Tag: CA
Prashant Kishor, Pawan Varma Expelled From JDU
Days after election strategist Prashant Kishor and senior party leader Pawan Kumar Varma spoke against the party leadership over its stand on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Nitish Kumar-led party on Wednesday expelled both the leaders from the party's primary membership. ....
Big Diplomatic Win For India In EU Parliament
In what may be considered as major diplomatic victory for India, there will be no voting on the resolution on CAA in the European Parliament on Thursday. The resolution was set in motion jointly by five major groups across political leanings.....
Kobe Bryant To Be Honoured By NBA During All-Star Game
Kobe Bryant will be honoured by NBA in their All-Star Game in Chicago next month....
Australia Bushfires: Emergency Declared In Canberra
Authorities on Friday declared a state of emergency in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT), which includes Canberra, over a bushfire that is threatening to spread to the southern suburbs of the city.....
Coronavirus: China Says 259 Dead, 11,791 Infected
Chinese authorities on Saturday announced that the death toll from the deadly novel coronavirus in the country has increased to 259, with 11,791 infected cases in 31 provincial-level regions.....
Centre Ready To Talk To Shaheen Bagh Protesters
Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Saturday said the Central government is ready to talk to Shaheen Bagh protesters; mainly women camping at Kalindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the proposed National Register of Citizens (NRC).....
After Sunny Leone, Ranbir Kapoor Spotted In Mask Amid Coronavirus Scare
There have been no cases of coronavirus recorded in Mumbai yet, but a few Bollywood actors are taking no chances. Stars like Ranbir Kapoor and Sunny Leone have been spotted at the airport recently, with their faces covered in masks. ....
Nirbhaya: MHA Moves HC Challenging Stay On Death Warrants
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) along with Tihar Jail authorities on Saturday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court order putting a stay on the death warrants issued against the four death row convicts in the Nirbhaya gang rape and murder case.....
Nirbhaya: Govt Wants No Delay In Hanging, HC Reserves Order
The Central government on Sunday told the Delhi High Court that the indefinite stay imposed on the execution of the four convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case was a "deliberate, well-calculated and well-thought out attempt to frustrate the process of law" and that there should be "no delay" in their hanging.....
US, India Celebrate 70 Years Of Fulbright Exchange Program
The United States and India on Sunday celebrated the 70th anniversary of the prestigious Fulbright exchange program which has awarded scholarships to over 11,000 Indians and Americans so far. ....
