Politics

Explained: What happened inside JNU and the aftermath

At least 34 people, including JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) president Aishe Ghosh, were injured as 50 masked assailants barged into hostels and had a free run for almost three hours.

Jan 6, 2020

Will not implement CAA, NRC and NPR in Delhi if voted to power, announces Congress

Congress has also demanded one-day special Delhi Assembly session to clear the ruling Aam Aadmi Party's (AAP) stand over the CAA.

Jan 6, 2020

Was the US drone strike on Iran's General Qassem Soleimani an assassination?

US and Iran have long been engaged in a shadow war in the Middle East and elsewhere but the US has never declared formal war on Iran.

Jan 4, 2020

Iranian military leader Qassem Soleimani

US kills Iranian general Qassem Soleimani: How world leaders reacted

Here are the reactions to the killing of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force, in a US airstrike on his convoy at Baghdad airport.

Jan 3, 2020

Indians go abroad and eat beef: Giriraj Singh wants Bhagavad Gita to be taught in schools

Giriraj Singh stoked a controversy saying that children studying in missionary schools start consuming beef after they travel to other countries.

Jan 2, 2020

CAA will benefit Dalit community, claims BJP working president Nadda prior to PR drive

Nadda claimed that the reason for bringing the law is religious persecution and Pakistan not honouring Liyaqat-Nehru pact.

Dec 29, 2019

CAA protests: Telecom operators lose Rs 24.5 million every hour they are forced to suspend internet services

To quell protests, the government has deployed thousands of police as well intermittently ordered mobile data shutdowns at a time people have used social media such as Instagram and TikTok to wage a parallel battle online.

Dec 28, 2019

This Presidency University professor leads anti-Citizenship Act protest in Kolkata. Video goes viral

In the ten-minute video, the 63-year-old Pradip Basu, Dean of Humanities and Social Sciences, is seen raising slogans and delivering a fiery speech.

Dec 28, 2019

After Shashi Tharoor, Congress women's wing tweets India's map sans Kashmir, receives backlash

The post was against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act and read "Stop Yogi Adityanath" with an image of him strangulating the map of India.

Dec 27, 2019

CBI to probe Rs 126 cr Yamuna Expressway scam in Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav regimes; books ex-CEO, 20 others

The CBI has acted on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government to probe alleged irregularities worth Rs 126 crore in the purchase of large areas of land in Mathura for the Yamuna Expressway project, they said.

Dec 25, 2019

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