LIVE News Updates: Congress reschedules ‘Bharat Bachao rally’ at Ramlila Maidan, to be held on Dec 14 now

Mild tremors were felt in parts of Delhi on Tuesday. More details are awaited.

The Congress' mega 'Bharat Bachao rally' in Delhi against Modi government’s anti-people policies, which was scheduled on November 30, will now be held on December 14, the party announced on Tuesday.

"It has been decided to reschedule the date of ‘Bharat Bachao Rally’ on Saturday, the 14th December, 2019 at 11.00 a.m. at Ramlila Maidan, New Delhi," Congress' general secretary, organization, K C Venugopal said in a tweet.

The Congress had said on Saturday that its district-level and state-level agitations against the Centre's policies would culminate in a massive rally at Ramlila Maidan in Delhi on November 30.

A delegation of Congress leaders on Tuesday met Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari over the Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative (PMC) Bank scam and gave him a memorandum.

Two days after it was unceremoniously ejected from the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance, the Shiv Sena on Tuesday raised serious questions on the very legitimacy of the NDA.

It demanded to know who had authorised the Sena's removal from the NDA, whether proper procedures were followed or not, and if any show-cause notice was served before taking the extreme step.

"A person with a crooked face, who made the announcement has no knowledge of history or the past politics which led to the creation of the NDA in which Shiv Sena was involved in its 'karma-dharma' from the very first day it was born," the Sena said in strong identical edits in the party mouthpieces "Saamana" and "Dopahar Ka Saamana".

It pointed out that it was political giants like the Sena founder late Balasaheb Thackeray, late Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, late Defence Minister George Fernandes, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani, and Akali Dal's Parkash Singh Badal, who were the founding pillars of the NDA.

"While Fernandes was the NDA Convenor, Advani was the NDA Chairman. They held meetings and discussed important issues before taking any decisions unitedly.

"But today, who is the Chairman/Convenor of the NDA? Was a meeting of all the NDA allies convened and the matter discussed? Then, on what basis was the arbitrary decision to remove the Sena taken and by whom," the Sena demanded sternly.

Rly rightsizes Railway Board, transfers 50 directors and above level officers to zones: Order

“Not a single MP from Opposition went into the Well of the Rajya Sabha. Yet, House was adjourned within minutes right till 2 pm. Oppn deprived of raising imp issues in Zero Hour & holding ministers accountable in Question Hour. Parliament When you don’t have answers, u run away,” tweeted

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Danish Ali raises Jawaharlal Nehru University issue in Lok Sabha. Ali said that police atrocity is condemnable.

On Monday, The faculty and students of Jawaharlal Nehru University alleged that over 10 students, including the visually and physically challenged, were injured due to the "brutality" of police personnel who severely baton charged them during their protest against the hostel fee hike, even as the Delhi Police denied the accusations.

JNU students took out a march from the University premises to Parliament House but were stopped at Baba Gang Nath Marg near the campus from where nearly 100 protestors, including students' union president Aishe Ghosh, were detained.

Ghosh alleged that there was no woman police official while she was being detained.

"I was picked up by four male policemen and put in a bus. When I questioned them about the absence of women police personnel, they were rude to me," she said.

Former students' union president N Sai Balaji claimed that students who were taken inside buses for detention were thrashed by the police personnel.

A former student, Sandeep Louis, was among those injured.

"He was trying to climb the barricade when police thrashed him. He was bleeding from the head but was led by police to a van so that he could be detained," said Abhishek, his friend.

Rajya Sabha to hold a discussion on the pollution issue. A Calling Attention Notice has been admitted for Thursday.

The Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill, 2019, already passed from the Lok Sabha in August, will be tabled in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday. The bill seeks to remove the Congress President as a permanent member of a trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial

Rajya Sabha proceedings adjourned till 2 pm after oppn uproar over police action on protesting JNU students, situation in J-K

CPI parliamentary group leader, Binoy Vishwam has given notice to suspend the business of the Rajya Sabha to discuss police assault on JNU students.

The counting of votes for 49 civic urban local bodies in Rajasthan began on Tuesday.

"The counting began at 8 am amid tight security arrangements," an official of the state election commission said.

The polling was held on Saturday to elect more than 2,000 ward councillors in 49 municipal bodies.

The results will be announced later in the day.

Election for chairman and deputy chairman of urban local bodies will be held on November 26 and 27, respectively.

Hong Kong's chief executive said Tuesday that protesters occupying a city centre university had no option but to surrender if there were to be a peaceful resolution to a three-day standoff.

"This objective could only be achieved with the full cooperation of the protesters, including of course the rioters that they have to stop violence, give up the weapons and come out peacefully and take the instructions from the police," she told a press conference in her first comments on the siege.

Congress Interim President Sonia Gandhi, Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Former President Pranab Mukherjee pay floral tribute to Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her birth anniversary.