The BJP is pulling out all stops to dispel doubts about the provisions of Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA. On Friday, party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Anil Jain said the BJP has started a door-to-door campaign that will reach out to three crore families to clear perceptions about CAA. “The CAA

The United States embassy in Baghdad on Friday urged its citizens to “depart Iraq immediately” fearing fallout after the killing of Iranian Quds Force leader Qassem Soleimani. “Due to heightened tensions in Iraq and the region, the US Embassy urges American citizens to heed the January 2020 Trave

Dhaka: Bangladesh's paramilitary force chief said on Thursday that a total of 445 Bangladeshi nationals returned from India in last two months following the publication of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) by the Indian government. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Md Sha

Kalaburagi: A man allegedly poisoned his two children to death at Bhairampalli Thanda in Chincholi Taluk on Thursday night and later committed suicide by jumping before a train. The deceased have been identified as Sanjeev (35), Rohita (4) and Parvin (3). Sanjeev’s dismembe

Bhatkal 2 January 2019: Condemning the Citizen Amendment Bill passed in the Parliament, The Welfare Party of India, Bhatkal Unit submitted a memorandum to Assistant Commissioner here on Thursday, 2 January. The memorandum addressing the President of India, urged that, the bill passed in the Parli

Udupi: The state government, in a notification issued on Wednesday appointed N Vishnuvardhana as Superintendent of Police of Udupi district with immediate effect. His appointment came within a day of Hakay Akshay Machhindra’s replacing Nisha James as Superintendent of Police of Udupi. As per W

Bengaluru: A large number of farmers who wanted to stage a demonstration against Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting the non-implementation of the ‘Swaminathan Report’ was detained at Bengaluru, Tumakuru and Shivamogga, police said on Thursday. According to police, the detentions have taken p

United Nations: Nearly 400,000 babies were born around the world on New Year's Day with India recording the highest number of these births worldwide at 67,385, the UN children's agency said. An estimated 392,078 babies were born around the world on New Year's Day, according to UNICEF. Of this, an

Taiwan’s top military officer and seven others died after a helicopter crash landed in the mountains Thursday, the defence ministry said. Chief of general staff General Shen Yi-ming was killed after the UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed in mountains near Taipei, according to defence ministry s

New Delhi: The death of babies at a hospital in Rajasthan's Kota has set off a political storm. With the BJP and Mayawati criticising the Congress-ruled state and the Centre showing concern, the matter has reached Congress chief Sonia Gandhi. At least nine infants died in the last two days of Dec

New Delhi: A firefighter was killed at a battery factory in west Delhi's Peera Garhi after it caught fire and the structure collapsed following an explosion, officials said. Two firefighters and a worker have been rescued. They suffered minor injuries, officials said. The police said 14 others are i

جنرل بپن راوت کوملک کے پہلے چیف آف ڈیفنس اسٹاف کی حیثیت سے عہدہ سنبھالا ہے۔ اس پہلے انہیں گارڈ آف آنردیاگیا۔ اس دوران تینوں افواج کے سربراہ بھی موجود تھے۔ گارڈ آف آنر کے دوران آرمی جنرل منوج مکند نروانے، ایئرفورس چیف مارشل راکیش کمار سنگھ بھڈوریا اور نیوی کے چیف کرمبیر سنگھ بھی موجود تھے۔ اورشہدا ک

لکھنؤ: اترپردیش کی یوگی حکومت نے پاپولرفرنٹ آف انڈیا (پی ایف آئی) پرپابندی لگانے کے لئےمرکزی وزارت داخلہ سےسفارش کی ہے، لیکن اس سےقبل یوپی پولیس نے پی ایف آئی سےمنسلک 25 لوگوں کوگرفتارکیا ہے۔ آئی جی (لاء اینڈ آرڈر) پروین کمارنے بتایا کہ اترپردیش میں پاپولرفرنٹ آف انڈیا سے منسلک 25 افراد کومختل

واشنگٹن: امریکی صدر ڈونلڈ ٹرمپ نے کہا ہے کہ وہ ایران کے ساتھ جنگ نہیں بلکہ امن چاہتے ہیں۔ ٹرمپ نے عراق کے دارالحکومت بغداد میں امریکی سفارت خانے پر ہوئے حملے کے سلسلے میں سوال پوچھے جانے پر کہا، ’’مجھے نہیں لگتا کہ ایران کے ساتھ جنگ کرنا ایک بہتر خیال ہے۔ میں امن چاہتاہوں، مجھے نہیں لگتا ک

وارانسی: وزیر مملکت برائے داخلہ جی کشن ریڈی نے اپوزیشن پارٹیوں پر شہریت (ترمیمی) قانون کے خلاف عوام کو گمراہ کر کے انہیں پرتشدد احتجاج پر آماد ہ کرنے کا الزام لگاتے ہوئے کہا کہ قانون کسی بھی ہندوستانی کے خلاف نہیں ہے اور اسے کسی کے دباؤ میں واپس نہیں لیا جائے گا۔ دو ر

Bengaluru: Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Wednesday slammed the government on the issue of fare hike announcement by Indian Railways “Increase in Train fares is a New Year gift by @narendramodi government to common people,” tweeted Siddaramaiah. “This will further dent the dev

The Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver starring “Marriage Story” about their broken marriage and child custody fight has sparked heated online discussions in China even before its release here. Hardly surprising, it turns out, if the latest official data related to divorce in China is to be belie

Kabul: The Taliban unleashed a new wave of attacks in northern Afghanistan, targeting members of the country’s security forces and killing at least 26, local officials said Wednesday. The insurgents quickly claimed responsibility for all the attack. The Taliban today hold sway over practically ha