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Citizenship showdown: Amit Shah re-introduces CAB in Lok Sabha; 293 votes for, 82 against tabling of Bill

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to provide Indian nationality to Hindus, Christians, Sikhs, Parsis, Jains and Buddhists fleeing persecution in Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.

Dec 9, 2019

Shiv Sena to back Citizenship Amendment Bill amid Congress rallying against it

Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha.

Dec 9, 2019

India calls for stringent selection process of UN peacekeepers

India has taken several steps to improve the performance of peacekeepers by cooperating with other countries.

Dec 8, 2019

Kenichiro Yoshida, President and CEO, Sony Corporation (left), and Satya Nadella, CEO, Microsoft

Who will blink first? India-US in staring match over taxing Internet downloads

India may ignore US warnings of trade sanctions and impose import duties on 'electronic transmissions' like software, movie and music downloads and streaming before the year-end; New Delhi and Pretoria threaten to end 20 years of WTO ban on taxing international downloads

Dec 7, 2019

No progress in getting Turkey to abandon Russian S-400 system'

The S-400 missile system has been a major issue in the US-Turkey ties after Ankara signed a $2.5 billion agreement with Russia to purchase S-400 missile batteries in 2017.

Dec 7, 2019

More than 250 prisoners from J&K lodged in UP and Haryana jails

The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G Kishan Reddy was informing the Rajya Sabha in response to a written question asked by member M P Veerendra Kumar.

Dec 4, 2019

'Projects worth Rs 80,068 crore underway in J&K, Ladakh': Home ministry on economic situation

On speaking about the economic situation of Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, G. Kishan Reddy said that 63 major development projects in various sectors were underway.

Dec 3, 2019

Indian intelligence warned of possible attacks

Infiltration attempts in J&K on rise post Article 370, terror incidents decline: Home Ministry

Union Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy said in Lok Sabha that there have been 88 incidents of terrorist violence after the abrogation of Article 370.

Dec 3, 2019

Decade old militant hideout busted in J&K's Baramulla

Huge cache of arms and ammunition, including two Ak-47 rifles, 2,000 rounds of ammunition and wireless sets were recovered from the hideout.

Dec 1, 2019

Payal Rohatgi faces brunt for inciting Hindu-Muslim issue in Hyderabad Vet's murder case

Payal Rohatgi was slammed on Twitter after she tried to colour the Hyderabad veterinary doctor's rape and murder case in Hindu Muslim issue. People urged the police to take legal action against her.

Nov 29, 2019

File photo of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers patrol over a footbridge near the Line of Control (LoC), a ceasefire line dividing Kashmir between India and Pakistan, at Sabjiyan sector of Poonch district.

7 Pakistan-based terrorists enter India via Nepal; holed up in Uttar Pradesh

These terrorists are making attempts to enter Jammu and Kashmir and also trying to get in touch with their local contact in the Valley.

Nov 24, 2019

Pakistan again violates LoC ceasefire in Rajouri

Pakistan troops "initiated unprovoked ceasefire violation" at around 11.30 a.m. in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri.

Nov 23, 2019

India's Balakot-proven eye-in-the-sky fleet to get a boost with new platforms

DRDO will acquire two more Airbus A330 and modify them by mounting advanced radar and electronic suite to see deeper into Pakistan while remaining on the Indian side.

Nov 22, 2019

'Share India's concerns': US on China's One Belt One Road project

On the grounds of territorial sovereignty, India is the only major country in the world to have opposed the OBOR project.