Day: December 21, 2019

Muslim, Christian communities express concerns on CAA

Pro-CAA rally held in Thane, BJP leaders take part

10:50 pm December 21, 2019

Thane: Several hundred people took part in a pro-Citizenship Amendment Act rally in Thane on Saturday evening. The march from Chintamani Chowk to Ghantali Maidan was led by former BJP Lok Sabha MP from neighbouring Mumbai, Kirit Somaiya, and Thane unit BJP chief Sandeep Lele. It was organised by the Rashtriya Matadata Manch, the Vishwas […]

Security forces arrest 8 PLA extremists in Manipur

10:47 pm December 21, 2019

Imphal: Security forces arrested eight cadres of proscribed militant outfit People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from different places of Manipur, police said on Saturday. One woman cadre of PLA was arrested by police from a house in Kakching area on Friday. Based on the information provided by her, the police arrested five more PLA cadres including […]

Goa: Assamese community protests against Citizenship Act

10:37 pm December 21, 2019

Panaji: Members of the Assamese community held a peaceful protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Panaji on Saturday. The demonstration was held at Azad Maidan here under the banner of `Assam Society of Goa’, whose members are those who hail from the northeastern state and who work or have settled down in the coastal […]

Mangaluru violence: Police release video of protesters bringing stones

Curfew in Mangaluru relaxed with situation peaceful

10:33 pm December 21, 2019

Bengaluru/Mangaluru: Curfew was relaxed in Mangaluru on Saturday with the situation in the city which was rocked by violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act leaving two dead in police firing, peaceful. The situation in Bengaluru and other parts of the state, where prohibitory orders were in place, was also peaceful with no major protests […]

Jaypee loses 1,000 hectare land that has F1 Circuit

10:22 pm December 21, 2019

Noida: The Yamuna Expressway Authority on Saturday cancelled the allotment of 1,000 hectares of land to Jaypee group on which India’s only Formula One motor racing circuit is built in Greater Noida over non-payment of dues, officials said. The decision was taken by the Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) during its 66 Yamuna Expressway […]