Citizenship Amendment Bill Gets President's Nod, Protests Continues Across NE & More Top News

Amid the ongoing protests and violence in the North East over it, the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has received the assent of President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday, turning it into an Act.

According to an official notification, the Act comes into effect with its publication in the official gazette on Thursday. The controversial bill was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday with 125 votes in favour and 99 against it. Read more

Internet Blackout Extended To Meghalaya As North East Continues To Boil Over Citizenship Act

The indefinite curfew, which was in force in Dibrugarh municipal area, was relaxed for 5 hours today even as a large number of people gathered in the Chandmari area of Guwahati to observe a fast called by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) to protest against the Citizenship Act.

The curfew was relaxed from 8 am. The Army and the security forces were conducting flag marches in Guwahati town which was the epicentre of the protests, besides Dibrugarh and Tezpur. Read more

Parliament Attack: India Pays Homage To Martyrs Who Died Defending Temple Of Democracy In 2001

Eighteen years ago, on this day, the Indian Parliament, the seat of the world's largest democracy was under an unprecedented lockdown after five heavily terrorists of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, who managed to infiltrate the complex and opened fire.

The attacker had infiltrated the Parliament house on a day when both the Rajya Sabha and Lok Sabha were in session but had adjourned 40 minutes before the incident. Read more

Hyderabad May Lose Its Green Lungs If Govt Gives Nod For An Upcoming Police Academy

Chilkur Reserve Forest in Hyderabad is known as the city's lungs and is spread over 800 acres but it appears to be facing a severe threat.

RBVRR Telangana State Police Academy (TSPA) is planning to build a commando school and training centre and has asked permission to prune the region's green cover. Read more

While PMC Bank Scam Continues To Haunt People, Another Bank Fraud Case Worth Rs 568 Cr Comes Up

Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has raided a leading Mumbai jeweller, P&S Jewellery Ltd. and its directors for allegedly defrauding several banks to the tune of Rs 568 crore, official sources said.

The CBI raided the company's 13 official and residential premises in Mumbai, Lonavala on Thursday and seized various incriminating documents. Further searches are underway. Read more

Nirmala Sitharaman In Forbes's World's 100 Most Powerful Women's List For 2019

Sitharaman was ranked 34th in the list which is topped by German Chancellor Angela Merkel, followed by President of the European Central Bank Christine Lagarde in the second spot and Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in the third position.

Other Indians who made it to the top 100 list are HCL Corporation CEO and Executive Director Roshni Nadar Malhotra and Biocon Founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw.
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