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    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)India
    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 IST

    The employee letter follows widespread criticism of Facebooks ad policy, including from Senator Elizabeth WarrenTechnology
    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...

    21 Dec 2019 10:35 AM IST

    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)India
    Tejashwi says IDs are lost in floods each year, calls for Bihar bandh...

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

    21 Dec 2019 10:28 AM IST

    \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)India
    Shashi Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled; deletes...

    Tharoor, on Friday, had tweeted about his participation in a rally at Kozhikode on Saturday against the Citizenship...

    21 Dec 2019 10:11 AM IST

    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)Sports
    From Reel to Real: Kai Po Che child star Digvijay to realise 'IPL...

    '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...

    21 Dec 2019 10:06 AM IST

    While a contingent of the Jammu and Kashmir police stands guard at the Sheikhs grave round-the-clock throughout the year, its neighbourhood was placed under the strict security restrictions. (Photo: PTI)World
    Article 370 scrapped to boost development, end discrimination, says US...

    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 IST

    Ravi, the tourism minister, purportedly made the statement while responding to a question by reporters supposedly on Wednesday regarding Congress MLA U T Khaders recent statement that Karnataka will blow up in cinders if the Citizenship Amendment Act is implemented. (Photo: File)India
    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 IST

    Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948)World
    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...

    21 Dec 2019 9:22 AM IST

    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)World
    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...

    21 Dec 2019 9:09 AM IST

    Hafiz Saeed was arrested by Pakistan this month. (Photo: File)World
    Lahore anti-terror court begins Hafiz Saeed's trial in terror...

    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 IST

    Hundreds of students staged protests outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions in the varsity. (Photo: ANI)India
    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...

    21 Dec 2019 8:45 AM IST

    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)India
    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 IST

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