Day: January 5, 2020

Trump’s threats draw Iran’s cultural sites into tensions

11:25 pm January 5, 2020

Dubai (United Arab Emirates) : Iran’s ancient and rich cultural landscape has become a potential US military target as Washington and Tehran lob threats and take high-stakes steps toward a possible open conflict. President Donald Trump tweeted Saturday evening that if Iran attacks any American assets to avenge the killing of a top Iranian general, […]

AMU committee demands resignation of JNU VC

Violence on JNU campus as masked men attack students, teachers; police called in

11:17 pm January 5, 2020

New Delhi : Violence broke out at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Sunday night after masked men armed with sticks attacked students and teachers and damaged property on the campus, prompting the administration to call in police. At least 18 people were injured and admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). JNU […]

Mobile phones, cash seized during raid in Bihar jails

11:12 pm January 5, 2020

Patna: Mobile phones, SIM cards and cash were seized during raids conducted at different jails of Bihar on Sunday, a Home (Prisons) Department release said. The raids were carried out on Sunday in central, divisional and sub-divisional jails in all the districts of the state on the directive of Home Department. A total of 23 […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

5 Bawariya gang members held in Ghaziabad

10:16 pm January 5, 2020

Ghaziabad (UP): Seven people, including five members of the notorious Bawariya gang, were arrested in Sihani gate area here on Sunday, an official said. Bawariya gang is infamous for looting people after attacking them with sharp weapons, he said. During interrogation, the gang members — Shiv Ram, Amit, Tilku, Vikas and Sonu — confessed that […]

Protest march against Citizenship (Amendment) Act

10:11 pm January 5, 2020

Guwahati: Protest against the amended Citizenship Act continued across Assam on Sunday with thousands of people hitting the streets in the state capital in a 15-km long march originating from Bhupen Hazarika’s memorial. Called by the artiste community and supported by All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP), the march […]