Anti Caa Protests
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Amid anti-CAA stir, DU says organisers have to give 24-hr notice before any protest, submit details
India | Dec 29, 2019, 10:53 PM ISTAt a time when several universities are witnessing protests against the amended citizenship law, the Delhi University has issued a notice saying it should be informed in advance about any 'gathering' or 'demonstration'.
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Congress worker who gave ride to Priyanka Gandhi fined for not wearing helmet
India | Dec 29, 2019, 08:01 PM ISTThe Congress party worker on whose two-wheeler Priyanka Gandhi Vadra traveled while going to meet family members of Former IPS officer SR Darapuri on Saturday, has been challaned with a penalty of Rs 6100 for not wearing helmets.
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Will organise 'massive protest' if PM Modi comes to inaugurate 'Khelo India' games: AASU
India | Dec 29, 2019, 02:14 PM ISTAddressing a press conference, AASU leadership said the organisation is keeping a "close watch" on the forthcoming T20 match between India and Sri Lanka on January 5 in Guwahati and the 'Khelo India' games scheduled from January 10 to 22, 2020.
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Delhi Waqf Board sets up helpdesks for people booked during anti-CAA stir
India | Dec 28, 2019, 09:35 PM ISTThe Delhi Waqf Board has set up helpdesks to extend free legal aid to people booked in the city and other states during protests against the amended citizenship law.
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'Go to Pakistan': Meerut cop tells anti-CAA protesters, senior says officers 'showed restraint'
India | Dec 28, 2019, 06:08 PM ISTA video showing a senior cop asking Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters to leave the country and go to Pakistan has gone viral on social media. SP Meerut Akhilesh Narayan Singh was heard saying, “The ones (protesters) wearing those black or yellow armbands, tell them to go to Pakistan.”
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Anti-CAA Protests: Case filed against 10,000 unidentified AMU students for Dec 15 violence
India | Dec 28, 2019, 01:39 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Police on Saturday registered case against 10,000 unidentified students of Aligarh Muslim University, who were allegedly involved in the violence that took place during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 15.
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NRC, NPR more disastrous than demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi
India | Dec 28, 2019, 11:46 AM ISTAttacking the government over the issue of the National Population Register (NPR) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said these exercises will be more disastrous than the note ban in November 2016.
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Congress foundation day: Party to organise all India flag marches to 'Save Constitution'
India | Dec 28, 2019, 10:49 AM ISTOn 134th foundation day of Congress, the interim party President Sonia Gandhi hoisted the tricolour at AICC headquarter in Delhi on Saturday.
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Bulandshahr locals pay over Rs 6 lakh for damages caused in anti-CAA violence
India | Dec 28, 2019, 08:26 AM ISTUP government has walked the talk as far as their claims of making those responsible for damage of public property, pay for it go. Residents of Bulandshahr have paid over Rs 6 lakh to the district magistrate. Bulandshahr was one of the worst-hit areas of anti-CAA protests in UP.
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Ready to go to graveyard but not Pakistan, says Jamia protesters
India | Dec 27, 2019, 07:03 PM ISTWhile protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act after offering Friday prayers at the main gate of the Jama Masjid here, protesters said we are ready to go to a graveyard in India but we won't go to Pakistan.
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Seemapuri violence: Court allows police to conduct bone ossification test of accused
India | Dec 27, 2019, 06:00 PM ISTA court here Friday allowed Delhi Police to carry out bone ossification test to ascertain the age of one of the accused, arrested in connection with violent protest at Seemapuri against the amended Citizenship Act, claiming juvenility.
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Muslims take out protest march against CAA, burn Ajmer dargah deewan's effigy
India | Dec 27, 2019, 03:50 PM ISTA Large number of Muslims, including khadims of the Ajmer dargah, took out a protest march against the amended Citizenship Act here on Friday, demanding a rollback of the controversial law. They also burnt an effigy of Deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan, the spiritual head of the dargah, accusing him of misleading Muslims on the issue of the amended Citizenship Act.
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Hundreds of protesters marching towards PM Modi's residence stopped by police
India | Dec 27, 2019, 02:58 PM ISTProtesters demanding the release of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and others detained over Daryaganj violence took a protest march towards PM Modi's residence on Friday but were stopped by the police.
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These videos are an antidote to seriousness amid internet shutdown in many towns over CAA protests
India | Dec 27, 2019, 02:47 PM ISTAt a time when the internet is temporarily suspended in some UP districts, people have posted TikTok videos showing how life would be like without internet taking a lighter note on the situation and purely for fun.
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Childhood buddies wrangle, WhatsApp groups see exits over CAA-NRC debates on social media
India | Dec 27, 2019, 01:21 PM ISTcaa and nrc have expanded their boundaries to more than just drawing room debates. As the conversations get heated, people share their stories of witnessing the end of childhood friendships or acquaintanceship over the issue.
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As drones keep vigil for Friday prayers in UP, top cop says ‘doubtful areas under radar’
India | Dec 27, 2019, 12:03 PM ISTThe administration in Uttar Pradesh has beefed up security and intensified patrolling to ensure peace ahead of the Friday prayers. The authorities have also suspended internet services in 21 districts.
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SIT to probe anti-CAA violence in UP
India | Dec 27, 2019, 10:31 AM ISTThe DGP said that the SIT, in each district, will be headed by an officer of an Additional SP rank. The SIT will be headed by Additional SP (Crime) or Additional SP (City) of the district. More than 1,100 people have been arrested and 5,558 kept in preventive detention following violence related to anti-CAA protests in the past one week.
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CAA is a humanitarian act: Expat Bangladesh minorities
World | Dec 27, 2019, 10:26 AM ISTA group of individuals and organizations, representing religious and ethnic minorities of Bangladesh described the amended Citizenship Act as humanitarian,adding that through the law, India has partially fulfilled its duty towards millions of non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan who had to flee to the country in recent years but could not claim their rights.
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Hindus, Muslims unite for communal harmony amid anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh
India | Dec 27, 2019, 10:25 AM ISTUttar Pradesh has been witnessing violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act. At least 19 people were dead and dozens, including policemen were injured last Friday during clashes across the state.
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Left parties announce 7-day nationwide protests from Jan 1 against CAA, NRC, NPR; strike on Jan 8
India | Dec 26, 2019, 07:32 PM ISTThe Left parties on Thursday announced a seven-day nationwide protest from January 1 to 7 and a general strike on January 8 against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens.