Four rockets hit into an Iraqi airbase north of Baghdad where US troops are based, military sources told AFP on Sunday.
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12 Jan, 21:48 (IST)
Chennai: Journalist Anbalagan of Makkal Seithi Maiyam, arrested by City Police under non-bailable sections earlier today, after a scuffle broke out between him and the office bearers of Booksellers' & Publishers' Association of South India (BAPASI) in Chennai Book Fair yesterday.
12 Jan, 21:18 (IST)
Tihar Jail official: Dummy execution of the convicts of 2012 Delhi gang-rape case was performed today at Tihar Jail. The dummy was created in sacks filled with debris and stones, as per the weight of the convicts. Hangman was not called, but a jail official performed it.
12 Jan, 20:51 (IST)
Pakistan media: Bangladesh has refused to play test series in Pakistan. Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan said, "According to Bangladesh government advice, they can only play 20-20 match in Pakistan. There is no chance to play test match in Pakistan right now."
12 Jan, 20:50 (IST)
"I congratulate her for standing with truth. She has set an example of bravery by exercising her right of expression. Comments against her are not in lines with our country's ethos and should be condemned," said Congress leader Jyotiraditya Scindia, lauding actress Deepika Padukone for visiting the JNU after January 5 violence.
12 Jan, 20:05 (IST)
Jawaharlal Nehru University: Registration deadline for 2020 Winter Semester has been extended up to January 15, 2020, without any late fine.
12 Jan, 18:46 (IST)
"Today more than ever, there is a need to bring down walls that create differences among people. We follow Sarva Dharma Sama Bhavana — that is in our Indian blood and part of our civilization," said Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu.
12 Jan, 17:27 (IST)
Students affiliated to the Bhim Army have staged a protest at Jantar Mantar in Delhi demanding the release of Chandrashekhar Azad.
12 Jan, 16:20 (IST)
"I challenge Mamata Banerjee and Rahul baba (Rahul Gandhi), to find out a provision from Citizenship Amendment Act that can take citizenship away from anyone in this country," Home Minister Amit Shah said while addressing a rally in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.
12 Jan, 15:00 (IST)
The fourth and final structure, part of the Maradu buildings, was demolished by the authorities in Kochi on Sunday. Watch Video:
12 Jan, 14:43 (IST)
Delhi Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) core committee meeting on Delhi Assembly elections to be held at party office, later today. Party President Amit Shah will chair the meeting.
12 Jan, 14:08 (IST)
Government Sources: One of the two unarmed civilians killed in attack in Poonch sector along LoC two days ago by Pakistan Army's Border Action Team(BAT), was beheaded. Two civilians Mohd Aslam and Altaf Hussain were killed in the attack
12 Jan, 13:02 (IST)
Mau: Samajwadi Party leader Bijli Yadav shot dead in Muhammadabad. Police at the spot.
12 Jan, 12:50 (IST)
Another terrorist gunned down by security forces in the encounter at Tral, Pulwama. Encounter over. Search operations underway.
12 Jan, 12:40 (IST)
India announces squad for Women's T20 World Cup 2020.
12 Jan, 12:30 (IST)
The country's coasts are gateways to development. Our govt has started Sagarmala programme to improve connectivity: PM Narendra Modi at 150th anniversary celebrations of Kolkata Port Trust.
12 Jan, 12:08 (IST)
"Kolkata Trust Port to be renamed after Syama Prasad Mukherjee": PM Narendra Modi .
12 Jan, 11:49 (IST)
Serena Williams wins Auckland Classic, ending her three-year drought.
12 Jan, 11:42 (IST)
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee skips Kolkata Port Trust's 150th anniversary celebrations programme at Netaji Indoor Stadium.
12 Jan, 11:08 (IST)
#WATCH Maradu flats demolition: Jain Coral Cove complex demolished through a controlled implosion. 2 out of the 4 illegal apartment towers were demolished yesterday, today is the final round of the operation.
New Delhi, January 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a two-day official visit in West Bengal -- will address students from the Belur Math on Sunday. CM Mamata Banerjee had met the PM and that the state was against the new Citizenship Act. Also, she made her point that her state government is against the CAA, NRC and NPR. To this, PM Modi said that he was there for certain programmes and asked Mamata to come to Delhi for a meeting.
In another news, a top media outlet "identified" a masked female arsonist who was spotted using a rod in the videos in the Jawaharlal Nehru University campus during January 5 violence. The woman, said to be Komal Sharma from Daulat Ram College of Delhi University, is a member of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) -- the students' wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). However, ABVP has denied her associations with the student's wing. JNU Sting Operation: Masked Woman Seen in Violence Video is 'ABVP Member Komal Sharma', Reveals India Today Investigation.
On Saturday, Indian Army Chief Major General Mukund Naravane said that the elite security forces have the ability and are ready to occupy the Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), provided there is a parliamentary resolution that entire Jammu and Kashmir is part of India. Adding more the Army Chief said, however, they would wait till the orders to take appropriate action.
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