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New Delhi, Dec 11: The Muslim population in India has increased from 9.8 per cent in 1951 to 14.8 per cent in 2011 while the Hindu population has decreased from 84 per cent in 1951 to 79 per cent in 2011.

The original video is available on YouTube where it has been shared by a page called "Klimom", an organisation that produces high quality cow milk products.

Mumbai: At his maiden interaction with the senior police officers here on Tuesday, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray instructed them to take quick action in cases of women harassment and other related issues so that such crimes can be curbed. Thackeray's directives comes in the wake of reports that Maharashtra, despite having second highest crime rate against women, spent 'zero' funds under Nirbhaya funds. The then Central government had set up a Nirbhaya fund and allocated parts of it to states and Union Territories to ensure the safety of women.

Priyanka said that the reason behind the children being served substandard food under the midday meal scheme is largely due to the BJP government's indifference.

The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered a judicial enquiry into the Telanganaencounter, LiveLaw reported.

Officials at the Sumerpur PHC, however, confirmed to The Indian Express that the purported medical registration slip in the name of Shubham Trivedi is fake and that no patient by that name was admitted to the hospital on those dates.

Mumbai opener Prithvi Shaw on Wednesday scored his maiden first-class double century. Shaw registered his best score of 202 off just 179 balls with the help of 19 fours and seven sixes. Mumbai scored 431 in the first innings and Shaw went on to register 66 runs.

Vijender Singh became the first Indian boxer to win an Olympic medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Parts of national capital received showers on December 12 evening. Rain has also raised hopes for better air quality. The rains are also expected to add to the winter chill. The Western Disturbance over Iran and Afghanistan caused isolated incidences of rain and snow over Northern India. Earlier today, the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) remained in the 'severe' category.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on December 12 held a press conference in the national capital. He cleared India's stand on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. He said that there is no need to respond on every statement made by Pak PM. "All his statements are unwarranted, he should rather pay attention to the condition of minorities in Pakistan than comment on internal matters of India," said Kumar.

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar on December 12 held a press conference in the national capital. While addressing the mediapersons, he briefed them about the upcoming India and United States 2+2 ministerial dialogue. He said, "India and USA 2+2 ministerial dialogue will be held on December 18 in Washington DC. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Foreign Minister S Jaishankar to lead the Indian delegation," said Kumar.

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) member Bhaiyyaji Joshi on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah for their courageous step of bringing Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019. While speaking to ANI, Joshi said, "We want to thank the Centre, PM Modi and HM Amit Shah for the courageous step of bringing Citizenship Amendment Bill. It is a big initiative of present government to give honourable place to refugees (from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh) living in India. We welcome them." The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed from both the Houses of the Parliament.

Union Minister of State for Development of North Eastern Region Jitendra Singh attacked the Congress for fanning violence in the Northeast states. He said, "Misleading statements made by Rahul Gandhi yesterday tend to fish in troubled waters of Brahmaputra and trying to seek crutches of some of disgruntled elements to revive their fortune." Earlier, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi had tweeted, 'The CAB is an attempt by Modi-Shah Government to ethnically cleanse the North East. It is a criminal attack on the North East, their way of life and the idea of India'.

Tata Power has been ranked among top 10 companies in this year's Indian Corporate Governance Scorecard Tata Power ranks among top 10 companies with highest corporate governance score, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Institutional Investor Advisory Services India Ltd (IiAS) with the financial support of Japan's government. Tata Power made it into the top 10 list for the first time. It is also the first time that the company has entered in leadership category which features six companies with the highest scores. The scorecard presents an assessment of 150 companies which comprises S and P BSE 100 index constituents and 50 companies that were listed between April 2015 and March 2017 (IPO companies).

India-China troops participated in 'Hand-in-Hand 2019' exercise in Meghalaya's Shillong. Indian and Chinese troops practiced insertion by helicopters. The exercise is being held at Umroi Cantonment in Shillong, Meghalaya as part of the eighth such exercise between the two sides. The 14-day joint training exercise began on December 07.

Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Parliament from both the Houses. Speaking on this, BJP National General Secretary Ram Madhav said that CAB 2019 will provide relief to millions of refugees living as stateless people in India. "We are happy that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 has been passed in both the Houses of the Parliament and it will soon become an Act. It'll give great relief to millions of refugees who came to India decades ago and are living here as stateless people," said Ram Mahdav.