New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday termed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill an “attempt to ethnically cleanse the North East” hours before the Rajya Sabha debates the contentious legislation. Taking to Twitter, Gandhi said: “The CAB is an attempt by Modi-Shah Govt to ethnically cleanse the North East. It is a criminal attack […]
New Delhi : President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday flagged the recent incidents of violence against women, saying such heinous crimes force people to think if the society has lived up to the vision of equal rights for all. In his address at an NHRC function, he also said the ideal way to mark Human […]
Chennai : Spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar on Tuesday urged the Centre to consider giving citizenship to more than a lakh Sri Lankan Tamils living in the country as refugees for more than three decades. “I request the Government of India to consider giving citizenship to more than one lakh Tamil Sri Lankans who […]
Guwahati : Thousands of protesters took to the streets on Tuesday against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha a day earlier, as the 11-hour Northeast bandh kicked off. The bandh, which began at 5am on Tuesday will be observed till 4pm and security has been beefed up in Assam, […]
Mumbai : Former Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday alleged his successor Uddhav Thackeray has created an ‘investment unfriendly’ image of the state by ordering a stay on projects such as Metro 3 carshed. Soon after taking charge as chief minister on November 28, Thackeray ordered a stay on construction of Metro 3 carshed […]
New Delhi : Referring to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said Indian citizenship for those facing persecution in their home countries will ensure that they get a better tomorrow. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, Modi also said although a lot of apprehensions were expressed ahead of the Supreme […]
Ahmedabad : The Gujarat police was going to approach Interpol seeking a ‘Blue Corner notice’ to locate controversial godman Nithyananda, an official said here. Ahmedabad Rural Police sent a letter to the state Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday in this regard, a senior official who is probing the allegations of abduction and illegal confinement […]
Hyderabad : The four accused arrested in connection with the rape-and-murder of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian near here last month were killed in an alleged encounter with the police Friday morning, police said. “The four accused were killed in an encounter with the police,” Cyberabad Police Commissioner V C Sajjanar said. The four men, all […]
New Delhi : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Narendra Modi- led government over its economic policies, saying the country was in “trouble” as the Prime Minister and Home Minister Amit Shah were “living in their own imagination” and have no contacts with the outside world. Beginning his three-day […]
Kannur : Twenty gold biscuits worth Rs 90 lakh and found abandoned were seized from a flight that arrived here from Abu Dhabi early on Wednesday, airport sources said. Security personnel noticed a packet underneath a seat of the Go Air flight during an inspection after all passengers disembarked and informed the Customs personnel who […]
