Afghanistan

DMK protests against CAB, Udhayanidhi Stalin detained

2:25 pm December 13, 2019

Chennai: DMK youth wing leader Udhayanidhi Stalin and scores of party workers were detained on Friday when they tried to stage a road blockade here while holding a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, police said. Udhayanidhi, son of DMK president M K Stalin, led the protest at Saidapet. Many activists were seen tearing copies […]

US-Taliban talks to take ‘brief pause’ after airbase attack

2:02 pm December 13, 2019

Washington: The United States has announced a pause in talks with the Taliban after an attack near a US airbase in Afghanistan. “When I met the Talibs today, I expressed outrage about yesterday’s attack on Bagram, which recklessly killed two and wounded dozens of civilians,” US special representative for Afghanistan peace talks Zalmay Khalilzad said […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Citizenship Amendment Bill introduced in LS

12:54 pm December 9, 2019

New Delhi: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which seeks to give Indian nationality to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there, was introduced in Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday. According to the proposed legislation, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities, who have […]

Sharad Pawar should head UPA, says Shiv Sena leader Raut

Shiv Sena against voting rights for illegal ‘intruders’

12:45 pm December 9, 2019

Mumbai: Ahead of tabling of the Citizen (Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday, the Shiv Sena has opposed granting of any voting rights to illegal “intruders” even as it advocated citizenship for immigrant Hindus. The bill (CAB) seeks to grant Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan escaping religious persecution […]

Slew of protests against Citizenship Bill in Delhi

Protests held in Manipur against CAB

11:38 pm December 8, 2019

Imphal: Supporting the movement, spearheaded by the Manipur People Against CAB (Manpac), protesters came out in large numbers in many areas of the city on Sunday while women vendors of a temporary market here staged a sit-in against the proposed legislation. The women vendors of the Panthoibi temporary market at Khwairamban Keithel stopped their daily […]