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CAA to hit poor the hardest: Derek O’ Brien

Kolkata, Jan 10: Alleging that the decisions of the BJP-led government at the Centre have largely been discriminatory, TMC MP Derek O’ Brien on Friday said the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), much like demonetisation, would hurt the poor most. O’Brien, while participating in a discussion on the CAA at […]

Elusive conspirator in Gauri Lankesh murder arrested in

Dhanbad (Jharkhand)/Bengaluru, Jan 10: An accused wanted in the killing of activist-journalist Gauri Lankesh over two years ago has been arrested in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand, the police said on Friday. Personnel of the Karnatka Special Investigation Team, set up to probe the killing that triggered a national outrage, […]

Foolproof security for PM’s visit

Kolkata, Jan 10: The West Bengal administration has planned foolproof security arrangements to prevent any untoward incident during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s two-day visit to the city starting Saturday evening, a senior government official said on Friday. The Intelligence Branch had submitted a report to the state stating that […]

Students booked on sedition charges over “Free Kashmir”placard at protest in Karnataka

Bengaluru, Jan 9: A sedition case has been registered against a group of students in connection with alleged display of a Free Kashmir placard during a protest in a campus of the Mysuru university against the attack on JNU students, police said on Thursday. The case has been registered […]

Fake holiday order: DC files complaint

Mangaluru, Jan 9: Dakshina Kannada (DK) deputy commissioner Sindhu B Rupesh has filed a complaint with the city police here against those who forged a fake order purportedly issued by her and circulated on Wednesday. The fake order was that the DC had issued a circular, declaring a holiday […]

Removal of JNU VC not a solution, says HRD secy

New Delhi, Jan 9: The HRD Ministry on Thursday said the removal of Jawaharlal Nehru University Vice-Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar was not a solution. HRD Secretary Amit Khare said officials of the ministry will talk to Kumar again on Friday over the students’ claims of revised fee not being […]

CM promises strong action on TN police SSI’s killing

Chennai, Jan 9: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami on Thursday assured strong action in the State Assembly to bring to book those who shot to death a police special sub-inspector, when he was on duty at a checkpoint bordering Kerala. As many as four teams have been set […]

Armed robbers loot gold from IIFL branch in Gujarat town

Vapi (Guj), Jan 9: A gang of armed robbers descended on a financial services company and decamped with gold and other valuables worth crores of rupees here in Gujarat’s Valsad district on Thursday morning, said police. The robbery took place at a gold loan branch of IIFL, in the […]

Goa govt to encourage upgradation of pvt jetties

Panaji, Jan 9: The Goa government plans to encourage upgradation of private jetties, which can be used to off-load cargo transported through inland waterways, a state minister said on Thursday. This will not only decongest the highways, but it will also revive the barge business, which has been lying […]

Former Cong MLA Shoaib Iqbal joins AAP

New Delhi, Jan 9: Former Congress MLA and ex-deputy speaker of Delhi Vidhan Sabha Shoaib Iqbal on Thursday joined the Aam Aadmi Party in presence of Chief Minister and AAP’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Apart from Iqbal, the five-time MLA from Matia Mahal, two Congress MCD councillors — Aley […]

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