Category: India News

Goa: Govt announces pneumococcal vaccines for infants

Panaji, Dec 11: Newborns in Goa will now be administered pneumococcal conjugate vaccines (PCV) to bring down the infant mortality rate in the state, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters here, Sawant said the cabinet has approved the introduction of pneumococcal conjugate vaccine as per […]

JK Cong stages protest against CAB in Jammu

Jammu, Dec 11: The Jammu and Kashmir Congress on Wednesday staged a demonstration here to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying the controversial bill is “divisive, discriminatory and against the spirit of the Constitution”. The demonstration was led by the party’s senior vice president and former minister Raman […]

Shah moves Citizenship Amendment Bill in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Dec 11: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the Rajya Sabha, saying that Indian Muslims “were, are and will remain Indian citizens”. Moving the bill that provides Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Shah said minorities in […]

Internet services in ten districts of Assam to be suspended

ASSAM:Internet services in ten districts of Assam to be suspended for 24 hours, beginning 7 pm on Wednesday, say Officials, amid protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.suspended for 24 hours, beginning 7 pm on Wednesday, say Officials, amid protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. PTI December 11, 2019

Shah moves Citizenship Bill in RS, says Indian Muslims ‘were, are and will remain’ Indians

New Delhi, Dec 11: Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday moved the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha, saying Indian Muslims “were, are and will remain Indian citizens” Moving the bill that provides Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Shah said minorities in […]

Wider Image: The Runaway Husbands

CHANDIGARH, India – In a pink-walled room of a government office at the foot of the Himalayas, Indian women spend their days canceling the passports of runaway husbands. Midday on a Monday, the father of a woman who married a merchant marine is explaining how the husband lied […]

U.S. panel eyes sanctions against Amit Shah over India’s citizenship curb for Muslims

NEW DELHI – A federal panel on religion has urged the United States to weigh sanctions against Home Minister Amit Shah if India adopts legislation to exclude Muslims from a path to citizenship for religious minorities from its neighbours. Shah is a close associate of Prime Minister Narendra […]

Overjoyed to hear my ‘choti behen’ Lata Mangeshkar is back home: Dilip Kumar

Mumbai, Dec 10: Legendary actor Dilip Kumar is “overjoyed” that Lata Mangeshkar is on the road to recovery as the music icon returned home after almost a month long stay at a hospital here. Mangeshkar, 90, was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Breach Candy Hospital after […]

Centralisation of power in PMO not good for economy: Sena

Mumbai, Dec 10 (PTI) The Shiv Sena on Tuesday said centralisaton of power in the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) was one of the main reasons for the “poor” economic health of the country. The central government wants the finance minister and RBI governor under its control, an editorial in […]

Citizenship bill patently unconstitutional, battleground to shift to SC: Chidambaram

New Delhi, Dec 10: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram described the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill as “patently unconstitutional” on Tuesday and said with its passage in Parliament, the battleground will shift to the Supreme Court. He claimed that the elected lawmakers were abdicating their responsibilities in favour of lawyers and […]

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