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Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019, which seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants eligible for citizenship.  The illegal migrants include Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Under the 1955 Act, one of the requirements for …

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today rejected the doubts raised by Congress on her statement in Lok Sabha on contracts given by the government to Hindustan Aeronautics Limited.  During Zero Hour, Ms Sitharaman gave details of the contracts for weapons procurement. She said her ministry has received the confirmation from HAL that contracts …

  The Mahagathbandhan in Bihar is ready to begin discussions on sharing the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state. Key leaders of all the parties are expected to meet on Monday over a lunch of fish curry and rice. Their host Mukesh Nishad, who coined the slogan “Maach bhaat khayenge aur …

MUMBAI – Bollywood veteran actor Naseeruddin Shah has said that walls of hatred are being erected in the name of religion in India and those who stand against this injustice are being punished. In a video released by the Amnesty International, the actor revealed that those fighting for their rights are …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today hit out at Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu for joining hands with Congress and alleged that he has done so to save his power. Mr Modi was interacting with booth workers of BJP from Anantapur, Kadapa, Kurnool, Narasaraopet and Tirupati Parliamentary constituencies through video …

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party on Saturday confirmed that it has entered into an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh for the 2019 general elections.  News18 had on Friday reported that Mayawati and Akhilesh had sealed the alliance in a three-hour marathon meet in New Delhi and agreed on …

Share on FacebookShare On TwiterShare on Google+Share on LinkedIn0 Comments Shimla: Six persons, including five students, were killed on Saturday when a school bus skidded off the road and rolled into a gorge in Himachal Pradesh‘s Sirmaur district, an official said. The victims were going to DAV Public School when the accident …

New Delhi: State-owned BHEL said it has successfully commissioned a 800 MW thermal unit within a record time of 46 months in Telangana. “The 800 MW set has been commissioned at Kothagudem Thermal Power Station (KTPS) of Telangana State Power Generation Corporation (TSGENCO),” Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) said in …

J&K: Encounter is on between terrorists and security forces in Pulwama distFile PicIn Jammu & Kashmir, a gunfight has broken out between terrorists and joint security forces in Aripal Tral area of Pulwama district this morning. Security sources said that a cordon and search operation (CASO) was launched on the basis …

The Central Bureau of Investigation, CBI today conducted searches at 12 locations in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi in connection with illegal sand mining.Sources in CBI told AIR News that the searches were spread across multiple districts including Jalaun, Hamirpur, Lucknow, Kanpur and also in the national capital.Besides, the residences of …