Left parties announce 7-day nationwide protests from Jan 1 against CAA, NRC, NPR; strike on Jan 8
New Delhi: The Left parties on Thursday announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens. In a joint statement, the Communist Party of India (Marxist), the Communist Party of India, the […]
BJP respects Jharkhand mandate: Amit Shah
New Delhi: BJP president Amit Shah said on Monday his party respects the mandate of Jharkhand voters, as it lost to the rival JMM-Congress alliance in the assembly elections. In a tweet, Shah also expressed his gratitude to the people of Jharkhand for giving the BJP a chance to govern the state for five years […]
More violence in UP, protesters indulge in vandalism during Bihar bandh, peaceful demonstration in Assam
New Delhi/Kanpur/Patna/Mangaluru: There was more violence in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday during anti-CAA protests with a mob torching a police post in Kanpur, while large-scale vandalism and disruption of rail and road traffic were witnessed in Bihar during a bandh called by the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal against the amended Citizenship Act. At least 15 […]
SC decides to examine constitutional validity of Citizenship Amendment Act
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to examine the constitutional validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), but refused to stay its operation. The newly amended law seeks to grant citizenship to non-Muslim migrants belonging to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Christian, Jain and Parsi communities who came to the country from Pakistan, Bangladesh and […]
India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution: WHO
Madrid: India should take “urgent action” to tackle air pollution as the levels of toxic air in many cities of the country are much higher than the recommended guidelines, which could have a major impact on people’s health, WHO Director Maria Neira said. Several studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), Centre for Science […]
Modi attacks Cong over Art 370, Ayodhya
Says it presided over corrupt governments
Jamshedpur/Khunti: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a two-pronged attack on the Congress, accusing it of procrastinating resolution of national issues like Article 370 and the Ayodhya dispute, and presiding over “corrupt and unstable” governments in Jharkhand. Stumping for BJP nominees for the Jharkhand assembly polls, Modi harped on the repeal of provisions of […]