70,000 security personnel deployed in Bengaluru on NYE

Bengaluru (IANS) About 7,000 security personnel would be vigilant on the streets across this tech hub on Tuesday night to rein in New Year's Eve revellers and prevent untoward incidents, a top police official said on Monday.

"About 7,000…

Mayawati suspends MLA for supporting CAA

New Delhi (IANS) Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday suspended party MLA Ramabai Parihar for supporting the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Parihar represents the Patharia Assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh.

Mayawati said…

BJP leader attacked while explaining CAA, NRC in UP

Amroha (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) A Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, who was trying to explain the benefits of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Amroha district was beaten up by locals.

The BJP…

North India shivers in extreme cold, normal life hit

New Delhi (IANS) North India shivered due to bone-chilling cold on Sunday as the minimum temperatures plummeted across the region, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).

In the national capital, Lodhi Road recorded 2.8 degrees…

Bengal BJP to thank PM for CAA, send one crore messages

Kolkata (IANS) The West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will send one crore postcards to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on behalf of the refugees in the state, congratulating him for the passage of new citizenship law (CAA). But there…

Robbers loot onions from truck after taking driver hostage

Patna (IANS) Amid the spiraling prices of onions across the country, and shortage of the bulb, the driver of a truck loaded with 51 quintals of onions were taken hostage by robbers who eventually decamped with 102 sacks of onions.

The incident…

Indian Army rescues 1,700 stranded tourists in Sikkim

New Delhi (IANS) Indian Army rescued over 1700 stranded tourists, due to heavy snowfall near Natu La in Sikkim, on Saturday.

"On December 27, approximately 1,500 to 1,700 tourists got stranded due to heavy snowfall between 13th Mile to Natu…

J&K to celebrate Accession Day as holiday

Srinagar (IANS) The list of public holidays for calendar year 2020 has been notified by the Jammu and Kashmir administration and among the interesting changes is a holiday on October 26, which marks the Accession Day and none on Sheikh Abdullah's…

'Anger spontaneous, violence organised': Govt report on CAA protests in UP

New Delhi (IANS) The "anger was spontaneous but the violence was predominantly organised", reveals the state intelligence's assessment report on violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) across Uttar Pradesh, leaving at least…

CAA, NRC is demonetisation 2.0: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Ahead of his visit to Assam to participate in the protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of citizens (NRC), former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday again took a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra…