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DMK holds mega rally against CAA in Chennai

Chennai, Dec 23 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) along with its alliance parties held mega rally against CAA in Chennai on December 23. Congress leader P Chidambaram and MDMK's Vaiko participated in the rally. Thousands of people also took part in the rally. The security was beefed up during the rally to keep an eye on the protestors. The nation-wide protests have been intensified since both Houses of Parliament passed the new Citizenship Act.

'We stand for secularism': DMK Spokesperson on CAA

Chennai, Dec 23 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its alliance parties are set to hold a 'mega rally' against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Chennai on December 23, the Spokesperson of DMK, Saravanan Annadurai said, "This rally is organised by our party leaders and president MK Stalin to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). We have been opposing all the moves of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) which divides the country on communal fault lines." "We opposed this in parliament (both houses) and our party MPs stated out the reasons that why this bill should be opposed. We also had protest at our party headquarters and DMK is a party which stands for secularism," he added. "Six months back MK Stalin stated that India should prepare for a second freedom struggle under this draconian BJP government," Annadurai further stated.

People of Jharkhand are with BJP: Union Min Arjun Munda as party trails in early trends

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Speaking to ANI on Jharkhand Assembly Election results, Union Minister for Tribal Affairs, Arjun Munda, asserted that people of the state are with BJP. "Can't really predict about the elections results, however, I believe Jharkhand's people are with BJP," said Arjun Munda. Counting of votes is underway in Jharkhand. At 11:00 AM, BJP was leading on 27 seats while the Congress-JMM-RJD alliance was leading on over 40 seats in the 81-member assembly. The polling in Jharkhand was held in five phases from November 30 to December 20.

Can't challenge law and order situation in UP on basis of CAA protests: Shiv Pratap Shukla

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on statement of Uttar Pradesh Police that they did not open fire during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests, the veteran leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and former MoS Shiv Pratap Shukla said, "After the post-mortem of all those who died during anti-CAA protests, the bullets of police personnel were not found in any of the bodies, so I agree with the statement of Uttar Pradesh Police." "On basis of CAA protests, you cannot challenge law and order situation in UP," he added.

Security tightened ahead of President Kovind's visit to Puducherry

Puducherry, Dec 23 (ANI): Security arrangements have been made for President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Puducherry. President Kovind is scheduled to visit the union territory on December 23. He will address the 27th annual convocation of the Pondicherry University.

Kirari fire: Delhi govt to give Rs 10 lakh to kin of deceased, says Satyendar Jain

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Speaking on the fire accident that took place in North-West Delhi's Kirari area, Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain informed that a compensation of Rs 10 lakh each will be given to kin of deceased and Rs 1 lakh each to those injured in the accident. "A compensation of Rs 10 lakh each will be given to deceased and Rs 1 lakh each to those injured. Injured will be treated on government expenses. SDM inquiry into reason behind the incident to be conducted within 7 days," the Delhi Health Minister said. At least nine people died after a fire broke out at a cloth godown in Kirari. The fire has been doused off and the injured have been admitted to Sanjay Gandhi hospital.

Pragya Thakur argues with people onboard, man says "Your job is not to trouble us"

Onboard, Dec 23 (ANI): An argument broke out between BJP MP Pragya Thakur and other people onboard over allotment of the seats at a Delhi to Bhopal SpiceJet flight. In the video, people can be seen confronting Pragya and reminding her, a man said, "Your job is not to trouble us". Pragya Thakur and other man also argued over the language used. Pragya Thakur also filed a complaint with Bhopal Airport Director alleging that she was not allotted the seat that she had booked in a SpiceJet flight and the conduct of the airline crew was not right with her.

Have to accept people's mandate: Former Jharkhand CM on election result trends

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Dec 23 (ANI): Former chief minister of Jharkhand and JVM(P)'s candidate from Dhanwar, Babulal Marandi said that the Jharkhand Assembly Polls' results are not up to their expectations and also said that they have to accept people's mandate. He said, "The results are not as per our expectation. We will have to accept people's mandate. We will play the role which people's mandate has given us. Let the results come, and then we will sit and discuss what to do." Further, Babulal Marandi gave no clear views on aligning with NDA.

CAA protests spontaneous reaction of dissatisfaction: RJD's Manoj Jha

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): While speaking to ANI on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the protests against it across nation, the national spokesperson of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Rajya Sabha MP, Manoj Jha, said, "If Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that opposition parties are trying to mislead the nation then he is wrong." "CAA protests are spontaneous reaction of unrest and dissatisfaction," he added.

People in Patna hit road to support CAA

Patna (Bihar), Dec 23 (ANI): An organisation called 'Bharat Bachao Morcha' hit the road in Bihar's Patna to counter ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC. Security was also beefed up across the rally. Speaking to ANI, a protester said, "The bill does no harm to the citizens of India." President Ram Nath Kovind gave his assent to the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) on December 13 which sought to give Indian citizenship to non-Muslim immigrants who faced persecution in three neighbouring countries - Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

Hemant Soren is going to be Jharkhand's next CM: Tejashwi Yadav

Ranchi (Jharkhand), Dec 23 (ANI): Speaking to ANI, RJD leader, Tejashwi Yadav asserted that there is going to be clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan and Hemant Soren will be the next Chief Minister of Jharkhand. "There is going to be a clean sweep for Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in this election. We have fought elections under leadership of Hemant Soren. He is going to be the Chief Minister," said Tejashwi Yadav.

Security tightened ahead of DMK's mega rally against CAA in Chennai

Chennai, Dec 23 (ANI): The security tightened in Chennai ahead of Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam's (DMK) mega rally on December 23. DMK and its alliance parties are set to hold a mega rally against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the city. Police forces are deployed at various parts of the city. Nation-wide protests have been intensified since both Houses of Parliament passed the new Citizenship Act,

5 tourists killed as car falls into gorge in HP's Solan

Solan (Himachal Pradesh), Dec 23 (ANI): Five people from Haryana were killed in Himachal Pradesh's Solan on December 22. The accident took place near Kandaghat on the Solan-Shimla route on National Highway 5. Residents of Raipur Rani area of Haryana's Panchkula district were killed when their car turn off the road and fell into 300 meters gorge at Padhotha near Kandaghat in Solan district. They were between the age group of 20-25 years. Police team had to extricate bodies from car with the help of a cutter.

Snowy hills allure tourists in J-K's Patnitop

Patnitop (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 23 (ANI): Tourists visited Patnitop in Jammu and Kashmir's Udhampur following heavy snowfall in the area. The fresh spell brought cheers to tourists. They were seen playing with snow. Tourists also enjoyed horse riding amid the fresh powdery snow.

Homeless people move to night shelters as winters get chilly in national capital

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Due to snowfall in parts of North India, temperature has dropped down in Delhi. Homeless people spent the night at shelter home set up at Sarai Kale Khan area. These government-supported night shelters have become heaven for homeless people. They are provided with free blankets, pillows. Delhi is continuously reeling under cold wave.

Jharkhand Assembly elections: Counting of votes begin

Jamshedpur (Jharkhand) / Dhumka (Jharkhand) / Ranchi (Jharkhand), Dec 23 (ANI): Counting of votes began for Jharkhand Assembly polls on Dec 23. Security is tightened at the 24 district headquarters. Poster with 'Jharkhand ki pukar hai gathbandhan ki sarkar hai. Hemant ab ki baar hai' was seen in Ranchi. The polling in Jharkhand was held for 15 constituencies for 81 seats. The Legislative Assembly elections were held in Jharkhand from November 30 to December 20.

9 people dead after fire breaks out at cloth godown in Delhi's Kirar

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Nine people died after a fire broke out at a cloth godown in North-West Delhi's Kirar. The mishap took place in the wee hours of December 23. The fire has been doused and the injured have been admitted to a nearby hospital. Further details are awaited.

Twitter to redesign its iPad app

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Twitter's iPad app is getting a redesign to make it seamless and more efficient to use on Apple's tablet. As The Verge notes, the new design adds multiple columns to the iPad app, similar to its web interface with the navigation bar on the left and trending topics on the right. While the white space will be reduced, it still won't offer the same flexibility as apps like TweetDeck when it comes to column customisation. The new design is rolling out gradually.

3 dead, 10 injured after fire breaks out at cloth godown in Delhi

New Delhi, Dec 23 (ANI): Three people died and 10 got injured after a fire broke out at a cloth godown in North-West Delhi's Kirari. The mishap took place in the wee hours of December 23. The fire has been doused and the injured have been admitted to hospital.

Mushroom cultivation brings employment to locals of Kathua

Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec 23 (ANI): Cultivation of mushrooms is encouraging youths of JandK's Kathua district for self employement. It is a great opportunity for locals to increase their financial status. Mushroom cultivation production plays an important role in Government's plan of doubling farmers' income by 2022. Mushroom cultivation doesn't need separate land as it is done indoors. It increases locals' interest in the business. More than 200 farmers of Kathua district have opted for mushroom cultivation.