Day: December 24, 2019

MP CM to lead anti-CAA rally in Bhopal on Wednesday

10:51 pm December 24, 2019

Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath will lead a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act in state capital Bhopal on Wednesday, Congress leaders said. Called ‘Samvidhan Bachao Nyaya Shanti Yatra’, it will start at noon from Rangmahal Talkies and culminate at the statue of Mahatma Gandhi at Minto Hall (old Vidhan Sabha), MP […]

No major impact of Ola, Uber drivers' strike in Delhi

Mumbai: Passenger says Ola driver dozed off during ride

10:48 pm December 24, 2019

Mumbai: A Thane resident on Tuesday claimed the driver of the Ola cab he booked was sleepy during the ride and came close to crashing into other vehicles. Prashant Rao said the incident happened on December 15 when he hailed an Ola cab from Lokandwala in Andheri to his home in neighbouring Thane some thirty […]

Huge Anti-CAA protests continue in parts of TN

6:29 pm December 24, 2019

Chennai: Huge anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests continued in parts of Tamil Nadu like Salem and Krishnagiri on Tuesday. Hundreds of people gathered in Salem to stage a demonstration against the CAA, with the protestors demanding withdrawal of the controversial legislation. Similarly, a huge protest demonstration was held by various Muslim bodies in Krishnagiri against […]

15-yr-old girl abducted, raped by three youths in UP

Ugandan woman gang-raped in Pune

6:25 pm December 24, 2019

Pune: A 28-year-old Ugandan woman was allegedly raped by two men who offered her a lift on their motorcycle in Pune in Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred after a motorcyclist approached the woman who was waiting outside a restaurant in Koregaon Park area around 12 midnight on Monday, a Viman Nagar police […]

Rupee slips 9 paise to 71.27 against US dollar

6:23 pm December 24, 2019

Mumbai: The rupee depreciated by 9 paise to close at 71.27 against the US dollar on Tuesday amid heavy selling in domestic equities and steady rise in crude oil prices. Forex traders said the rupee traded in a narrow range but was weighed down in the latter half of the session after reports emerged that […]