Day: December 13, 2019

Uproar in Lok Sabha over Rahul’s rape remarks

New Delhi, Dec 13: The BJP on Friday launched a blistering attack in the Lok Sabha on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his reported rape remarks and sought his apology. As soon as Speaker Om Birla paid tributes to the those who lost their lives in the 2001 Parliament […]

Japan PM might cancel India trip – Jiji

TOKYO – Japanese Prime Minister Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering cancelling his trip to India scheduled to begin on Sunday, Japan’s Jiji Press reported. India’s Guwahati, the planned venue for a summit between Abe and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has been engulfed in violent protests over […]

Two dead, several wounded in Assam as protests escalate over citizenship law

GUWAHATI, India – Violent mobs in Assam torched buildings and clashed with police on Thursday, leaving two dead and 11 with bullet wounds, as protests grew over a new citizenship law for non-Muslim minorities from some neighbouring countries. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government has said the […]

SC dismisses pleas seeking review of Ayodhya case verdict

New Delhi, Dec 12: The Supreme Court Thursday dismissed a batch of petitions seeking review of its November 9 Ayodhya land dispute case verdict, which cleared the way for construction of a Ram Temple at the disputed site. A five-judge bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde, which […]

Anti-CAB stir: People defy curfew, police open fire as Assam turns war zone

Guwahati, Dec 12: Thousands of people defied curfew in Guwahati on Thursday and took to the streets, prompting police to open fire, even as protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill intensified in Assam. Police said they had to open fire in Lalung Gaon area in Guwahati after stones […]

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