In focus, 21st Dec 2019, News & Stories from India

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21 Dec 2019

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England football club Arsenal on Friday confirmed the appointment of Mikel Arteta as the new head coach of the side. (Photo: Twitter/ Arsenal FC)

Mikel Arteta appointed as head coach of Arsenal

Arteta had previously played for the club from 2011-2016 and has now signed a three-and-a-half-year deal with Arsenal.

21 Dec 2019 12:00 PM

Jaishankar was in Washington DC and met leaders of the Senate and House Foreign Affairs Committees. (Photo: File)

'Shouldn't be pressurised,' says sources on Jaishankar's cancelled US meet

'A distorted narrative is being put out by some about EAM's meeting with the US Congress,' sources said.

21 Dec 2019 11:42 AM

Chandrashekhar Azad had urged his supporters to carry on the protest peacefully. (Photo: File)

'My name is Azad, police can't hold me captive': Bhim Army chief

Chandrashekhar Azad, whose name means free or independent, said his group was not involved in the violence near Delhi Gate on Friday.

21 Dec 2019 11:21 AM

An internet shutdown is a suspension of internet access ordered by the authorities.

India leads the world in internet shutdowns

Since January 2012, there have been 373 halts in India’s internet service, according to the Software Freedom and Law Center (SLFC).

21 Dec 2019 11:19 AM

After securing eight new players for next year's Indian Premier League (IPL), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) skipper Virat Kohli on Friday said that he is quite happy with the players the side has selected for the next year's tournament. (Photo: File)

'Happy with players we have selected in IPL auction': RCB skipper Virat Kohli

RCB acquired Aaron Finch, Dale Steyn, Isuru Udana, Chris Morris, Kane Richardson, Shahbaz Ahmed, Joshua Philippe and Pavan Deshpande.

21 Dec 2019 11:00 AM

Omar Rashid is the Uttar Pradesh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper, and said he was busy with filing his story at a local restaurant along with a friend when the police arrived. (Photo:Facebook)

Amid CAA protest, journalist detained, ‘abused’ by UP cops; released

He was finally released after he was accused of conspiracy in the Lucknow violence against the Citizenship Act.

21 Dec 2019 10:59 AM

In September, a meme spread on Facebook that falsely claimed robbers were accessing homes by posing as government workers seeking census information.

Facebook bans all ads that aim to limit US census participation

Facebook will prohibit ads that “portray census participation as useless or meaningless or advise people not to participate in the census.”

21 Dec 2019 10:35 AM

They blocked the highway by burning tyres. While at Vaishali, the highway was blocked by the RJD workers with the help of buffaloes. (Photo: ANI)

Tejashwi says IDs are lost in floods each year, calls for Bihar bandh over CAA

At Darbhanga, RJD workers and supporters protested bare chest, sloganeering against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and central government.

21 Dec 2019 10:28 AM

"My first event tomorrow morning leading an @inckerala #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC protest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome!" tweeted Tharoor with a distorted map of India. (Photo:Screengrab)

Shashi Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled; deletes tweet

Tharoor, on Friday, had tweeted about his participation in a rally at Kozhikode on Saturday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and NRC.

21 Dec 2019 10:11 AM

Six years hence, little did the child star Digvijay Deshmukh, now all of 21, know that he would be picked at the IPL auction by Mumbai Indians for Rs 20 lakh. (Photo: Twitter)

From Reel to Real: Kai Po Che child star Digvijay to realise 'IPL dream' with MI

'Yes, I am Digvijay and I acted as Ali in that movie Kai Po Che. But I was never an actor and always a cricketer,' he said.

21 Dec 2019 10:06 AM

India on August 5 abrogated provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution to withdraw Jammu and Kashmir's special status and bifurcated it into union territories. (Photo: File)

Article 370 scrapped to boost development, end discrimination, says US lawmaker

Harsh Vardhan Shringla in a tweet thanked Congressman Wilson for his statement expressing strong support on J&K move.

21 Dec 2019 9:54 AM

Ravi, the tourism minister, purportedly made the statement while responding to a question by reporters supposedly on Wednesday regarding Congress MLA U T Khader’s recent statement that Karnataka will “blow up in cinders” if the Citizenship Amendment Act is implemented. (Photo: File)

Karnataka minister warns 'Godhra' like situation amid CAA protests

The Congress wanted police to register a case against Karnataka minister C T Ravi and take him into custody.

21 Dec 2019 9:31 AM

Among other things, the bill proposes establishing a Gandhi-King Development Foundation, which will be created by the USAID under the Indian laws. (Photo:File)

Bill to promote Mahatma Gandhi's legacy introduced in US House

The bill seeks a budgetary allocation of USD 30 million every year for the next five years to the USAID for this foundation.

21 Dec 2019 9:22 AM

The 37-year-old, behind the wheel of a Nissan GT-R, was travelling along Binley Road in Coventry in October last year when he struck 17-year-old Ryan Willoughby-Oakes at the junction with Allard Way. (Photo: Twitter)

Indian-origin man jailed after his speeding sports car kills UK teen

A West Midlands Police investigation showed that Tajinder Rai was driving at close to motorway speeds on a slow-speed zone.

21 Dec 2019 9:09 AM

Hafiz Saeed and his aides were brought to the ATC under tight security and journalists were not allowed to enter the court to cover the proceedings. (Photo: File)

Lahore anti-terror court begins Hafiz Saeed's trial in terror financing case

Since his indictment, the day to day hearing of the case was halted because of the country-wide strike of lawyers.

21 Dec 2019 8:59 AM

Police spokesperson MS Randhawa said security personnel first launched water cannons to disperse the crowd and then charged with batons as the agitators torched the private vehicle and started pelting stones. (Photo: File)

Bhim Army chief detained, 8 minors among 40 detained in Delhi

On Friday, police resorted to lathi-charge and used water cannons to disperse the crowd that turned violent in Daryaganj on Friday.

21 Dec 2019 8:45 AM

The Indian delegation will be lead by National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, while the Chinese side will be led by State Counsellor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, the MEA had said in a statement on Friday. (Photo: ANI)

Indian, Chinese officials to meet today for talks on border issue

This will be the first meeting of the Special Representatives since second informal summit between Modi and Jinping.

21 Dec 2019 8:30 AM

9 dead in violence across Uttar Pradesh during Citizenship Act protests

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police OP Singh claimed that none of the protesters were killed in police firing.

21 Dec 2019 8:20 AM

Kareena Kapoor Khan and Saif Ali Khan with Taimur

Saif and Kareena’s sweet gesture

Celebrating Taimur’s pre-birthday, the actors shared food boxes with the paparazzi.

21 Dec 2019 12:43 AM

(L-R) Sid Mathur, Arjun Sagar Gupta, Vidushi Mehra and Bahaar Dhawan Rohtagi.

Prep up for starting up

The evening was all about coming together to connect, ideate, support, mentor and network.

21 Dec 2019 12:40 AM

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