Archive Detail
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BJP takes out peace rally in Assam | Guwahati, Dec 21 (TIWN) Led by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, the BJP on Friday took out a peace rally, even as protests against the new citizenship law CAA continued in various parts of Assam on Friday. | 20-Dec-2019 |
Car set afire near DCP's office, protest | New Delhi, Dec 21 (TIWN) Hours after a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Friday turned violent with pelting of stones at police and torching of a car in front of the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Central, near the Delhi Gate, protesters gathered at the Delhi Police HQ at ITO and shouted slogans. | 20-Dec-2019 |
Decision, implementation of CAA with Cen | New Delhi, Dec 20 (TIWN) The decision whether to grant or not grant citizenship under the newly-enacted Citizenship Amendment Act lies with the Centre and the role of state officials will be minimal, top Home Ministry sources said on Friday. | 20-Dec-2019 |
2008 Jaipur blasts: All four convicts se | Jaipur, Dec 20 (TIWN) A special court here on Friday sentenced to death the four terrorists convicted of involvement in the 2008 Jaipur serial blasts that killed 71 people and injured 185. | 20-Dec-2019 |
Congress delegation detained at Mangulur | Bengaluru, Dec 20 (TIWN) A delegation of Congress leaders from Bengaluru was detained at the Manguluru airport on Friday due to curfew in the violence-hit port city, where two people died of bullet injuries following the anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests. | 20-Dec-2019 |
BJP'S 4 times MLA Sengar gets life in ja | New Delhi, Dec 20 (TIWN) A Delhi court on Friday sentenced expelled BJP lawmaker to life in prison in the 2017 Unnao case for raping a minor. | 20-Dec-2019 |
Voting begins for final phase of Jharkha | Ranchi, Dec 20 (TIWN) The fifth and final phase of polling began on Friday for 16 assembly constituencies in Jharkhand, an official said. | 19-Dec-2019 |
CAA will sharpen communal divide, say Le | Agartala, Dec 19 (TIWN) Holding a protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), here on Thursday, leaders of the Left parties said the law had been enacted by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre to create division among Muslims and non-Muslims and to destroy the secular roots of India. | 19-Dec-2019 |
BJP implementing undeclared emergency: C | New Delhi, Dec 19 (TIWN) Amid the crackdown in the national capital and the Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states on people agitating against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Congress here on Thursday alleged that BJP had been implementing an undeclared emergency and the Kashmir model of normalcy across the country. | 19-Dec-2019 |
Lucknow witnesses unprecedented violence | Lucknow, Dec 19 (TIWN) The Uttar Pradesh capital witnessed unprecedented violence on Thursday afternoon as protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) gained ground and the situation slowly spun out of control. | 19-Dec-2019 |
18 Delhi metro stations reopened, 2 stil | New Delhi, Dec 19 (TIWN) Delhi Metro has opened the entry and exit gates of 18 of the 20 stations that were shut down since Thursday morning as a precautionary measure in view of the anti-CAA protests raging in different parts of the national capital. | 19-Dec-2019 |
450 tear gas shells fired: Jaising to HC | New Delhi, Dec 19 (TIWN) The Delhi High Court was on Thursday appraised that "450 tear gas shells were fired" at the protesters who were staging a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15. | 19-Dec-2019 |
CAA: Cong slams internet shut down, impo | New Delhi, Dec 19 (TIWN) Amid crackdown by police on the protestors opposing the Citizen Amendment Act (CAA), the Congress has criticised the decision to shut down the internet services in the National Capital. | 19-Dec-2019 |
Ex-Assam CM Gogoi dons lawyer's robe to | New Delhi, Dec 18 (TIWN) Everyone was surprised when former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi donned lawyer's robe after three decades to challenge the constitutional validity of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the Supreme Court on Wednesday. | 18-Dec-2019 |
Everyone knows who instigates riots in I | New Delhi, Dec 18 (TIWN) Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday accused the opposition BJP of spreading violence in Delhi, saying everyone knows who instigates riots in the country. | 18-Dec-2019 |
CAA: DMK procession on Dec 23, TN studen | Chennai, Dec 18 (TIWN) The DMK and its allies on Wednesday decided to hold a procession against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on December 23, said DMK President M.K. Stalin, while the university and college students continued with their protests in Chennai and Coimbatore for the second day. | 18-Dec-2019 |
Unity & diversity our strength: Mamata o | Kolkata, Dec 18 (TIWN) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday highlighted unity and diversity as the strength of the Indian nation and said all are equal and united. | 18-Dec-2019 |
CAA violence: Assam cops not confirming | New Delhi, Dec 18 (TIWN) The Assam Police are tightlipped on arrests made in connection with the violence over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state. | 18-Dec-2019 |
Ex-MLA, AISA, AAP student leaders in Jam | New Delhi, Dec 18 (TIWN) The FIR in the violent protests at Delhi's Jamia Nagar, which is based upon the statement of the area Station House Officer (SHO) Upendra Singh, has named a former MLA, along with student leaders of the All India Students Association (AISA), Students Islamic Organisation of India and the student wing of the Aam Admi Party, Chhatra Yuva Sangharsh Samitti (CYSS). | 18-Dec-2019 |
Anti-CAA protests: Bengal IPS officer hu | Kolkata, Dec 17 (TIWN) An IPS officer and two other police personnel were injured when bombs were hurled at them during an anti-CAA procession in Sankrail in West Bengal's Howrah district on Tuesday. | 17-Dec-2019 |
CAA: Mamata slams Modi for 'dress' comme | Kolkata, Dec 17 (TIWN) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday came down heavily on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his comment that people indulging in arson during the anti-CAA protests can be identified by their "dress" and said the thought of categorising a political movement from the attire of participants has never crossed her mind. | 17-Dec-2019 |
Anti-CAA protests continue to hit rail, | Kolkata, Dec 17 (TIWN) Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act agitators threw stones at a local passenger train, and tried to block rail and road traffic in various districts of West Bengal on the fourth day of protests on Monday. | 16-Dec-2019 |
Unnao rape: Ex-MLA Sengar convicted, sen | New Delhi/Lucknow, Dec 17 (TIWN) On a day when a most brutal rape happened on the streets of the national capital some years back, another daughter from Uttar Pradesh got justice as former state legislator Kuldeep Singh Sengar was convicted on Monday by a court in Delhi. | 17-Dec-2019 |
Mamata leads big march, says won't allow | Kolkata, Dec 17 (TIWN) With thousands joining in, West Bengal Chief Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Monday led a huge protest march against the NRC and the CAA through the heart of Kolkata and administered a pledge to people not to allow any National Register of Citizens exercise and implementation of the controversial citizenship law in the state. | 17-Dec-2019 |
Rahul is wearing Italian spectacles: Sha | Ranchi, Dec 17 (TIWN) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was wearing "Italian spectacles". | 17-Dec-2019 |
Jharkhand Assembly polls: Voting begins | Ranchi, Dec 16 (TIWN) Voting for 15 Assembly seats in the fourth phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections begins here on Monday at 7 a.m. | 15-Dec-2019 |
Anti-CAA protest: Metro services at seve | New Delhi, 16 Dec(TIWN) In the wake of violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in south Delhi on Sunday, the Delhi Metro has suspended services at 12 metro stations as precautionary measure. | 16-Dec-2019 |
Jharkhand polls: Close contest in Deogha | Deoghar (Jharkhand), Dec 15 (TIWN) Famous for Lord Shiva's Baidyanath Jyotirling, Deoghar in Jharkhand is one of the most important religious places for Hindus. The seat will go to polls on Monday (December 16) in the fourth phase of the Jharkhand Assembly elections. The contest on this seat is interesting. | 14-Dec-2019 |
Mamata warns of action as violence sprea | Kolkata Dec 15 (TIWN) As West Bengal saw widespread violence over protests against the new citizenship law and the NRC, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday appealed to people to use democratic means of protest and warned that action would be taken against those taking law into their hands. | 15-Dec-2019 |
CAA will lead to communal politics: Jama | New Delhi, Dec 15 (TIWN) Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) and some civil society groups on Saturday opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), terming it as unconstitutional. | 15-Dec-2019 |
Several trains cancelled due to protest | Bhubaneswar, Dec 15 (TIWN) The railway authorities on Saturday cancelled several trains running through Odisha due to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). | 15-Dec-2019 |
Tension prevails in Bengal amid anti-CAA | Kolkata, Dec 14 (TIWN) Tension prevailed in West Bengal on Saturday, a day after protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) blocked roads and vandalised railway stations, leading to disruptions in vehicular movement and train services. | 13-Dec-2019 |
Anti-CAA protesters torch railway statio | Kolkata, Dec 14 (TIWN) Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act as also a possible NRC exercise as protesters vandalised and set fire to railway stations, and squatted on the tracks and highways, disrupting train services and vehicular movement. | 13-Dec-2019 |
SC says Sabarimala tradition age-old, no | New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram, Dec 13 (TIWN) The Supreme Court on Friday declined to pass an order on a plea by two women -- Bindu and Fathima -- to allow them entry into the Sabarimala temple, but Bindu said she is not seeing it in a negative way. | 13-Dec-2019 |
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC challenging | NEW DELHI, Dec 13 (TIWN): TMC leader Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court challenging the amended Citizenship Amendment Act, which got Presidential assent on Thursday night. | 13-Dec-2019 |
Onus of saving India's soul on 16 non-BJ | New Delhi, Dec 13 (TIWN) Janata Dal-United Vice President and election strategist Prashant Kishore on Friday said that the onus of saving the soul of India lies with the 16 non-BJP Chief Ministers who have to operationalize the newly enacted Citizenship Amendment Act. | 13-Dec-2019 |
Curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh, flag march | Guwahati, Dec 13 (TIWN) An indefinite curfew which was imposed in Assam's Dibrugarh municipal area, was relaxed for five hours on Friday, while the Army and security forces have continued flag marches in Guwahati city, a day after two persons were killed during the violent anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019 protests. | 13-Dec-2019 |
Activist Annu Dubey detained in Lucknow | Lucknow, Dec 13 (TIWN) Social activist Annu Dubey was detained here after she reached Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's residence to seek justice for rape victims. | 13-Dec-2019 |
Govt replicates Kashmir phenomena in Nor | New Delhi, Dec 12 (TIWN) In the backdrop of rising tide of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in northeastern states, the Congress on Thursday accused the Centre of replicating Kashmir "phenomena" in the region by deploying Army and banning mobile internet. | 12-Dec-2019 |
Trust your 'Sevak', interest of Northeas | Ranchi, Dec 12 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed to the people of the northeast, particularly of Assam to maintain peace and assured them that their interests will be protected at all costs. | 12-Dec-2019 |
CAB may put Goan Portuguese passport hol | Panaji, Dec 12 (TIWN) The Goa Congress on Thursday criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 saying the legislation would put the fate of thousands of Goans who have obtained Portuguese passports, under a special law enacted by Portugal, in peril. | 12-Dec-2019 |
Rahul Gandhi to hold rallies in Jharkhan | New Delhi, Dec 12 (TIWN) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to address public rallies in Jharkhand on Thursday for the ongoing assembly elections in the state | 12-Dec-2019 |
People of Assam need not worry over CAB, | New Delhi, Dec 12 (TIWN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of Assam that they there was no need to worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019 and that he and his government were committed to constitutionally safeguard the political, linguistic, cultural and land rights of the Assamese people. | 12-Dec-2019 |
‘CAB is Criminal attack on Northea | New Delhi, Dec 11 (TIWN): Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah ahead of the tabling of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in the Rajya Sabha or Upper House of Parliament on Wednesday. | 11-Dec-2019 |
Citizenship Bill Protests: Army In Tripu | New Delhi, Nov 11 (NDTV): Violent protests have broken out in Guwahati and parts of Assam and the North East over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill tabled before the Rajya Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah this afternoon. | 11-Dec-2019 |
No support from CPI(M) in CAB in Rajya S | New Delhi, Dec 11 (TIWN) The Communist Party of India (Marxist) claims that they are not supporting the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. CPI(M) member T.K. Rangarajan pointed out that their party will never support this kind of Bill. | 11-Dec-2019 |
Congress terms Citizenship bill divisive | New Delhi, Dec 11 (TIWN) Terming the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 as divisive and discriminatory, the Congress party on Wednesday vehemently opposed it in Rajya Sabha. The main Opposition party in the Upper House said the bill hurts the soul of India. | 11-Dec-2019 |
UP govt indifferent towards government s | New Delhi, Dec 11 (TIWN) Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi on Wednesday slammed the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh for its "indifference" towards the government schools and its students. | 11-Dec-2019 |
Chidambaram back as legal eagle | New Delhi, Dec 11 (TIWN) Former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, who walked out of Tihar Jail last week, resumed his legal practice on Wednesday, as he appeared in the Supreme Court in a domestic violence case. | 11-Dec-2019 |
LS passes Bill to extend SC/ST reservati | New Delhi, Dec 10 (TIWN) The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill with voice vote to extend the reservation of Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) for the next 10 years up to January 25, 2030, with the government announcing that the reservation will "never" be removed. | 10-Dec-2019 |