BANGLADESH

CAA not against Muslim community of India: Gadkari

3:52 pm December 22, 2019

Nagpur: Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Sunday asserted that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is not against the Muslim community in India. He said by bringing the new law, the NDA government was not doing any injustice to Muslims in the country. Gadkari also accused the Congress of spreading “misinformation” over the issue for ‘vote bank […]

Goa: Assamese community protests against Citizenship Act

10:37 pm December 21, 2019

Panaji: Members of the Assamese community held a peaceful protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Panaji on Saturday. The demonstration was held at Azad Maidan here under the banner of `Assam Society of Goa’, whose members are those who hail from the northeastern state and who work or have settled down in the coastal […]

Jaishankar shares India’s perspective on citizenship law

8:08 pm December 19, 2019

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is in the US, has shared India’s perspective on the amended citizenship law with members of American Congress, the ministry said on Thursday. Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar also asserted that outreach to foreign government on the contentious issue will continue. He downplayed the decision of some Bangladesh […]

Protests marked 2019 in many of Delhi's universities

No bullet fired by police during protests at Jamia: MHA officials

2:19 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: No bullet was fired by police during violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act at Jamia Milia Islamia University on Sunday, Home Ministry officials said. There have been allegations that police fired bullets on protesters during the agitation at Jamia. The officials also said that 10 persons with criminal background have been detained […]

Army commander pays tributes to those who laid down lives during 1971 Indo-Pak War

Army celebrates 48th anniversary of 1971 Indo-Pak war

7:57 pm December 16, 2019

Srinagar: The Army on Monday here celebrated the 48th anniversary of the 1971 India-Pakistan war that culminated in the creation of Bangladesh. Corps Commander Lt General K J S Dhillon led officers and other ranks of the Srinagar-based Chinar Corps in paying tribute to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the war memorial, a […]