Over 100 protesters detained as Mumbai remains tense
If you’ve just joined us, this is the impact of the Maharashtra bandh on Mumbai today. The bandh, called to protest the violence post an event to mark 200th anniversary of Bhima Koregaon battle, turned violent today even as rail and road traffic was disrupted in the city. Bharipa Bahujan Mahasangh leader and Dalit icon […]
Why is PM ‘mouni baba’ on Dalits, asks Congress
January 03, 2018 The Congress today accused the RSS and certain Hindutva outfits of triggering violence against Dalits in Maharashtra and demanded a probe by a Supreme Court judge into the clashes while targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “silence” over it. Raising the issue in Lok Sabha during the Zero Hour, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge […]
Bandh: No school buses running in Mumbai, BEST buses attacked
Mumbai, Jan 3: Amid call for a shut-down across Maharashtra given by Dalit leaders to protest the violence during the bicentennial celebration of the Bhima-Koregaon battle, civic buses were again targeted in Mumbai today. Thirteen buses of the civic transport service ‘BEST’ were damaged by protesters in Kalanagar area (Bandra), Dharavi, Kamraj Nagar, Santosh Nagar, Dindoshi […]
19 killed, 18 injured in two separate road accidents in Raj
Jaipur, Jan 3 At least 19 people, including four women and two children, were killed and 18 others injured in two separate road accidents in Rajasthan, police said today. Eleven people were today killed and 12 others injured when a Rajasthan Public Transport service (RPTS) bus collided head-on with a truck on National Highway 11, they […]
Ex-Army Officer Allegedly Kills 6 In Haryana, Seen On CCTV Before Murders
January 02, 2018 A former army officer has been arrested for allegedly bludgeoning to death six people in Haryana’s Palwal within a span of an hour. All the six murders took place between 2:30 am and 3:30 am. Though the man is in custody, Palwal, a town 80 km from Delhi, has been put on […]
Will Arvind Kejriwal resign as Delhi CM?
January 02, 2018 New Delhi is agog with speculation that Arvind Kejriwal will be resigning as the chief minister of Delhi to enter the Rajya Sabha. Kejriwal will vacate the top job for Manish Sisodia, who is now the deputy CM. The CPM and the Congress want Kejriwal in the Rajya Sabha to shore up […]
Indian, Pak NSAs hold talks in Thailand
Jan 01, 2018 National security advisors of India and Pakistan held a “secret” meeting in Thailand, a senior Pakistani official said Monday. A Pakistan’s national security division official, on the condition of anonymity, said the meeting between Pakistan’s National Security Advisor retired Lt Gen Nasser Khan Janjua and India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval took […]
Pakistan’s truce violations means no cricket with India
January 1, 2018 New Delhi, Jan 1 : External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has hinted that any bilateral cricket series between India and Pakistan is unlikely unless Pakistan stops cross- border terrorism and firing. Swaraj said this to Parliaments consultative committee on external affairs during a meeting which was also attended by Minister of State for External […]
Palestine envoy shares stage with Hafiz Saeed, India reacts
New Delhi, Dec 30 : Palestine’s envoy to Pakistan shared a stage with JuD chief and the alleged mastermind of the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks Hafiz Saeed, to which India has reacted strongly. “We have seen reports in this regard. We are taking up the matter strongly with the Palestinian Ambassador in New Delhi and […]
Owaisi compares Lok Sabha debate on triple talaq to day of Babri Masjid demolition
30 December 2017 The three-time Lok Sabha MP from Hyderabad questioned the requirement for a three-year prison term in the Bill. Firebrand MP Asaduddin Owaisi, who staunchly opposed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill on Thursday, has equated the debate in the Lok Sabha with the demolition of the Babri Masjid. In […]
