Day: March 1, 2020

Gujarat: AIMIM backs Independents, denies BJP power in Godhra

Delhi riots “targeted structural violence”: Owaisi

7:49 pm March 1, 2020

Hyderabad: Calling the Delhi riots as “targeted structural violence,” AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday said the responsibility lies at the doorstep of the BJP government and appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit the affected areas. Addressing a public meeting on AIMIM’s 62nd foundation day here, the Hyderabad MP reiterated his charge that […]

Women protesters vacate anti-CAA protest site in Aligarh

3:52 pm March 1, 2020

Aligarh: Scores of women who were holding a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act on the Jiwangarh bypass road here for the past six days vacated the site in the presence of top district officials. Barricades which were put up on the road in view of the protest were removed on Saturday night and traffic […]

Polish student asked to leave India after attending anti-CAA rally

3:49 pm March 1, 2020

Kolkata: A Polish student of Jadavpur University has been asked by the Foreigner Regional Registration Office (FRRO) to leave the country after he participated in an anti-CAA rally in the West Bengal capital, varsity sources said on Sunday. The incident comes close on the heels of a Bangladeshi student of Visva Bharati University being issued […]

Pope again updates Vatican legal code amid scrutiny, probes

Pope Francis expels Kerala priest convicted of rape

3:43 pm March 1, 2020

Kochi: Adhering to a policy of “zero tolerance” towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials. Syro-Malabar Church priest Robin Vadakkumchery is currently serving a jail term for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese. “Vadakkumchery has […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

India has developed proactive defence policy: Amit Shah

3:40 pm March 1, 2020

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday said the country has zero tolerance towards terrorism and has developed a “proactive” defence policy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Shah also said that India has now joined the league of countries like the US and Israel in carrying out surgical strikes. “Now, after […]