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Bandh, protests against Citizenship Bill hit normal life in NortheastLarge parts of the Northeast simmered with protests by students’ unions and Left-democratic organisations against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha. A day before the divisive legislation is tabled in the Rajya Sabha, normal life was paralysed in Assam’s Brahmaputra Valley during the shutdown, led by the All Assam Students’ Union and the North East Students’ Organisation NESO. The deserted Saraighat bridge which connects the Northeast with rest of India in Guwahati December 10, 2019 during the Assam bandh called by the North East Student Organisation in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill.   | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: U.S. panel considers recommending sanctions against Amit Shah | Comment unwarranted, inaccurate: Ministry of External AffairsIndia has the prerogative to validate its citizenry through … [Read more...] about Top news of the day: Anti-Citizenship Bill protests rock Northeast, Nirbhaya case convict Akshay Singh Thakur seeks review of death penalty, and more

Kasur: As Pakistan continues to agitate over the rape and murder of seven-year-old Zainab Ansari in Kasur, a TV news anchor chose a unique way to register her protest. On Wednesday, Samaa TV news anchor Kiran Naz did a live telecast with her young daughter sitting in her lap. Stating that as a mother she was worried for the safety of her child, she delivered some of the most powerful words which is sure to move you. “Today, I am not your news anchor Kiran Naz, today I am here as a mother. This is why I am sitting here with my daughter. It is true when they say that the smallest coffins are the heaviest and entire Pakistan is burdened by the weight of her coffin.” Her powerful words and her bold act was hailed on social media: Kudos to this anchor and Pakistan TV News Channels. Trust me you are much better than us. https://t.co/sroqDldPlV — Vinod Kapri (@vinodkapri) January 10, 2018 SAMAATV's news anchor, Kiran Naz brought her child to her … [Read more...] about Pakistan news anchor brings daughter on live TV to protest rape and murder of a minor girl

        Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 9 AM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.Shiv Sena may get home, NCP likely to get finance portfolio in MaharashtraThe allocation of portfolios for the Shiv Sena, Congress and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) is expected to be announced soon. The leaders of three parties held a meeting on Tuesday over portfolio allocation. Read moreCouncil may redo tax slabs to boost revenue from GSTThe GST Council could reduce the four tax slabs that currently exist – 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28% – to three – 8%, 18%, and 28% – two government officials familiar with the matter said on condition of anonymity. Read moreTribal vote to local issues: Key factors that may sway Jharkhand resultsJharkhand is in the midst of its fourth assembly election since the state was created in 2000. No single party has been able to win a majority on its own in previous … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at this hour: Shiv Sena may get home, NCP likely to get finance portfolio in Maharashtra and all the latest news

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion at 1 PM. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.PM Modi stings Opposition on Citizenship Amendment BillMinutes before the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill comes up for a crucial debate in the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a renewed pitch for its enactment at a meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s parliamentary party meeting. Read more BJP MPs give Modi standing ovation for CAB, he requests one for KarnatakaThere were two standing ovations at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s weekly Parliamentary Party meeting on Wednesday over the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Parliament’s lower House - Lok Sabha - on Tuesday and the party’s performance in by-polls to 15 assembly seats in Karnataka, according to two people present at the gathering. Read more‘Criminal attack on Northeast’, says Rahul Gandhi as Citizenship Bill heads to … [Read more...] about News updates from Hindustan Times at 1 pm: ‘Speaking Pak’s language’: PM Modi stings Oppn on CAB and all the latest news at this hour

        A senior Indian official on Wednesday sought to address concerns raised by US lawmakers at a closed-door briefing on Capitol Hill that ranged from the restrictions in place in Kashmir to a “preposterous” allegation that “Hindu music” was being forced upon Muslims there.The US lawmakers spoke about restrictions on communications — using the word “blockade”, as some have described it — including Internet and prepaid mobile phones and detentions, according to people familiar with the discussions. The denial of permission to foreign journalists to report from the valley also figured.As they sought answers from Ambassador to the US Harsh Vardhan Shringla, they were also careful to distance themselves from the questions and attributed them either to news-reports or their constituents. But ask they did even if it was, what someone described as the most “ridiculous” question of them all.One Democratic … [Read more...] about At briefing for US lawmakers, a question on ‘Hindu music’ to indoctrinate in J&K