The Centre on Tuesday approved funds to update the National Population Register – a list of “usual residents” in the country. Union minister Prakash Javadekar said that no document or biometric data was required for the register and it will be based on self-declarations
Police imposed prohibitory orders at Mandi House in Delhi ahead of protest rallies. However, protestors have defied the orders to gather there, including Swaraj India leader Yogendra Yadav.
A bullet found in the body of a 20-year-old civilian killed in last week’s anti-Citizenship Act protests in Uttar Pradesh was fired from the service pistol of a police constable, the state police told a newspaper.
CBI books Jagdish Khattar, former Maruti Suzuki MD, for allegedly cheating PNB of Rs 110 crore
The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked Jagdish Khattar, the former managing director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, in a cheating case linked to a Rs 110 crore loan taken from the Punjab National Bank, Mint reported on Tuesday.
Cabinet approves post of chief of defence staff
The Cabinet Committee on Security on Tuesday approved the creation of the post of a chief of defence staff of the Indian Armed Forces, NDTV reported. The appointee will be higher in rank than the chiefs of the Indian Army, the Navy and the Air Force.
Cabinet approves updating National Population Register amid concerns about NRC
The Union Cabinet on Tuesday approved funds of more than Rs 3,900 crore to update the National Population Register, Union minister Prakash Javadekar announced on Tuesday. This register, which is linked to the census and is a list of “usual residents” in the country, is largely seen as the first step before a nationwide National Register of Citizens is implemented.
Delhi set to record the longest ‘cold day’ spell in December in 22 years
Delhi may witness the longest and severest “cold day” spell this month in 22 years as the India Meteorological Department predicted “cold day to severe cold day” conditions on Tuesday. In December 1997, the national Capital had recorded 17 cold days and a 13-day cold spell, a senior weather department official said.
Citizenship Act protests: Plea against internet shutdown in parts of Delhi on December 19 dismissed
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition against the deputy commissioner of police’s direction of an internet shutdown in the national Capital on December 19 during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, saying there was no reason to interfere as the order was temporary.
‘These things keep happening’: Varanasi DM mocks child’s death in stampede during police assault
As lakhs of Indians hit the streets to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens last week, they were met with brutal force in many Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states. The worst of these is Uttar Pradesh. Of the 24 people dead across India, as many as 17 are from the northern state. In many parts of Uttar Pradesh, the police made mass arrests, forcibly entered Muslim homes and ransacked them.
Mumbai: Shiv Sena workers allegedly assault man for derogatory comment against Uddhav Thackeray
A 30-year-old man from Mumbai’s Wadala area was beaten and his head tonsured allegedly by Shiv Sena supporters after he posted a derogatory comment about Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray. The incident took place outside Hiramani Tiwari’s Shanti Nagar residence on Sunday.
Kolkata: Jadavpur University protestors force Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to turn back from campus
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to turn back from Jadavpur University by protestors on Tuesday morning, a day after he was shown black flags at the institution and was called a “BJP activist”.
Citizenship Act: Karnataka orders CID inquiry, magisterial probe into violence at Mangaluru protest
The Karnataka government on Monday announced two inquiries – one magisterial and another by the Crime Investigation Department – into the violence during anti-Citizenship Act protests on December 19. Two people were killed in police firing.
US legislator Jaishankar refused to meet says India’s actions ‘wholly inappropriate’, criticises NRC
United States Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal on Tuesday wrote in The Washington Post that Indian Minister of External Affairs S Jaishankar’s decision to pull out of a meeting with American legislators because of her invitation to the event was surprising. She also expressed concern about the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed nationwide National Register of Citizens.
Citizenship Act protests: Plea against internet shutdown in parts of Delhi on December 19 dismissed
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday dismissed a petition against the deputy commissioner of police’s direction of an internet shutdown in the national Capital on December 19 during the Citizenship Amendment Act protests, saying there was no reason to interfere as the order was temporary, Live Law reported.
‘These things keep happening’: Varanasi DM mocks child’s death in stampede during police assault
As lakhs of Indians hit the streets to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens last week, they were met with brutal force in many Bharatiya Janata Party-ruled states. The worst of these is Uttar Pradesh. Of the 24 people dead across India, as many as 17 are from the northern state. In many parts of Uttar Pradesh, the police made mass arrests, forcibly entered Muslim homes and ransacked them.
Mumbai: Shiv Sena workers allegedly assault man for derogatory comment against Uddhav Thackeray
A 30-year-old man from Mumbai’s Wadala area was beaten and his head tonsured allegedly by Shiv Sena supporters after he posted a derogatory comment about Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, PTI reported on Tuesday. The incident took place outside Hiramani Tiwari’s Shanti Nagar residence on Sunday.
Kolkata: Jadavpur University protestors force Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar to turn back from campus
West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar was forced to turn back from Jadavpur University by protestors on Tuesday morning, a day after he was shown black flags at the institution and was called a “BJP activist”.
Citizenship Act: Karnataka orders CID inquiry, magisterial probe into violence at Mangaluru protest
The Karnataka government on Monday announced two inquiries – one magisterial and another by the Crime Investigation Department – into the violence during anti-Citizenship Act protests on December 19, reported PTI. Two people were killed in police firing.
The Delhi Police on Tuesday imposed prohibitory orders in Mandi House ahead of Swaraj Abhiyan’s protest against the new citizenship law. The rally is supposed to be held from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar. Swaraj Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav is supposed to lead the rally.
‘Why not include Muslims?’ Bengal BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose questions amended citizenship law
Chandra Kumar Bose, the vice president of Bharatiya Janata Party’s West Bengal unit, on Monday defied the party line to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act. Bose, who is the grandnephew of Subhash Chandra Bose, said that India was always open to all religions and communities.
Maharashtra won’t implement CAA or NRC, no detention centre in state, Uddhav Thackeray tells Muslims
Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday told Muslim delegations that the amendments to the Citizenship Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in the state, The Hindu reported. He said the state government will not build any detention centres.
CAA protests: German student at IIT-M, whose placard drew Nazi reference, asked to leave India
A German student was asked to leave India days after he attended a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. During a protest in Chennai, he had carried a poster that made a reference to the Nazi rule in his own country: “1933 to 1945 – we have been there”.
CAA protests in UP: Police bullet that killed 20-year-old was fired ‘in self defence’, says official
The bullet found in the body of a 20-year-old civilian killed in last week’s anti-Citizenship Act protests in Uttar Pradesh was found to have been shot from the service pistol of a police constable, The Indian Express reported on Tuesday. The constable shot Mohammad Suleman in “self-defence” during protests in Bijnor district, senior officials claimed. The police had so far claimed that they had not fired even a single bullet at protestors – until figures confirmed by some officials to The Indian Express showed that at least 14 people killed during clashes in parts of the state since December 19 had succumbed to “firearm injuries”. Suleman was one of them.
Jharkhand elections: JMM-Congress-RJD alliance emerges victorious, BJP concedes defeat
The Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday lost the Assembly elections in Jharkhand to the alliance of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal. The ruling party won only 25 seats in the 81-member Assembly, while the Opposition alliance won 47 seats. The JMM emerged the single largest party with 30 seats, while its alliance partner Congress won 16 seats and RJD one. The majority mark is 41.
Rahul Gandhi says Modi has managed to do what its enemies could not – stall India’s progress
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Monday that the Narendra Modi-led government was doing what India’s enemies could not do – stall the progress of the country. He made the remarks after reading out the Preamble to the Indian Constitution along with Interim Congress President Sonia Gandhi and former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at Rajghat in New Delhi, during a protest against the amendments to the Citizenship Act.