,...
14:10
Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad has been detained even as protesters led by him gathered near Jama Masjid in Delhi agitating against the amended Citizenship Act. The police has not given permission for the demonstration. Protesters carrying the tricolour and banners reading 'save...
13:47
The Bhim Army has begun its protest march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar against the amended citizenship law in spite of prohibitory orders in place in the area. Police are using drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the district. In view of the planned protest, the Delhi...
13:44
A Delhi court will at 2 pm pronounce the order on the quantum of sentence against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, convicted for raping a minor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district in 2017.District Judge Dharmesh Kumar Sharma reserved the order for 2 pm after hearing both the defense and the...
13:24
The Gujarat Police on Friday registered an FIR against 3022 people on the charges of rioting, assault and criminal conspiracy for protesting against the newly-amended citizenship law in Banaskantha district.The action was taken after scores of people staged protest against the Citizenship...
13:11
Amid uproar over Citizenship Amendment Act, Delhi Police on Friday tightened security in North East Delhi and assured of sufficient force in the national capital to maintain law and order.Sufficient force has been deployed including 10 companies of CRPF and RAF in Northeast district. We've held...
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A Congress corporator and 48 others were arrested in Ahmedabad on Friday for attack on police personnel during a protest in the city against the new citizenship law and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens, officials said. The protest in Shah-e-Alam area of the city on Thursday...
12:54
Delhi Mahila Congress chief Sharmistha Mukherjee, along with some other members of the outfit, was detained on Friday near Home Minister Amit Shah's residence in New Delhi during a protest against the amended citizenship law. Mukherjee, the daughter of former president Pranab Mukherjee, told...
12:32
'Acche beete paanch saal-Lage raho Kejriwal' is the slogan of the Aam Aadmi Party for the 2020 Delhi Assembly elections. With the launch of the slogan, the party kick-started its campaign for the assembly polls scheduled to be held early next year. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia...
12:02
District authorities in the National Capital Region, including that of Ghaziabad, Noida and Gurugram, have urged people to maintain peace and not pay any attention to rumours about the new citizenship law on social media platforms.The Ghaziabad and Noida authorities have issued pamphlets in a bid...
11:54
The expansion of the Uddhav Thackeray-led council of ministers in Maharashtra is expected to take place before Christmas, according to a senior Congress leader. Expansion of the council of ministers is expected on December 23 or 24. Portfolio allocation has been done. Some departments might...
11:41
Mobile internet and text messaging services of all telecom operators remained suspended in Lucknow and some other parts of Uttar Pradesh on Friday in view of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. In Lucknow, the suspension was announced on Thursday. Additional Chief Secretary...
11:37
Delhi: The entry and exit gates of all metro stations including Jamia Millia Islamia and Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh are open and services have resumed in all stations, Delhi Metro Rail Corporation said on Friday.Noida: District Magistrate BN Singh on Friday said that Internet services in Noida and...
11:19
West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party chief Dilip Ghosh tore into Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for opposing the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act by claiming that she is carrying out anti-national activities.He also accused Banerjee of speaking the language of Pakistan.Mamata Banerjee...
11:06
The Delhi Police on Friday denied permission to Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to carry out a protest march against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar.The measures are part of the police efforts to ensure peace and law and order after violent protests...
10:46
A bunch of lawyers are likely to mention before the Chief justice of the Delhi High Court the issue pertaining to the misconduct of some advocates after they failed to get immediate relief from the court in connection with the Jamia violence.Senior Advocate Chetan Sharma will be mentioning the...
10:20
After Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded an impartial organisation like United Nations to form a committee to check how many people were in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Friday condemned her statement stating that her stance is...
10:09
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act: I want to assure people that no one can steal the rights of the sons of the soil of Assam. There is no threat to our language or our identity. The CAA will in no way affect the honour of Assam. We will always have the...
09:36
JUST IN: Mobile internet services restored across Assam, services were suspended on December 11 following protests over Citizenship Amendment Act.Though, protests continued unabated across Assam on Thursday, there was no report of any violence.Congress observed 'Mass Satyagraha' across the state...
08:42
Voting for the fifth and final phase of Jharkhand assembly elections began at 7 am on Friday, amid the presence of heavy security at the polling booths.Voting is underway across 16 constituencies in the final phase. Among these are Rajmahal, Borio (ST), Barhait (ST), Litipara (ST), Pakur,...
00:10
Vladimir Putin leapt to Donald Trump's defence after the US president was impeached, saying the claims against him are 'far-fetched' and 'made up'. Echoing the White House's language, Putin said the 'party that lost the election is continuing the fight by other means'. Putin also...
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