Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:08:16
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the Centre's 26-year-old notification according minority status to five communities -- Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists and Parsis, saying religion must be considered pan-India.
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde refused to entertain the PIL filed by BJP leader and lawyer Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 13:02:06
New Delhi: Delhi Police have arrested 10 people with criminal backgrounds in connection with the violence that ensued in Jamia Nagar area on Sunday, an official said on Tuesday. According to police, no student has been arrested.
Delhi Police have registered two FIRs pertaining to property damage and riots in connection with the violence that erupted during the protest.
A major controversy ha
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:59:42
New Delhi: Protesters, including students and local residents, converged outside Jamia Millia Islamia University here with tricolour and placards on Tuesday to continue their demonstration against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.
Braving freezing cold, they took out small marches outside the varsity, shouting slogans against the government.
They, however, mad
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:57:12
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said she was ready to surrender her life but would not bow down to the “politics of hatred”. Inaugurating a state-sponsored Christmas carnival in Kolkata’s Park Street, Banerjee claimed that the Centre had cancelled holidays on December 25 and New Year’s Day. “This government in Delhi has cancelled holiday on the birthday of Jesus Chri
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:50:26
New Delhi: India has slipped four places to rank 112th globally in terms of gender gap amid widening disparity in terms of women's health and survival, and economic participation - the two areas where the country is now ranked in the bottom-five, an annual survey shows.
While Iceland remains the world's most gender-neutral country, India has moved down the ladder from its 108th position last ye
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 12:48:40
New Delhi: No bullet was fired by police during violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act at Jamia Milia Islamia University on Sunday, Home Ministry officials said.
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:59:44
Bengaluru: From the next academic year, the government will not sanction private schools near the government schools, Primary and Secondary Education Minister S Suresh Kumar said on Monday.
The issue came up during a question by a student during the 'Samvedana' phone-in programme. The student caller explained to the minister how the government school where he is studying is suffering due to lac
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:34:10
Mangaluru: With the marine fisheries sector facing a decline in catch, the Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, through its marine fisheries policy for Karnataka, provided advisories to address the issue for sustainable management of marine fisheries in the state.
The suggestions were made by scientists.
The CMRI analysis showed that there was excess catch by fishing boats in Karnataka.
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Tue, 17 Dec 2019 10:29:38
Mangaluru: City police on Monday arrested 38 people belonging to the Campus Front of India for organising Collectors Gate Road blockade without permission. The activists were protesting the alleged police action against students of Jamia Millia Islamia and AMU who have been protesting against the new Citizenship Amendment Act.
Police also resorted to mild lathi charge to disperse the crowds.
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