Curfew relaxed in Guwahati as situation improves in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) The curfew, enforced in Guwahati due to the volatile protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, was relaxed for seven hours since 9 a.m. on Saturday, as the situation improved in Assam.

With the prohibitory orders relaxed…

PSA on Farooq Abdullah extended by 3 months

Srinagar (IANS) Public Safety Act (PSA) on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has been extended by three months till March 14, 2020.

The PSA was slapped on Abdullah, who continues to be in detention at his Gupkar residence…

I am not Rahul Savarkar, I won't apologise: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday refused to apologise over his "Rape in India" remark and mocked Sangh ideologue V.D. Savarkar and said, "I am not Rahul Savarkar and I will not apologise for speaking the truth".

BJP ready to 'compromise' with Shiv Sena for CAA

Nashik (Maharashtra) (IANS) The Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to make any "political compromise" with the Shiv Sena if the latter encountered problems with allies - the NCP and the Congress, in implementing the Citizenship Amendment…

Campaigning for fourth phase in Jharkhand ends

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for the fourth phase of polling for 15 assembly seats spread over four districts in Jharkhand drew to a close on Saturday evening.

In the fourth phase, there are a total of 221 candidates including 23 women in the…

President nod for Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, turned Act

New Delhi (IANS) In a late Thursday night order, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, letting it become an Act allowing Indian citizenship to six non-Muslim minority migrants facing religious persecution…

Sensex jumps 300 pts, Nifty tops 12k in early trade

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex advanced over 300 points during the early trade on Friday while the Nifty surpassed the 12,000 mark.

Investors were upbeat owing to the Fed's dovish stance on future rate trajectory and strengthening rupee.

At…

Curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh, flag march continues in Guwahati

Guwahati (IANS) An indefinite curfew which was imposed in Assam's Dibrugarh municipal area, was relaxed for five hours on Friday, while the Army and security forces have continued flag marches in Guwahati city, a day after two persons were killed…

Amid JNU ruckus, HRD secy Subramaniam shifted

New Delhi (IANS) In a significant bureaucratic reshuffle, Higher Education Secretary R. Subramaniam has been shunted out of the HRD Ministry to the Ministry of Social Justice.

While the IAS officer's transfer is being termed as routine,…

Govt's stimulus report card says FDI inflow at record level

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Friday presented a status report on the impact of the recently announced stimulus measures and said that FDI inflows rose exponentially during the first half of the fiscal FY19-20.

According to the ministry,…