Anti Caa Protests
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PFI expands in UP, played key role in anti-CAA stir
India | Dec 26, 2019, 06:58 PM ISTThe Popular Front of India, an extremist Islamic fundamentalist organisation which started in Kerala in 2006 as a successor to the National Development Front, has spread its base in Uttar Pradesh and played a major role in anti-CAA violent protests in the state as well as other places, catching security agencies off guard.
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Massive showdown in Jadavpur University, students to 'rusticate' chancellor Dhankhar
India | Dec 26, 2019, 03:26 PM ISTOn the war path with West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar, students of Jadavpur University have decided to "rusticate" him as the chancellor over a host of issues, including his stand on the contentious Citizenship Act.
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Time has come to punish 'tukde-tukde' gang for disturbing peace: Amit Shah in Delhi
India | Dec 26, 2019, 03:11 PM ISTHome Minister Amit Shah has hit out at Congress party under whose influence the 'tukde-tukde' gang carried out violent protest and asked the people of Delhi that time has come to punish them, indirectly referring to the forthcoming assembly elections in the national capital.
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Little sacrifice is affordable: Presidency University dean on repercussions for joining CAA protests
India | Dec 26, 2019, 07:36 AM ISTPradip Basu, dean of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Kolkata's Presidency University joined student's anti-CAA protest saying if there are any repercussions then a little sacrifice is affordable.
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Santas, Christmas cake, carols at anti-CAA protests in Delhi
India | Dec 26, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTThe anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) agitation blended into festive colours on the day of Christmas.
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Varsity accused of intimidating students for taking part in anti-CAA protest
India | Dec 25, 2019, 09:48 PM ISTActivists alleged on Wednesday that Nirma University here tried to "intimidate" its students who took part in protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and also advised their parents to `counsel' them. Officials of the varsity, a private university set up under a state act, were not available for comment.
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Indian-Americans hold rallies in support of CAA, NRC in US
World | Dec 25, 2019, 01:55 PM ISTA large number of Indian-Americans have come out in support of the amended citizenship law and the proposed National Register of Citizens, holding rallies in several US cities to "dispel misinformation and myths" surrounding the contentious law, the organisers of the demonstrations have said.
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Those opposing CAA, NRC can be 'wiped out' in an hour: Haryana BJP MLA
India | Dec 25, 2019, 07:06 AM ISTIn provocative remarks seemingly directed at Muslims, a Haryana BJP MLA has said those opposing CAA and NRC can be "wiped out" in an hour. Kaithal MLA Leela Ram Gurjar was speaking at an event in his constituency in support of the amended citizenship law.
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Ghaziabad administration to honour 57 peacemakers for pacifying violent mobs during anti-CAA stir
India | Dec 24, 2019, 10:57 PM ISTThe Ghaziabad administration has been examining CCTV footage to identify not merely trouble-makers but also peacemakers who tried to pacify violent mobs during the anti-CAA stir last week in the district and has decided to honour 57 such good samaritans, said district magistrate on Tuesday.
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They used to pelt stones at our funeral processions: Haryana’s Pak Hindu refugees
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:05 PM ISTFor the Hindu refugees of Pakistan who now call Haryana’s Yamuna Nagar home, the passage of the Citizenship Amendment Act was nothing less than a blessing
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21K people booked in 15 FIRs for violence in Kanpur
India | Dec 24, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTAs per the details in FIRs, almost all the accused were unidentified. At least 5,000 people were booked by the Babupurwa police while cases were registered against over 4,000 others in Yateemganj.
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Inclement weather, anti-CAA protests led to cancellations: GoAir
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:26 AM ISTBudget carrier GoAir on Monday blamed a combination of factors such as inclement weather, low visibility and anti-CAA protests in certain parts of the country for disrupting multiple flights across the network.
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CAA protests: AMU appoints injured student as Assistant Professor
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:14 AM ISTIn an attempt to assuage the feelings of students, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice Chancellor Tariq Mansoor has appointed chemistry Ph.D student, Mohd Tariq as an Assistant Professor on ad hoc basis. Tariq was one of the students who had suffered severe injuries during clashes with police during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act on campus on December 15. His right hand fingers have been severely damaged.
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Mayawati appeals Centre to clear doubts on CAA, NRC
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:03 AM ISTBahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday said the Centre should clear all the doubts of the Muslims over the issue of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). She also warned the members of the Muslim community to be careful against political exploitation.
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CAA protests: AAP MLA booked in Ghaziabad for inciting violence
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:01 AM ISTA criminal case has been registered against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA Amanatullah Khan for allegedly inciting violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest. Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday booked the MLA after an FIR was registered at the Kotwali police station in Ghaziabad on December 18. "A case has been registered against the MLA under six different sections. A section of Information Technology (Amendment) Act 2008 has also been added to it," Sudhir Kumar Singh, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ghaziabad told IANS.
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Fake news alert: No, AMU hasn't fired its registrar over citizenship law violence
India | Dec 23, 2019, 07:39 PM ISTA forged note doing the rounds of social media claims that the university has terminated the services of its registrar, IPS officer Abdul Hamid, for allowing the cops on campus on December 16
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HC directs West Bengal govt to suspend all CAA-related media campaigns
India | Dec 23, 2019, 02:52 PM ISTThe Calcutta High Court directed the West Bengal government on Monday to suspend all media campaigns related to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). A division bench of Chief Justice TBN Radhakrishnan and Justice Radhakrishnan directed the state government to suspend the campaigns on CAA till the court gives its final orders.
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Massive protest in Chennai over Citizenship law, Rahul Gandhi to lead protest at Rajghat
India | Dec 23, 2019, 11:07 AM ISTMassive protests were held in Chennai against the newly passed Citizenship Act in Parliament. In New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have called for a protest at Rajghat starting at 3 pm.
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67 shops of alleged protesters sealed in UP district
India | Dec 23, 2019, 10:05 AM ISTMore than 67 shops in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar have been sealed as the state government has started the exercise to identify protesters involved in the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act stir.
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Tejashwi Yadav among opposition leaders booked in Bihar for anti-CAA bandh
India | Dec 23, 2019, 07:07 AM ISTTop opposition leaders In Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, have been booked in connection with the bandh organised here on the previous day in protest against the amended Citizenship Act and a proposed countrywide National Register for Citizens (NRC), police said on Sunday.