Day: December 23, 2019

US expresses concern over religious freedom in India

Protests against CAA continue in Assam

8:18 pm December 23, 2019

Guwahati: Protests against the contentious citizenship law continued in Assam with agitators staging sit-ins across the state on Monday. However, no violence from anywhere in the state was reported. Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta, who was the founder of the Asom Gana Parishad which is an alliance partner of the ruling BJP in the […]

Assam CM calls for secularism in context of Indian

No need of fresh NRC in Assam, if SC allows 20 pc re-verification in border districts: Himanta

8:15 pm December 23, 2019

Guwahati: Assam government on Monday said there will be no need for the state to be a part of the proposed nation-wide NRC, if the Supreme Court allows re-verification of its 20 per cent names from the border districts. The state government does not accept the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the final version of […]

Maharashtra: 8 killed, 8 injured in truck-taxi collision

8:14 pm December 23, 2019

Jalgaon: Eight persons were killed when a truck collided with a taxi in Jalgaon district of Maharashtra on Monday, police said. The accident took place near Pimpalkotha village in Erandol tehsil on the Mumbai-Nagpur highway, police said. Eight persons were injured in the accident and they have been shifted to the nearby hospital, police said.

Museum enthusiasts take virtual tours Kolkata

CISF takes over security of Indian Museum at Kolkata

8:11 pm December 23, 2019

Kolkata: A contingent of armed CISF commandos on Monday took over the security of India’s ‘oldest and largest’ museum — the Indian museum — located in Kolkata, a senior official said. A total of 59 personnel of the paramilitary force, led by an Assistant Commandant (AC) rank officer, were inducted at the museum to secure […]

Country singer Cam welcomes baby girl

7:57 pm December 23, 2019

Los Angeles: Country singer Cam and her husband, Adam Weaver, have welcomed their first child together. The singer took to Instagram on Saturday to announce the birth of her baby girl, Lucy Marvel Weaver, who was born on Thursday. “Lucy Marvel Weaver. Breech at 39wks, a next-day c-section (ouch) & here we are… three of […]