PM Modi in Kolkata today, likely to share dais with Mamata Banerjee
Jan 11, 2020, at 11:42 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid the standoff between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to share the dais with West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during his two-day Kolkata visit on Saturday.
Varanasi:Â Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets CAA, NRC protest victims
Jan 10, 2020, at 04:43 pm
Varanasi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday visited this temple city and interacted with the CAA/NRC violence victims and their families.
Mamata Banerjee speaking against Left-Congress for polarisation politics: BJP
Jan 10, 2020, at 12:58 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a swipe at the Opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is speaking against the Left and Congress and skipping the scheduled Opposition's meet to concentrate her Muslim votes in the eastern state.
'Need to ponder where are we heading' : Guv
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:43 am
Kolkata/UNI: "Need to ponder where are we heading ! " opined West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar.
Trinamool Chhatra Parishad to organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration to protest CAA-NRC-NPR
Jan 10, 2020, at 11:21 am
Kolkata/UNI: The Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) will organise an indefinite sit-in demonstration at Rani Rashmoni Avenue from today to protest against CAA-NRC-NPR.
DMK, allies stage walk out of Tamil Nadu Assembly on CAA
Jan 09, 2020, at 06:04 pm
Chennai/UNI: The Opposition DMK and its allies on Thursday staged a walk out from the Tamil Nadu after Speaker P Dhanapal refused permission for them to raise their demand for a resolution against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra to visit Varanasi for 3 hours on Friday
Jan 09, 2020, at 05:51 pm
Varanasi/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will be reaching Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency here for three hours on Friday to meet the victims of the CAA protest.
Akhilesh Yadav meets family members of CAA protest victim in Kanpur
Jan 09, 2020, at 05:45 pm
Kanpur/UNI: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met the family members of the deceased who was killed in the violence during the CAA protest here on December 20.
Will fight CAA, NRC alone, says Mamata Banerjee; TMC chief to skip Opposition meet
Jan 09, 2020, at 01:35 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Splitting an apparent Opposition unity, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said she will fight against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) alone.
Yashwant Sinha flags off 3000-km Gandhi Shanti Yatra in Mumbai
Jan 09, 2020, at 11:06 am
Mumbai/IBNS: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday flagged off his 3000-km Gandhi Shanti Yatra to push for the scrapping of the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, here.
PM Modi will not visit Assam to inaugurate Khelo India Youth Games 2020
Jan 08, 2020, at 10:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not visit the state to inaugurate the Khelo India Youth Games 2020 in Guwahati on Jan 10, media reports said.
BJP MP Swapan Dasgupta claims to have been 'locked into room' in Visva Bharati
Jan 08, 2020, at 08:30 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Swapan Dasgupta on Wednesday claimed that he had been locked into a room due to mob attack while he was addressing a meeting at Visva Bharati University in West Bengal's Shantiniketan.
Jan 08, 2020, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Centre on Wednesday pleaded to the Supreme Court to transfer to itself all the petitions pending in various state High Courts on constitution validity of Citizenship Amendment Act which has ignited a heated controversy.
Delhi University students protest against JNU violence and CAA
Jan 08, 2020, at 04:17 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi University students, including those from the prestigious St Stephens College and Delhi School of Economics, on Wednesday protested against the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University campus that took place on Sunday evening leaving over 30 students and faculty members injured.
West Bengal govt gears up to foil Jan 8 shut down
Jan 07, 2020, at 03:54 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The West Bengal government has decided to remain business-as-usual on Jan 8 24-hour nationwide bandh called by the Congress and the Left front against CAA, NRC and NPR.
CAA protests influenced by 'pirated propaganda': Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi
Jan 07, 2020, at 02:46 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said the ongoing protests continuing across the country were ''influenced by pirated propaganda''.
Jan 06, 2020, at 06:09 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five men, including two Bangladeshi nationals, have been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with violent anti-CAA protests at Seempuri in North East Delhi, reports said.
Several Bollywood stars stay away from govt's event on myths and realities of CAA
Jan 06, 2020, at 05:39 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Several bollywood celebrities decided to distance themselves from an event organised by the Centre to enlighren the entertainment world about the "myths and realities" of the Citizenship Amendment Act, media reports said.
After IPFT, JMACAA resumes protest against CAA in Tripura
Jan 06, 2020, at 03:02 pm
Agartala/UNI: With the beginning of indefinite sit in demonstration by ruling BJP’s ally in Tripura government Indigenous People’s Front of Twipra (IPFT) against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), on Monday, Joint Movement Against Citizenship Amendment Act (JMACAA), a common platform of tribal parties and indigenous organisations, announced an anti-CAA protest rally here tomorrow.
CAA: Amit Shah leads door-to-door campaign in Delhi
Jan 05, 2020, at 08:29 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday initiated a door-to-door campaign and distributed pamphlets seeking support on the CAA in Lajpat Nagar area here.
Manohar Lal Khattar condemns attack on Sikh devotees at Nanka Sahib in Pakistan
Jan 05, 2020, at 07:01 pm
Chandigarh/UNI: Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal KIhattar on Sunday condemned the incident of attack and stone-pelting on Sikh devotees at the historic Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan and said that protest would be organised, if required, against Pakistan so as to ensure that the minorities residing there were not oppressed in the name of religion and their rights are protected.
CAA: Attempts to spread lies against BJP's missed call drive will be countered
Jan 05, 2020, at 05:04 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra on Sunday lambasted the entities spreading rumours that one may get free six months Netflix subscription with a missed call to the toll-free number 8866288662 launched by the party to ascertain the quantum of support for the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) against which protests have been going on in various parts of the country .
J P Nadda dares Rahul Gandhi to speak two lines on his objection to CAA
Jan 04, 2020, at 08:01 pm
Guwahati/UNI: BJP working president JP Nadda today asked former Congress president Rahul Gandhi to speak ten lines on Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) and two lines on his objection to the CAA.
Anti-CAA protests: Sadaf Jafar granted bail
Jan 04, 2020, at 06:11 pm
New Delhi/Lucknow/IBNS: Congress worker Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer SR Darapuri, who were arrested last month in connection with the protests against the newly passed citizenship law by the Centre, were granted bail on Saturday.
Yashwant Sinha announces nationwide anti-CAA yatra
Jan 04, 2020, at 05:27 pm
Mumbai/UNI: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced the launch of 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra' -a nationwide anti-CAA Yatra by his political outfit Rashtra Manch.
UP police harassing innocents in the name of CAA violence: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:29 pm
Muzaffarnagar/UNI: AICC General Secretary Uttar Pradesh (East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday alleged that the UP police is harassing innocents on the name of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) violence.
BJP brought forward CAA to cover up its failures: Congress
Jan 04, 2020, at 04:27 pm
Bengaluru/UNI: Congress on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had brought up the Citizenship law only to 'cover up failures' of his government at the Centre and 'divert the attention' of the people of the country from crucial issues.
Pinarayi Vijayan writes letter to 11 non-BJP CMs, urges to unite against CAA
Jan 04, 2020, at 10:51 am
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote a letter to his non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) counterparts of 11 states urging them to unite against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, (CAB), which has become the point of tussle between the Centre and several states.
Are you the ambassador of Pakistan? Mamata asks PM Modi
Jan 03, 2020, at 03:26 pm
Siliguri/IBNS: Hitting out at Narendra Modi who has accused the Opposition of criticising Parliament instead of Pakistan, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday asked the Prime Minister whether he is an "ambassador of Pakistan" due to his repeated references to the neighbouring country.
Absurd and funny: Javed Akhtar on terming Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' poem as 'anti-Hindu'
Jan 03, 2020, at 12:40 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: Reacting to the terming of legendary poet Faiz Ahmed Faiz's poem 'Hum Dekhenge' as "anti-Hindu" by some faculty members of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, lyricist Javed Akhtar called the incident "absurd and funny", media reports said.