Anti Caa Protests
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AILU demands restoration of statehood to J&K, terms CAA 'divisive'
India | Dec 21, 2019, 07:26 PM ISTThe Jammu and Kashmir chapter of the All India Lawyers' Union (AILU) on Saturday demanded immediate restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir, release of detained political leaders and restoration of internet services.
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Delhi Waqf Board to give Rs 5.5 lakh each to kin of those killed during anti-CAA protests
India | Dec 21, 2019, 07:11 PM ISTEarlier, Khan had provided a financial help of Rs 5 lakh and a permanent job at the Waqf Board to Jamia Millia Islamia student Mohammad Minhajuddin who lost sight in his left eye after police entered campus and allegedly baton charged students last week.
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India could carry out a false flag operation to divert attention from CAA protests: Pak PM
World | Dec 21, 2019, 11:03 PM IST"If India does such an operation to divert attention from its domestic chaos plus whip up war hysteria to mobilise Hindu nationalism, Pak will have no option but to give a befitting response," Imran said in a tweet
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62 percent people across India support Citizenship Amendment Act: Survey
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:58 PM ISTAbout 62 percent of the citizens of the country are in favor of the Citizenship Amendment Act, while about 68 percent of citizens in Assam are against the Act, according to an IANS-CVoter snap poll released on Saturday.
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Kanpur: Anti-CAA protesters set vehicles on fire outside police chowki
India | Dec 21, 2019, 06:39 PM ISTKanpur: Anti-CAA protesters set vehicles on fire outside Yateemkhana police chowki. Major scuffles between police and protesters have taken place at Kanpur.
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Congress behind violence during anti-CAA protest: CM Vijay Rupani
India | Dec 21, 2019, 05:23 PM ISTAll those who were seen attacking the police in CCTV footage would be arrested, he said.
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Amid uproar over Citizenship law, samaritans serve biryani, water to protesters
India | Dec 21, 2019, 05:10 PM ISTLocal from Jamia Nagar on Saturday served biryani and drinking water to the protesting students of Jamia Millia Islamia. In a show of solidarity, the student who were gathered outside the University were served vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian biryani.
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Gorakhpur doctor booked for allegedly instigating Aligarh protests
India | Dec 21, 2019, 04:59 PM ISTDr. Khan had hit headlines after the death of 60 children in the BRD hospital in Gorakhpur in the year 2017.
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Delhi Police restricts kins of people arrested Daryaganj violence, asks them to wait outside police
India | Dec 21, 2019, 02:35 PM ISTWaiting outside a police station in Old Delhi, a family member of one of the 15 people arrested in connection with a violent protest in the area, said, "My son-in-law had come to drop his wife near Daryaganj but was arrested for being involved in the violence.
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Congress missing in action as student intensify protests against Citizenship Act in Delhi
India | Dec 21, 2019, 02:29 PM ISTAs the student stir against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act nearly seemed to have blown up in the face of the Centre, the apparently key Opposition party, Congress is seen missing in action.
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Gorakhpur tense after violence during CAA protests, Section 144 in place
India | Dec 21, 2019, 01:02 PM ISTFollowing violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Gorakhpur, the police have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 144 of IPC here to maintain law and order situation in the city.
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Anti-CAA bandh rocks Bihar; rail, road traffic disrupted
India | Dec 21, 2019, 02:58 PM ISTThe Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) called for a bandh today in Bihar against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Earlier, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav had announced about Bihar Bandh to demonstrate against the Citizenship Act, that grants citizenship to Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists and Christians fleeing religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.
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Akhil Gogoi's mother on hunger strike, demands his release from NIA custody
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:26 AM ISTKrishak Mukti Sangram Samiti Leader Akhil Gogoi’s mother, Priyada Gogoi, is on a hunger strike demanding his unconditional release from the NIA Custody. She began her hunger strike on December 20.
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Anti-CAA protests: 15 held for Daryaganj violence in Delhi
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:52 AM ISTFifteen people have been arrested in connection with the violence in Daryaganj in Old Delhi during a protest against the new citizenship law, police said on Saturday.
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West Bengal peaceful, no violence reported over new citizenship law
India | Dec 21, 2019, 10:52 AM ISTThe situation in West Bengal was peaceful with no incident of violence over the amended Citizenship Act reported so far on Saturday, police said. According to sources, the police have stepped up vigil and beefed up security arrangements in various parts of the state in order to avoid any untoward incident.
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Face of Jamia's anti-CAA protests, Ladeeda-Aysha to share dais with Owaisi in Hyderabad
India | Dec 21, 2019, 10:43 AM ISTLadeeda Sakhaloon Farzana and Aysha Renna, became the face of anti-CAA protests on December 15 in Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi, are going extra miles to fight against the Citizenship Act.
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CAA stir: Death toll in UP rises to 11, includes 8-year-old boy from Varanasi
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:35 AM ISTEleven people were killed and scores of others injured as protests against the new citizenship law turned violent in Uttar Pradesh for the second consecutive day on Friday, taking the death toll in the state in the last 48 hours to 11.
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Karnataka court pulls up Bengaluru police for ban order
India | Dec 21, 2019, 09:57 AM ISTObserving that there was no application of mind, the Karnataka High Court on Friday pulled up the Bengaluru police for arbitrarily imposing a 3-day ban order across the city under Section 144 of the CrPC. "The police did not apply mind while issuing the ban order, which was blanket one. What kind of violence was anticipated and why such an order was issued," state Chief Justice S. Abhay Oka said while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) against the order.
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KSU blocks buses belonging to ISRO in Trivandrum during CAA protests
India | Dec 21, 2019, 09:51 AM ISTAs the whole nation is in a rage after the Citizenship Bill became an Act, Kerala Students Union (KSU) members on Friday blocked buses belonging to ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) at Peroorkada Junction in Kerala's capital city Thiruvananthapuram.
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SIT constituted to probe violence during anti-CAA protests in Assam: CM Sonowal
India | Dec 21, 2019, 09:20 AM ISTAfter massive damages were caused to public properties in the wake of protests in Assam, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal stated that whoever was involved in the violent protests will not be spared. He said a Special Investigation Team (SIT) has been constituted in this regard to deal with the unruly protesters.