Uttar Pradesh's Director General of Police (DGP) O P Singh announced the imposition of Section 144 in view of the unrest prevailing over Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
'Sec 144' is in force and no permission for any gathering has been given for 19.12.19. Pls do not participate. Parents r also requested to counsel their children.— DGP UP (@dgpup) December 18, 2019
Schools in Uttar Pradesh's Noida have declared holiday for two days due to the prevailing cold wave conditions in the city.
Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule joined students of Savitribai Phule University who were protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act in Pune, earlier today.
Maharashtra: Nationalist Congress Party MP Supriya Sule joined students of Savitribai Phule University who were protesting against #CitizenshipAmendmentAct in Pune, earlier today. pic.twitter.com/0l0Z2xOnmw— ANI (@ANI) December 18, 2019
Section 144 imposed in Kalaburagi from Thursday morning till December 21 late night. DCP Kalaburagi said, "Section 144 is imposed in the city from tomorrow morning till 21st December late night. A 'bandh' has been called by consortium of Left wing & Muslim organisation tomorrow in Kalaburagi."
A 25-year-old man sets himself ablaze at India Gate. Delhi Police claimed that he was mentally unstable.
25-year-old man sets himself ablaze at India Gate: Police— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) December 18, 2019
Supreme Court today sought response from the Ministry of Defence, and Uttar Pradesh Government on a petition filed against the proposal of the Uttar Pradesh Government to cut 64,000 trees for Defence Expo in Lucknow.
Tata Sons statement: "The NCLAT order appears to even go beyond the specific reliefs sought by the Appellant. Tata Sons strongly believes in the strength of its case and will take appropriate legal recourse."
Puducherry Chief Minister V Narayanasamy on Citizenship Amendment Act: We had already said that this will be difficult to implement, so, Puducherry will also toe the line of Punjab and Madhya Pradesh.
Cyrus Mistry's statement: Today’s judgment isn't a personal victory for me,but is a victory for the principles of good governance&minority shareholder rights. The outcome of the appeal is a vindication of my stand.
Manithaneya Makkal Katchi hold protest against Citizenship Amendment Act outside the residence of Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, Edappadi K Palaniswami in Chennai.
Mumbai, December 18: In one of the biggest news of today, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to chair the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting today.
Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to conduct the Class 10 and Class 12 examinations from February 15, 2020; while the exams for Class 12 will end on March 30. The Class 10 exams will conclude on March 20.
Nagpur Mayor Sandip Joshi had a narrow escape after two bike-borne miscreants fired three bullets at him on Tuesday midnight.
K Chandrashekar Rao-led Telangana Rashtra Samithi government on Monday raised the price of alcohol in state and imposed additional excise duty of 10 percent to generate additional revenue of Rs 3,600 crore.
Protests against CAA have intensified and it has spread across the country. The Deputy Commissioner of Police of Howrah region, Ajeet Singh Yadav, was injured after a bomb was hurled at security forces during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Kolkata.
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