Anti Caa Protests
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OIC expresses concern over CAA; says 'closely' following developments
India | Dec 23, 2019, 06:48 AM ISTThe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said it was "closely" following the recent developments "affecting" Muslims in India as it voiced concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the verdict in the Ayodhya case.
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48 arrested, 262 booked over violence in Muzaffarnagar during anti-CAA protests
India | Dec 22, 2019, 11:47 PM ISTForty-eight people have been arrested and 67 shops sealed in connection with violent protests here last week during which several persons, including over a dozen policemen, were injured and vehicles gutted, officials said on Sunday.
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Tejashwi Yadav among opposition leaders booked in Bihar for anti-CAA bandh
India | Dec 22, 2019, 11:32 PM 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.
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Delhi protesters who burnt DTC bus caught on camera | WATCH
India | Dec 22, 2019, 10:30 PM ISTSeveral DTC buses were set on fire during the protest near Jamia Millia Islamia University. A video showing protesters setting a bus alight has now emerged.
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Islamic outfits PFI, SIMI supected behind UP violence; toll rises to 17
India | Dec 22, 2019, 09:58 PM ISTBlaming "outsiders" for the violence during protests against the amended Citizenship Act, the UP government on Sunday said six people from West Bengal associated with Islamic outfits PFI and SIMI have been arrested, even as the death toll rose to 17 in the state.
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Tukde tukde gang, urban naxals behind CAA, NRC protest, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
India | Dec 22, 2019, 08:44 PM ISTUnion minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday vowed tough action against "sponsored" protests in view of the Citizenship Amendment Act and proposed nationwide NRC, which he claimed were being supported by the "tukde tukde gang" and "urban naxals".
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Constable miraculously survives after bullet hits wallet full of coins in UP
India | Dec 22, 2019, 08:23 PM ISTA few coins, four ATM cards and a picture of Lord Shiva inside a wallet kept in the inner side of his jacket miraculously shielded a police constable from a bullet fired at him during the violent anti-citizenship law protests in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district.
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Priyanka Gandhi visits Bijnor, meet kin of two killed in anti-CAA protests
India | Dec 22, 2019, 07:12 PM ISTCongress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday made an unscheduled visit to Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh and met families of two persons, killed in recent violence over the amended citizenship law.
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PM Modi plugs regularisation of colonies in Delhi at Ramlila Maidan rally
India | Dec 22, 2019, 02:36 PM ISTAmid the raging anti-CAA protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chose to start his speech with an unusual chant, "Vividhta me ekta, Bharat ke visheshta" (Unity in diversity is India's speciality).
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Muslims from Pak, Afghanistan and Bangladesh can go to Islamic countries: Gadkari on CAA
India | Dec 22, 2019, 02:50 PM ISTAmid widespread protests in the country against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said the law is a necessity as no country in the world right now is specifically for the Hindus.
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Owaisi appeals to fly tricolour to show protest against CAA, NRC
India | Dec 22, 2019, 10:55 AM ISTWhile addressing a huge public meeting at Darussalam in Hyderabad, AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi appealed to people to hoist tricolour atop their houses to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Not bulletproof vest, wallet saves Faridabad cop's life during CAA protest
India | Dec 22, 2019, 09:41 AM ISTA police constable in Faridabad on Saturday had a narrow escape from death after a bullet fired during Anti-CAA protest pierced through his bulletproof jacket and got stuck in his wallet.
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Amid CAA protests Assam govt plans to make Assamese state language, ban sale of land to outsiders
India | Dec 22, 2019, 12:28 PM ISTAmidst the ongoing statewide uproar over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the State cabinet today took a number of decisions in a bid to appease different indigenous groups, which included among others, creation of three new autonomous councils, reservation of seats for different communities in educational institutions, and measures for securing land rights for the indigenous people.
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RJD workers use buffaloes, ride carts at anti-CAA protest
India | Dec 22, 2019, 09:15 AM ISTProtesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters used buffaloes, much to the amusement of people, to block roads on Saturday.
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Chandrashekhar Azad's followers chant 'Raavan' as he entered court
India | Dec 22, 2019, 07:11 AM ISTAs Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad entered the court premises on Saturday to be produced before the metropolitan magistrate, his followers chanted "Raavan-Raavan".
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Breaking news on December 22
India | Dec 22, 2019, 11:25 PM ISTIndiatvnews.com brings to you breaking news, latest photos and videos from across India and the world on December 19, 2019. HIGHLIGHTS:
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Thane DCP Rajkumar Shinde handling of protest is a beautiful example on policing | Watch
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:56 PM ISTThis is one police officer who came, saw -- and with a simple gesture -- "conquered" a massive crowd protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens in Bhiwandi town.
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73 percent Muslims feel CAA will hike population, economic burden
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTJust over 47 per cent of Indians feel that the Indian Constitution had been violated by the recently-passed Citizenship Amendment Act but nearly the same number differs on this issue, according to an IANS-CVoter survey.
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Students march to Bengal BJP office, demand rollback of CAA
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:16 PM ISTThe protesters shouted slogans and held placards that read 'Scrap NRC & CAA' and 'We won't allow fascism to rule in India', as they passed by the saffron party's West Bengal headquarters at Muralidhar Lane.
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Daryaganj Violence: Bhim Army's Chandra Shekhar Aazad sent to Tihar for 14-day judicial custody
India | Dec 21, 2019, 09:55 PM ISTChandra Shekhar Aazad sought bail from the court saying that there was no evidence that he instigated anti-CAA violence at Delhi's Daryaganj.