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Poor and uneducated will suffer the most due to CAA: Kanhaiya Kumar

Patna (Bihar), Dec 19 (ANI): Communist Party of India (CPI-M) leader, Kanhaiya Kumar joined protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Bihar's Patna. He said, "This is not the matter of Muslim community, this is the problem of providing documents, poor people not able to provide proper documents, as they roam around to different states for work, uneducated people will suffer more during this process. Can't give citizenship based on documents," said CPI leader Kanhaiya Kumar.

Amaravati farmers protest over Andhra CM's idea of three capitals

Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 19 (ANI): Farmers protested in Amaravati's Thullur area of Andhra Pradesh against the statement by Office of Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy, "we can think in terms of having three capitals; legislative, executive and judicial capital."

Watch: Police detain protesters after Sec 144 in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Dec 19 (ANI): Police detained protesters in Bengaluru. Several Left organisations have called for a 'bandh' in the state to protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Security has been beefed up across Karnataka. Section 144 has been imposed throughout Bengaluru including rural districts.

Unhappy over birth of 4th daughter, man commits suicide in Gujarat

Junagadh (Gujarat), Dec 19 (ANI): As per police, a farm labourer in Gujarat's Khambhalia village in Junagadh district killed himself after allegedly killing his 3 daughters aged 9, 7 and 2 years. He killed them by throwing them into a well, after his wife gave birth to another daughter. Later, the man committed suicide by hanging himself. A case has been registered. Investigation is underway.

CAA protests: SP MLAs stage demonstration outside UP Assembly

Lucknow, Dec 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party (SP) MLAs in Uttar Pradesh held a protest against the new Citizenship law outside the state assembly in Lucknow. They flagged placards against the government and the new Citizenship law. The party members also raised questions on inflation and farmers issue.

Karnataka farmer goes viral for singing Justin Bieber songs

Chitradurga (Karnataka), Dec 19 (ANI): Meet this 'Indie pop singer' from Karnataka who actually happened to be a farmer. Pradeep belongs to Hindasagatti village of Chitradurga district and works on fields. He is famous in his village for singing songs of Justin Bieber. Pradeep also love Michael Jackson and performs his dance moves in the fields. Pradeep has become a social media sensation overnight. Bollywood actor Anupam Kher also praised his talent on his Instagram handle.

'There is fear among citizens today': Arvind Kejriwal urges centre to revoke CAA

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on December 19 appealed to the central government to revoke Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), reasoning that there is "fear among all citizens" today due to the deteriorating law and order situation in the country. "Today, law and order situation in the country is deteriorating. There is a fear among all citizens today. I appeal to the central government to not bring this law but give employment to the youth," Kejriwal told reporters in Delhi where parts of areas have been put under Section 144 to tackle violent protests against the new citizenship law.

BJP brought CAA just to remain in power: Akhilesh Yadav

Lucknow (UP), Dec 19 (ANI): Former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav, hit out on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government over recent incidents over CAA. He said that BJP brought Citizenship (Amendment) Act just to remain in power.

CAA protests: Historian Ramachandra Guha, activist Umar Khalid detained

Bengaluru (Karnataka), Dec 19 (ANI): Historian Ramachandra Guha was detained on December 19 in Bengaluru while taking part in protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Section 144 is imposed in Bengaluru amid call for intense protests against new citizenship law. Meanwhile in Delhi, activist Umar Khalid, too, was taken into custody for protesting CAA near Red Fort where Section 144 is in place. Nation-wide protests intensified after Citizenship Amendment Bill was cleared by Parliament and received President Ram Nath Kovind's assent on December 13. Section 144 is imposed in multiple states across the country to tackle violent protests against CAA.

CAA protests: Section 144 imposed near Red Fort

Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Section 144 has been imposed near Red Fort in old Delhi amid the nation-wide protests against new Citizenship law. The Delhi Police barricaded roads and imposed traffic restrictions to clamp down on planned protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). As per Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, more than four people can't assemble in the said area.

FM Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultations with stakeholder groups of trade union, labour oraganisations

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Union Minister for Finance, Nirmala Sitharaman, held pre-budget consultations with stakeholder groups of trade union and labour oraganisations on December 19. Union Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Anurag Thakur was also present in the meeting. The consultation meeting was held in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2020-21.

Bhubaneswar all set to welcome Santa ClausFort

Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Dec 19 (ANI): Bhubaneswar is dipped in mood of festivity as Christmas is around the corner. City is prepping up to welcome Santa Claus. Colourful lights, ornaments, Xmas trees and tinsels have taken over shops of Bhubaneswar. The costumes and statues or dolls of Santa Claus are also available in the market. Ahead of Christmas, the city's church is also decorated with lights and flowers. People visited the local markets to buy all the decorative items. Annual festival is celebrated with great pomp and show on Dec 25, commemorating birth of Jesus Christ.

YouTube rolls out new personalised playlists

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): To make your music consumption pattern more personalised, YouTube Music has introduced a shelf of three new mixes. The new personalised mixes include a Discover Mix, updated every Wednesday, New Release Mix, updated every Friday, and Your Mix, the official blog notes. The new playlists will be updated regularly and use your listening history to create a fresh guide of personalised content every week.

CAA protests: Security beefed up in Karnataka after imposition of Sec-144 in Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Dec 19 (ANI): Security has been beefed up across Karnataka, as some organisations (Left parties and Muslim organizations) called for a 'bandh' in the state to protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Section 144 has been imposed throughout Bengaluru including rural Districts. Police has been deployed at Bengaluru's Town Hall area also.

Tourists in Rajouri ecstatic as weather turns snowy

Rajouri (Jand K), Dec 19 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri received heavy snowfall. Dehra Ki Gali area was covered with thick layer of white sheet. Tourists were seen enjoying the snowy weather and were seen playing with snow. Several parts of North India have received heavy snowfall which resulted in intensified cold waves.

Counter-terrorism, economics discussed during 2+2 dialogue with India: US State Dept Spokesperson

Washington DC (USA), Dec 19 (ANI): The second 2+2 Dialogue between India and US was held at the United States. US State Department Spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said that counter-terrorism, economics, trade and security were few of the highlights of the Dialogue. Morgan said, "This is only the second time that we have 2+2 Dialogue between India and US and this is the first time it is being held in the United States. It shows the significance of the US bilateral relationship with India that we were able to have this conversation. India is someone credibly important to us in a number of institutions around the world and the relationship is very important in the President Trump's Indo-Pacific strategy." Speaking on the highlights, she said, "We have a number of issues as it relates to counter-terrorism, economics, trade, security and then what's most important is that world's oldest and world's largest democracies talk on a range of these issues."

Equity indices open marginally lower, Yes Bank falls by 2.8 pc

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices were in the negative zone amid uncertainty in global markets after the US House of Representatives voted to impeach President Donald Trump for abuse of power. At 10:15 am, the BSE SandP Sensex was down by 61 points to 41,497 while the Nifty 50 slipped by 18 points at 12,204. Sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were mixed with Nifty bank, financial service, IT, metal and realty in the red. Among stocks, Yes Bank lost by 2.78 per cent to trade at Rs 45.45 per share. ICICI Bank fell by 1.1 per cent and IndusInd Bank by 0.8 per cent. Metal major like Tata Steel and Hindalco too were down by about 1 per cent. The other losers included Grasim, Bharti Airtel, Dr Reddy's GAIL and HDFC. However, those which showed some gains were Bharti Infratel, Mahindra and Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Eicher Motors and Tata Motors. Meanwhile, Asian markets traded mixed and gold edged higher as the US House of Representatives voted to impeach Republic

AISF stops train in Patna to protest against CAA, NRC

Patna (Bihar) / Darbhanga (Bihar), Dec 19 (ANI): All India Students Federation (AISF) members stopped train at Rajendra Nagar railway station as a part of their protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Meanwhile, CPI-M workers also blocked railway track at Laheriasarai railway station in Darbhanga against CAA and NRC. Protests intensified in the nation against the new Citizenship Act since the day the bill got assent of President Ram Nath Kovind after getting cleared by the Parliament.

Delhiites reel under chilly winters as cold waves intensify

New Delhi / Chandigarh, Dec 19 (ANI): Cold waves have intensified in several parts of North India. The temperature has dipped further in the national capital as people in Delhi are reeling under chilly winters. Delhiites were seen baking heat to save themselves from the chilling winters. Meanwhile, Chandigarh was covered with a layer of fog. Locals here too were seen absorbing heat from bonfires. The cold waves have intensified after parts of North India's hilly region received heavy snowfall.

Here's why greasy meal interrupts gut's communication with body

New Delhi, Dec 19 (ANI): A meal loaded with too much of fat and grease can silence the communication between the intestine and the rest of your body, suggests a recent study. While using the fish to examine cells that normally tell the brain and the rest of the body what's going on inside the gut after a meal, a team of Duke researchers discovered that a high-fat meal completely shuts down that communication for a few hours.