Day: December 22, 2019

CAA not against Muslim community of India: Gadkari

3:52 pm December 22, 2019

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not against the Muslim community in India. He said by bringing the new law, the NDA government was not doing any injustice to Muslims in the country. Gadkari also accused the Congress of spreading “misinformation” over the issue for ‘vote bank […]

Gujarat: AIMIM backs Independents, denies BJP power in Godhra

CAA concerns all Indians, not just Muslims: Owaisi

3:50 pm December 22, 2019

Hyderabad: The fight against the new citizenship law is “not just the issue of Muslims” but concerns all Indians and there should be a sustained struggle against the legislation, AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi has claimed. “Why should I stand in queue and tell that I am an Indian? I have been born in this land. […]

A set of 37 stories - 'The Greatest Folk Tales of Bihar'

New book brings to life time-tested folktales from Bihar

3:46 pm December 22, 2019

Patna: At a time when children are mostly found hooked to smartphones and gaming consoles, a new book with a riveting compilation of timeless folk stories from rural Bihar has sought to keep the tradition of storytelling alive among the Gen Z and Gen Alpha members. A set of 37 stories – ‘The Greatest Folk […]

Mangaluru violence: Police release video of protesters bringing stones

Police names deceased protestors as accused in FIR

3:37 pm December 22, 2019

Mangaluru: Mangaluru city police have named two people killed in police firing in the city on Thursday as accused in the First Information Report (FIR) on the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Jaleel, 49, and Nausheen, 23, were killed due to bullet injuries when police opened fire at an anti-CAA protest march in […]

Tight security for PM's rally at Ramlila Maidan

Tight security for PM’s rally: CCTV on all routes leading to venue, snipers atop buildings

3:35 pm December 22, 2019

New Delhi: Security has been tightened and a special traffic arrangement made for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rally on Sunday at the large Ramlila Maidan, a little over a kilometre from Old Delhi’s Daryaganj that was hit by violence during a protest against the new citizenship law A police official said 20 companies of outside […]