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Jaipur, Dec 23: A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi sought to allay apprehensions on the National Register of Citizens, a senior BJP leader on Monday said a nationwide NRC will be implemented but only after “detailed discussions”. At a press conference in Jaipur, BJP national vice president Shivraj Singh Chouhan alleged that the Congress was trying to create confusion among people over the

New Delhi, Dec 23: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday said that if Prime Minister Narendra Modi would have given a ''clarification'' on the National Register of Citizens (NRC) earlier, then the people would not have died and violence would not have erupted across the country. "Today PM Modi has given a clarification regarding the NRC. If he would have given a clarification earlier

New Delhi, Dec 23: Christmas seemed to have come early at the Congress headquarters on Monday with party workers bursting crackers and distributing sweets as trends for the Jharkhand assembly elections showed the Congress-JMM alliance ahead of the ruling BJP. The Congress was ahead in 13 seats and the JMM in 23, according to the Election Commission. The BJP was trailing with leads in 27 seats

Ranchi, Dec 23: The counting of votes for 81 Jharkhand assembly seats began at 8am on Monday in all the 24 district headquarters amid tight security. The state went to polls for 81 assembly seats in five phases from November 30 to December 20. The Jharkhand assembly election results 2019 will be announced today to determine the fate of the Raghubar Das-led Bharatiya Janata Party government in the

Mumbai, Dec 23: An argument broke out between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and other people on board over the allotment of the seat during a Delhi to Bhopal Spicejet flight recently. In a video that has emerged from the incident, people can be seen confronting the BJP MP and reminding her that she is people's representative and her job is not to "trouble them". As the arguments escalate, Thakur is heard

New Delhi, Dec 22: With the Modi cabinet set to meet on Tuesday, following the Saturday's Council of Ministers' meeting which will be a review exercise, there is a strong possibility that after the CAA move, the Centre may now focus on NPR renewal. The government has been preparing for the National Population Register (NPR) amid the ongoing protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and

New Delhi, Dec 22: Thousands of people joined fresh rallies against a contentious citizenship law in the country on Saturday, with 24 killed so far in nearly two weeks of widespread unrest. The death toll jumped one day after demonstrations turned violent on Friday in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, where at least 15 people were killed including an eight-year-old boy who was trampled

Hyderabad, Dec 22: Jamia Millia Islamia University students Ladeeda Sakhaloon and Aysha Renna on Saturday shared the stage with All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi at a rally here. The two girls, who hail from Kerala, had become the face of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University's protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA). A video of Ladeeda and

Chennai, Dec 22: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Saturday hit out at the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, saying that the party's majority in the Parliament does not give them the authority to destroy the fabric of India. Taking to Twitter, the actor-turned-politician said that the party has no right to deny "one's ancestry based on

New Delhi, Dec 21: BJP MP Gautam Gambhir has approached the Delhi Police, alleging he has received death threats from a caller using an international number. The East Delhi MP has written to the deputy commissioners of Shahdara and Central districts about the threats received by him on Friday. He urged the police to ensure the safety and security of his family.