Category: NATIONAL NEWS

On the warpath with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, students of Jadavpur University on Thursday “rusticated” him as the chancellor over his stand on a host of issues, including the contentious Citizenship Act.In an “open letter” that addressed Dhankhar as ‘Ex- Chancellor’, two students’ bodies–Arts Faculty Students Union (AFSU) and Faculty of Engineering and Technology Students Union (FETSU)– said he was being “rusticated” from his position of the chancellor.The letter alleged that the governor was present on university premises in the evening of September 19 “along with miscreants who hurled…

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Hailing the Uddhav Thackeray-led Maharashtra government for declaring loan waiver of up to Rs two lakh for farmers, the Shiv Sena on Monday hit out at the BJP for seeking to write off debts fully and asked why it did not address the issue when it was in power.In a veiled attack on the BJP-led central government, the Shiv Sena, in its party mouthpiece ‘Saamana’, noted that the Thackeray government took the decision of farm loan waiver at a time when the country is “burning” over the issue of the…

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NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday kept mum on whether senior party leader and his nephew Ajit Pawar would become deputy chief minister in the Maha Vikas Aghadi in Maharashtra.Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray would soon take decision on cabinet expansion, Pawar said at a press conference here.Asked about Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut’s reported statement that Ajit Pawar would become deputy CM in the Shiv Sena-Congress-NCP government in the state when the cabinet is expanded, the NCP chief refused to make any clarification.”I have read Raut’s statement. But I am…

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Rail and air traffic was affected as visibility dipped considerably due to dense fog that enveloped Delhi on Friday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 6.4 degrees Celsius. Relative humidity was at 95 per cent, at 8.30 am. Due to low temperature and high humidity, the air quality was in the “severe” category in the morning. According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data, Delhi’s AQI at 8 am was at 430. Visibility was zero at Palam and 300 metres at Safdarjung, at 5.30 am. Later, visibility improved at…

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Scores of protestors were detained by the Delhi Police near Red Fort when they tried to take out a march in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav was among those detained, officials said. Protestors, which included activists and students, were dragged into buses in a bid to clear the area. Holding placards and shouting slogans, the protesters allowed themselves to be escorted to the buses. “I know many of our mates are being detained, despite that many have…

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Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday hit back at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Pakistan citizenship jibe at the main opposition party. He was responding to the challenge posed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the opposition to publicly declare that they are prepared to accord Indian citizenship to all Pakistanis. “Why should we give citizenship to people who are already citizens of Pakistan? What is the meaning of such challenges to the Opposition,” he asked. “It is gratifying that students and the young generation are liberal, secular,…

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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. There have been allegations that police fired bullets on protesters during the agitation at Jamia. The officials also said that 10 persons with criminal background have been detained in connection with the protests and more anti-social elements are being tracked. “No bullet was fired by the Delhi Police during protests at Jamia.All 10 persons detained have criminal background. More anti-social elements are being tracked,” the…

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Unrest over the police crackdown in Delhi’s Jamia Miiia Islamia rippled through the country on Monday with demonstrations in several campuses, including in Hyderabad, Lucknow, Mumbai and Kolkata The morning after violence broke out in the national capital following protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, hundreds of students took to the streets demanding a probe into the usage of teargas inside the Jamia library as well as police entering the campus without permission from the varsity authorities Several Delhi University students boycotted exams to express their solidarity. They said they…

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“The death penalty has no place in the 21st century.”The quote by UN Secretary General Ant nio Guterres seems convincing, but over 50 countries still allow capital punishment and gruesome crimes such as the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case serve as a reminder that the issue of doing away with death penalty is not a settled one. The 50 countries that still allow death penalty include India, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Nigeria, the US, Iran, Japan, Kuwait, Bangladesh, Iraq, Indonesia and the UAE, according to information in public domain.The US-based Death Penalty Information…

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The Jamia Millia Islamia University turned into a battlefield on Friday after police and students, who wanted to march to Parliament House to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act, clashed with each other prompting AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan to reach the spot to take stock of the situation. Fifty students were detained following a clash between police and students after the protestors were stopped at the varsity gate and prevented from carrying out their march. The students, who were baton-charged by police personnel, alleged that the police also used tear gas…

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