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TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against Citizenship Act
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court Friday challenging the amended Citizenship Act, according to which members of non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there will be given Indian citizenship. Moitra's counsel...
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Protect rights of religious minorities, US urges India
Washington: The US has urged India to protect the rights of its religious minorities in keeping with its Constitution and democratic values as it continues to monitor the developments in various Indian states related to the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill....
UK General Elections: Boris Johnson set for victory as early results pour in
London: British Prime Minister Boris Johnson looks set to return to 10 Downing Street with a comfortable majority and a victory for his ‘Get Brexit Done’ message in the General Election based on forecasts as early results poured in Friday....
CAB won’t be implemented in Punjab, says Amarinder
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Citizenship (Amendment) Bill gets President’s nod, becomes an Act
New Delhi: In a late Thursday night order, President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, letting it become an Act allowing Indian citizenship to six non-Muslim minority migrants facing religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. As per gazette of India, the Citizenship (Amendment)...
Read moreAnguish over tree felling at Talabira mines
Bhubaneswar: The decision of the state government to destroy the green cover spread over more than 1,000 hectares of land at Talabira in Sambalpur district for a new open cast mining has raised eyebrows of the environmentalists. Local administration has started cutting down big trees to make the place fit for mining purpose. The Union and the state governments have already accorded all requisite approvals for the open cast coal mining...
Read moreAnti-defection law anti-democracy: Tathagata
New Delhi: Coming down heavily on the anti-defection law which restricts a lawmaker from expressing his/her opinion on an issue, former Lok Sabha MP Tathagata Satpathy, Thursday, termed the law ‘anti-democracy’ and accentuated that ‘the law has hollowed out the democracy from within’. Participating in a discussion on ‘Anti-Defection Law and the Whip System’ organised by the PRS Legislative here, the former MP said that it forces a member to react...
Read moreNow, Odisha’s Agriculture department comes under Mo Sarkar
Bhubaneswar: Taking forward the 5T initiative, the state government Thursday included the departments of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment and Higher Education in the ‘Mo Sarkar’ (my government) programme. The basic objective was to provide good governance to the people under its 5T (teamwork, technology, transparency, time leading to transformation) initiative. The state government had launched ‘Mo Sarkar’ programme October 2, 2019. Though initially it was implemented in the departments of Home...
Read moreCycle tracks mandatory for building plan approval
Bhubaneswar: In a move to promote clean and green environment in Capital city, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) has made it mandatory for all housing projects to provide infrastructure for non-motorised transport (NMT) at building and plot level. As decided in the Building Plan Committee meeting of BDA, dedicated cycle tracks should be the integral part of planning. According to the guidelines, no housing project will get approval if it fails...
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Happy birthday Venkatesh; this legendary actor made his Hindi film debut with ‘Anari’
Hyderabad: South film industry’s superstar actor Venkatesh Daggubati celebrates his 59th birthday 13 December. Vekantesh has many superhit films under his belt. He made his debut as a child artist in Prem Nagar (1971) at the age of 11. Venkatesh's father Dr. Ramanaidu Daggubatti was a famous filmmaker and a former MP. Suresh Babu, who runs 'Suresh Production', is...
Dahuka bridge hits land acquisition roadblock
Nayagarh: Three years have elapsed since Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik laid the foundation stone of Dahuka bridge, across the River Dahuka on Nayagarh-Khandapara road but the project has not progressed beyond only three pillars. People commuting on the Nayagarh-Khandapara road are facing problems since there is a low lying narrow bridge on the stretch. Keeping this in...
Rajya Sabha MP demands national tag for Bargarh Dhanuyatra
Bhubaneswar: Rajya Sabha MP Prasanna Acharya urged the Centre to declare the weeklong Dhanuyatra festival of Bargarh as a national festival. To make the festival more lively and attractive, a decision has been taken to select the actors to perform in various roles for which a selection committee has been formed. The committee would have the responsibility...
Despite all attributes of a tourist spot, Halua waterfall gets short shrift
Rayagada: Despite all the features required to have a tourist spot tag from the tourism department, Halua waterfall is yet to get the tag which is why most tourists are not aware of this spot. After Bairagihalua bridge, 20 kilometres from Rayagada block headquarters, there is Halua waterfall, a gift of nature. Chuckling through hills and rocks,...
Google adds spam protection in Messages app for Android users
San Francisco: Google has introduced a spam protection feature in its Messages app for Android users who will now get a warning about spam texts. "With Spam protection for Messages, we warn you of suspected spam and unsafe websites we've detected. If you see a suspected spam warning in Messages you can help us improve our spam...
Class IX student found pregnant in Malkangiri
Malkangiri: In yet another shocking and shameful incident, a Class IX student of a school has become pregnant in Taragaon police station area of Nabarangpur district Thursday. The matter came to the fore during a routine health checkup at the school. Authorities of the school later handed the minor girl to her family. Child Welfare Committee (CWC)...
Nirbhaya’s mother wants convicts to be hanged before December 16
New Delhi: The mother of the 2012 Delhi gangrape-murder victim Friday said she wants those convicted in the case to be hanged December 16, the day her daughter 'Nirbhaya' was brutally assaulted and left to die on the road seven years ago. The mother, who has moved the Supreme Court against the review plea by one of...
Abhishek Kapoor to direct film on Balakot airstrike
Mumbai: Rock On!! director Abhishek Kapoor has joined hands with producers Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Bhushan Kumar, Mahaveer Jain and Pragya Kapoor for a film based on the 2019 Balakot airstrike. The announcement was made Friday on Twitter. "A story of grit, determination, and valour, #2019BalakotAirstrike is a tribute to the sons of India! Written & directed by...
TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves SC against Citizenship Act
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra moved the Supreme Court Friday challenging the amended Citizenship Act, according to which members of non-Muslim communities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan facing religious persecution there will be given Indian citizenship. Moitra's counsel mentioned the matter for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice of India S A...
Shreyas Iyer should bat at No.4 in ODIs, says Anil Kumble
New Delhi: Former India captain and spin legend Anil Kumble wants Shreyas Iyer to bat at the crucial no.4 position in the upcoming ODI series against the West Indies, which according to him, is going be a tough ‘challenge’ for the Indian bowlers. Giving his views on the upcoming three ODIs, starting Sunday, Kumble said India's bowling...
