Added on February 5, 2020
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New Delhi: CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Wednesday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling for release of the people detained in Kashmir, lifting of the clampdown on communications, restoration of the democratic process and honouring the assurances made to people at the time of the state’s accession to the Indian Union. It has […]
Added on February 5, 2020
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Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said there was no need to fear the Citizenship Amendment Act, but asserted his government will not allow the proposed National Register of Citizens to be implemented as it would “impact people of all religions”. Throwing out Bangladeshi and Pakistani migrants out of the country was an […]
Added on February 4, 2020
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Passes resolution on ‘Kashmir solidarity day’
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Parliament on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution expressing “unflinching and unwavering support” to the Kashmiri people and demanding India to reverse its decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir. The National Assembly or lower house passed the resolution on the eve of what Pakistan observes as the Kashmir Solidarity Day […]
Added on February 4, 2020
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New Delhi: Aerobridges will be used at at dedicated gates of seven international airports (Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai, Cochin, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Chennai) to screen passengers from China, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong for novel coronavirus (nCoV) to ensure effective prevention, the Union health ministry said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at a meeting held […]
Added on February 2, 2020
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Beijing: As the coronavirus outbreak turns virulent in China with the death toll crossing over 300, the Chinese Foreign Ministry on Sunday announced that it will hold its daily media briefings online. The Chinese Foreign Ministry holds the media briefings all weekdays. The briefings remain suspended since January 24 due to Chinese New Year/Spring festival […]
Added on February 1, 2020
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New Delhi:The people of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh want freedom and restoration of human rights, senior Congress leader P Chidambaram said on Saturday, asserting that “money is no substitute for democratic freedom”. Chidambaram made the remarks when he was asked by reporters to comment about the higher allocation for the Union Territory of Jammu […]
Added on February 1, 2020
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Mumbai: Jawaharlal Nehru University Students Union president Aishe Ghosh said on Saturday that had society raised its voice against the scrapping of Article 370, “we would not have had to see this day”. Ghosh, who was injured in an attack by masked assailants on students on the campus of JNU in Delhi on January 5, […]
Added on January 30, 2020
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New Delhi: Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday directed Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik to take the strictest action in the case of a man firing a pistol at protesters near the Jamia Millia Islamia University. Hours later, Shah said the case will be investigated by Special Commissioner of Delhi Police Praveer Ranjan. The home […]
Added on January 29, 2020
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Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday underlined the need for high-end equipment for security forces to detect drones used by Pakistan to smuggle weapons into the border state. The issue was discussed during a meeting convened by the CM with Congress MPs from both the Houses and to discuss budget proposals for the […]
Added on January 28, 2020
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Gurgaon: The CRPF has carried out a mega audit of its over three lakh personnel to check for any possible “subversive” elements in the wake of a Jammu and Kashmir Police officer being caught with terrorists recently, the chief of the paramilitary force said here on Tuesday. CRPF Director General (DG) A P Maheshwari said the […]
