Delhi on Sunday remained on edge as locals of Jamia Nagar continued resistance against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which aims to provide Indian citizenship to Hindu immigrants from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
Delhi Traffic Police tweeted that vehicle movement was closed from Okhla Underpass to Sarita Vihar due to the demonstration. The demonstrators blocked Mathura Road opposite New Friends Colony, the traffic police said.
Delhi Traffic Police tweeted that vehicle movement was closed from Okhla Underpass to Sarita Vihar due to the demonstration. The demonstrators blocked Mathura Road opposite New Friends Colony, the traffic police said.
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The detention of Farooq Abdullah, a three-term chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was extended on Saturday by three months and he would continue to remain at his residence that has been declared a sub-jail.
A statement from Jamia Millia Islamia administration said, "Demonstration was not held in University campus nor was it protest of Jamia. A large number of locals participated in it. We held talks with students, now they are protesting peacefully."
Film stars, celebrities, school students and common people cutting across religion gathered in thousands to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Sunday in Guwahati.
Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Chhagan Bhujbal has defended Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's remarks on Savarkar by saying, "When it comes to big personalities, not everyone agrees on everything. Rahul ji has his own thoughts about Savarkar."
Violent protests against the Citizenship Act have rocked several parts of West Bengal over the past two days with agitators torching buses, railways stations and vandalising public property.
On November 8, Fathima Latheef, a 19-year-old undergraduate student of Humanities at IIT-Madras, allegedly committed suicide in her hostel room.
A video of the incident has gone viral social media in which a man, who is not visible in the video, can be seen thrashing the biriyani seller while hurling casteist slurs at him.
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Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a jibe at BJP for demanding an apology for his "rape in India" remark and said, "My name is Rahul Gandhi, not Rahul Savarkar. I will never apologise for speaking truth."
In a series of tweets on Sunday morning, BSP leader Mayawati said that the Shiv Sena "supported the Central government on the Citizenship Amendment Bill" and is now "intolerant" of the Congress's opinion on Savarkar. "Despite this, the Congress is still supporting the Shiv Sena in the Maharashtra government. What is it, if not double standards?" ...
The air quality of the national capital improved significantly from the "very poor" to the "moderate" category on Sunday.
The hunger strike led by Delhi Commission of Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal ended on Sunday after doctors at the Lok Nayak Hospital (LNJP) in New Delhi fed her as she was put on intravenous.
Former Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis termed Rahul Gandhi's comment on Veer Savarkar as "absolutely condemnable". In a tweet, Devendra Fadnavis lauded Veer Savarkar and demanded an apology from Rahul Gandhi.
India's Suman Rao was crowned Miss World Asia 2019 during the Miss World 2019 beauty pageant held in London on December 14.
The curfew imposed in the wake of protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, has been relaxed from 9 am to 6 pm on Sunday by the administration.
International shooter Vartika Singh has written a letter in blood to Union Home Minister Amit Shah stating that the four men convicted in Nirbhaya gang-rape case should be executed by a woman.
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On being asked about the purpose of carrying out a 'Bharat Bachao' rally outside the Indian High Commission in London, Indian Overseas Congress spokesperson Sudhakar Goud said, "Indian High Commission is representative of the Indian government and as per 'Bharat Bachao' rally call given by Congress, we have protested against the Modi government's ...
People in Assam and West Bengal have been protesting against the new Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that
Asaduddin Owaisi moved the Supreme Court against the validity of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that was given the final assent by President Ram Nath Kovind earlier this week.
Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has been on an indefinite hunger strike for 13 days now, which had started taking toll on her.
Shiv Sena on Saturday reacted sharply to Rahul Gandhi's jibe 'My name is not Rahul Savarkar', saying that there could not be any compromise about reverence for the Hindutva ideologue.
The decision was taken in a crucial meeting of the AGP. In the meeting, the party decided to oppose the Citizenship Act.
Protesters torched about five trains, three railway stations and tracks, and at least 25 buses on Saturday amid spiralling violence in West Bengal during the agitation against the amended Citizenship Act, while an oil tanker driver was killed in Assam's Sonitpur district.
Tony-Ann Singh of Jamaica was crowned Miss World 2019 at the event held at the ExCeL London on December 14. Suman Rao of India was the second runner-up.
JNU Vice-Chancellor Mamidala Jagadesh Kumar on Saturday claimed that a group of 15-20 students surrounded him "in a violent manner" on the campus and abused and tried to attack him but the university security staff and police personnel rescued him.
Nitish Kumar and Prashant Kishor met earlier in the day and their meeting came in the backdrop of Prashant Kishor speaking out openly against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) even while his party JD(U) helped the Bill sail through both the Houses of Parliament.
Employees of the Assam government Saturday announced that they will go for cease work on December 18 in protest against the amended Citizenship Act.
As BJP attacked Congress over Rahul Gandhi's Savarkar comment, Shiv Sena said the Hindutva icon Vinayak Damodar Savarkar too laid down his life for the country like Nehru and Gandhi.
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BJP leader GVL Narasimha Rao alleged that Congress is doing Muslim appeasement politics and Rahul Gandhi's name should be "Rahul Jinnah".
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The detention of Farooq Abdullah, a three-term chief minister of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, was extended on Saturday by three months and he would continue to remain at his residence that has been declared a sub-jail, officials said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, to review the ambitious 'Namami Gange' project. He took a boat ride on the river with senior NDA collagues. Scroll down for a video.
In a bizarre incident, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father in an inebriated state at their residence in Neemuch town of Madhya Pradesh.
Speaking at a "Bharat Bachao" rally held by the Congress, Rahul Gandhi sad his name wasn't "Rahul Savarkar" as he refused to apologise for the "truth" -- by this he meant comments he had made earlier on sexual violence, which the BJP had pounced on to launch a fierce attack on him.
AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday filed a petition before the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act.
India's Northeast has witnessed angry demonstrations against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Congress chief Sonia Gandhi has warned that the new law, which deals with refugee naturalisation, will "shred the soul of India".
This week, Rahul Gandhi used the term "Rape in India" to speak out against sexual crimes and what he says is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on a former BJP leader's involvement in a rape case. A furious BJP asked for an apology.
A teenager from Ghaziabad sent a hoax mail about bomb at Salman Khan's Mumbai home. He has been booked.
West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo believes that MS Dhoni is a certainty for the 2020 T20 World Cup and the recent leadership change in West Indies cricket made him rethink his retirement.
The Congress is holding a massive rally called "Bharat Bachao" at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan today. A huge crowd has gathered to listen to senior party leaders like Sonia Gandhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. The Congress is attacking the Modi government on a number of issues, including the economy and women's safety. This, at a time when ...
After a string of violent protests and subsequent disconnection of internet services in several parts of the Northeast including Assam, broadband services resumed in Guwahati on Saturday.
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced that the Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC), the brainchild of election strategist Prashant Kishor, will help AAP in its bid to retain power in the capital.
The Congress has attacked the Modi government over its handling of the ailing economy as well as a controversial new law on refugee naturalisation that has been protested with particular bitterness in the Northeast. It will hold a major rally in Delhi today.