Category: India News

WB guv invites CM, other pol leaders to discuss pending bills

Kolkata, Jan 13: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar on Monday invited Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and leaders of legislature parties for a meeting on January 17 to discuss matters pertaining to two bills that have been cleared by the Assembly and were waiting for his approval. The governor has […]

Opposition parties discuss anti-CAA protests, violence on campuses

New Delhi, Jan 13: A meeting of Opposition parties convened by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday deliberated on the current political situation following widespread protests against the amended Citizenship Act and the violence on campuses. Significantly, the BSP, the AAP and the Mamata Banerjee-led TMC stayed away from […]

Decorated Indian officer police deputy superintendent Davinder Singh arrested for Kashmir rebel ties

SRINAGAR, India — Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have arrested a long-serving counterinsurgency officer for allegedly having ties with rebels fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region, officials said Sunday. Police intercepted a fast-moving car in southern Kashmir on Saturday night and arrested police deputy superintendent Davinder Singh […]

India’s ruling party lawmaker threatens to shoot protesters

NEW DELHI — The head of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of West Bengal has threatened to shoot and jail people who protest a new citizenship law that has triggered a month of nationwide demonstrations. Dilip Ghosh, a member of […]

Thousands join anti-CAA protest in Mumbai

Mumbai, Jan 12: Thousands of citizens on Sunday congregated in Mumbai’s suburban Jogeshwari to oppose the new citizenship law, the proposed NRC and NPR. They also condemned last Sunday’s violence on the JNU campus in Delhi, where masked men ran riot and attacked students. Leftist organisations had claimed RSS-affiliated […]

Exclusive: Indian government to seek RBI dividend boost as revenue drops

NEW DELHI – India’s government plans to push the central bank for a fiscal lifeline in the form of another interim dividend, as it struggles to meet its expenditure commitments amid a steep revenue shortfall, three sources directly aware of the matter said. The fresh call comes just […]

AAP changed country’s politics to an extent: Kejriwal

New Delhi, Jan 12: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Aam Aadmi Party has changed the politics of the country to some extent and based it upon the work done by its government. “People used to tell me, ‘Kejriwal ji, elections are not won on the […]

Light snowfall, rain in Himachal

Shimla, Jan 12: Light snowfall and rain in some parts of Himachal Pradesh occurred in last 24 hours with the meteorological department has issued orange and yellow warning for January 13 and 16 of heavy rain, snowfall in the state. Kalpa received 1 cm snowfall, whereas Kothi got 11 […]

Govt decides to withdraw NSG from VIP security duties

New Delhi, Jan 12: After effecting a major VIP security cut and withdrawal of SPG cover from the Gandhis, the Union government has now decided to completely remove NSG commandos from this task, official sources said. This will be after over two decades that the ‘black cat’ commandos of […]

Youth Congress carries out ‘peace march’ in Delhi

New Delhi, Jan 12: The Congress’ youth wing carried out a ‘peace march’ in Delhi on Sunday to express solidarity with those who have raised their voices against various issues despite facing police “brutality”. The Youth Congress organised the march at Lutyens’ Delhi to commemorate Swami Vivekananda’s 157th birth […]

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