Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:34:01
Kolkata: Strongly defending the new citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday the dispute that has arisen over it has made the world aware of persecution of religious minorities in Pakistan.
He, however, deplored that a section of the youth is being “misguided” over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, which is aimed at giving and not taking away anybody's citizenship rights.
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:31:32
Dubai: Iran’s security forces deployed in large numbers across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane at a time of soaring tensions with the United States.
Riot police in black uniforms and helmets massed in Vali-e Asr Square, Tehran University and other landmarks as calls circulated for protests late
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:29:47
Guwahati: Opposition leader in the Assam Assembly Debabrata Saikia on Saturday asked Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal to quit the BJP along with his MLAs and form an alternate government in the state with support from the Congress.
Saikia, the senior Congress leader, said the new government will be "anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act" and "anti-BJP".
A day after the Union home ministry issued
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:24:04
Chennai, Jan 12 (PTI) Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said respect for all religions was inherent "in the Indian blood" and asserted secularism does not mean 'insult' or appeasement of one particular faith.
For a long time, India has sheltered persecuted persons and given refuge to many, Naidu said at an event here to mark the centenary of Sri Ramakrishna Vijayam, a Tamil monthly of S
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:22:05
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) After effecting a major VIP security cut and withdrawal of SPG cover from the Gandhis, the Union government has now decided to completely remove NSG commandos from this task, official sources said.
This will be after over two decades that the 'black cat' commandos of the elite counter-terror force will be taken out from VIP protection duties, a task not originally charte
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:18:48
New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday said the Aam Aadmi Party has changed the politics of the country to some extent and based it upon the work done by its government.
"People used to tell me, 'Kejriwal ji, elections are not won on the basis of a government's work, election politics is different'. And we used to say that we have come to change this. The politics of the cou
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:17:23
New Delhi, Jan 12 (PTI) On the back of its sparkling show through 2019, India finished the year as the top shooting nation in the world, leapfrogging Olympic heavyweights China and the USA.
In terms of overall medals, the tally stood at 21 gold, six silver and three bronze as India topped all the Rifle-Pistol World Cups and Finals in a unforgettable year.
A delighted National Rifle Assoc
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:15:51
Kochi: One more illegal lakeside apartment complex here was demolished on Sunday using controlled implosion method, complying with a Supreme Court order.
The 55-meter high Jain Coral Cove, built in violation of Coastal Regulation Zone norms in Maradu Municipality, was brought down at around 11.03 am with the area in a 200 metre radius kept out of bounds for people and all kinds of traffic.
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Sun, 12 Jan 2020 18:14:04
Jammu, Jan 12 (PTI) A medium intensity earthquake measuring 5.3 hit the Union Territory of Ladakh on Sunday, officials said.
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the quake occurred at 10.54 am at a depth of 10 kilometre.
The tremor lasted for a few seconds, a spokesman of the Meteorological Department said.
The spokesman said the epicentre of the earthquake was in Pa
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