Day: December 9, 2019

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Anti-Maritime Piracy bill introduced in LS

7:03 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Anti-Maritime Piracy Bill, which seeks to provide stringent punishment for acts of piracy, was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. Shashi Tharoor (Cong) opposed the bill at the introduction stage saying, the provision of automatic death penalty was against the law. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said the bill does not have […]

Poor arrangements in flights for carrying instruments of artistes: Sonal Mansingh

7:00 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: Eminent classical dancer Sonal Mansingh on Monday raised in Rajya Sabha the issue of poor arrangements made by air carriers, including Air India, in transporting instruments of travelling artistes. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, the nominated member said there are hardly any arrangements to ensure safety of equipments or […]

Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in LS

12:54 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have […]

Damoh: Six-year-old girl raped, her eyes damaged by accused

Man arrested for raping 14-year-old deaf girl in UP

12:52 pm December 9, 2019

Pratapgarh: A man has been arrested here for allegedly raping a 14-year-old deaf girl here, police said on Monday. Sangramgarh Police Station SHO Tusharkant Tyagi said that the accused was arrested on Sunday and a case registered against him under sections of the Indian Penal Code and the POCSO Act. Tyagi said the girl was […]

Protests in Delhi over Citizenship Amendment Bill

12:50 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: Protests were held in the Parliament complex and elsewhere in the city on Monday, when the Citizenship Amendment Bill will be introduced in Parliament. While Indian Union Muslim League MPs protested in front of the Mahatma Gandhi statue in Parliament premises, the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) demonstrated in Jantar Mantar and […]