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Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra with party leaders A.K. Antony, Ahmed Patel and others holds a sit-in at India Gate in New Delhi on Monday in a show of solidarity with Jamia Millia Islamia students. (Photo; Asian Age)India
Opposition unites, takes on BJP govt

Former President Pranab Mukherjee too joined the rising chorus against the amended Citizenship Act on Monday.

17 Dec 2019 6:40 AM IST

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee leads a rally in Kolkata on Monday along with thousands of supporters and vowed not to allow the proposed country-wide NRC and the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)India
Campuses, towns rise in protest

IIT, IIM students join chorus against crackdown; Protest march at BHU.

17 Dec 2019 6:32 AM IST

Assam finance minister Himanta Biswa SarmaIndia
Assam hints at a dialogue; Net may be restored today

Sarma said the government would review the situation again on Tuesday to decide on restoring the Internet services in...

17 Dec 2019 6:26 AM IST

Accused BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar (Photo: ANI)India
Unnao rape: BJP's former MLA Sengar found guilty

The offences entail a maximum punishment of life imprisonment.

17 Dec 2019 6:22 AM IST

\No activity regarding NPR may be taken up without prior clearance from the government of West Bengal. The order is issued in the interest of public order,\ the circular said. (Photo: File | PTI)India
Amid protests over citizenship law, West Bengal stays work on NPR

The central government has decided to prepare the NPR by September 2020 to lay the foundation for rolling out a...

16 Dec 2019 10:07 PM IST

The landmark decision was inked during the fourth India-Nepal coordination meeting held between Indian border guarding force SSB and its Nepalese counterpart APF at Pokhara, Nepal during November 20-22. (Photo: File)India
In a first, Nepal to help India in checking 'third country' suspects,...

The 1,751-km long open India-Nepal border has been reported multiple times in the past to have been used by Pakistani...

16 Dec 2019 9:44 PM IST

NCP chief Sharad PawarIndia
NCP workers seek Bharat Ratna for Pawar, start campaign

The campaign was started by the NCP's social justice cell led by its Thane city chief Kailas Hawle.

16 Dec 2019 9:25 PM IST

As long as I am alive, I will never implement the citizenship law or NRC in the state. You can very well dismiss my government or put me behind bars but I will never implement this black law. We will continue to protest democratically till this law is scrapped. If they want to implement it in Bengal they will have to do it over my dead body, Banerjee said. (Photo: File | PTI)India
'Over my dead body': Mamata dares Centre to impose CAA and NRC in WB

The WB CM also wrote to writes to Guv Dhankhaar, asking him to cooperate to maintain peace in the state.

16 Dec 2019 9:11 PM IST

Union home minister Amit Shah (Photo: File)India
'Sky-touching temple in Ayodhya to come up within 4 months': Amit Shah

The BJP president was addressing an election rally in Pakur in favour of the party candidate.

16 Dec 2019 5:59 PM IST

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra & other Congress leaders sit on a symbolic protest near India Gate over police action during students protests in Jamia Milia Islamia (Delhi) & Aligarh Muslim University. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)India
Priyanka protests at India Gate against police crackdown on Delhi...

Other Congress leaders sat on a symbolic protest.

16 Dec 2019 4:47 PM IST

Sengar, a four-time BJP MLA from UPs Bangermau, was expelled from the BJP in August 2019. (Photo: File)India
Former BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar convicted in rape and kidnap of Unnao...

The quantum of punishment will be pronounced on December 19.

16 Dec 2019 3:15 PM IST

On Sunday evening, Ranjit Savarkar reminded Thackeray, who heads the Shiv Sena, of his past remarks that those who insult VD Savarkar should be thrashed at a public square. (Photo: ANI)India
Savarkar's grandson asks Uddhav Thackeray to thrash Rahul Gandhi

Ranjit Savarkar was referring to the comments made by Rahul Gandhi at a public rally in Delhi.

16 Dec 2019 3:08 PM IST

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