Anti Caa Protests
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Breaking News, December 21, 2019 | As it happened
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:54 PM ISTIndiatvnews.com brings to you breaking news, latest photos and videos from across India and the world on December 21, 2019. LIVE UPDATES:
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Those born before July 1, 1987 or whose parents born before that are Indian citizens
India | Dec 20, 2019, 11:16 PM ISTAnyone born in India before July 1, 1987 or whose parents were born before that date are bona fide Indian citizens according to law and need not worry due to the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or a possible countrywide NRC, a top government official said on Friday.
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CAA: I&B ministry warns TV channels against broadcasting content that instigates violence
India | Dec 20, 2019, 11:17 PM ISTIn its advisory, the ministry has pointed out that certain TV channels were broadcasting content which could instigate violence. This is the second such govt advisory amid the ongoing protests against the citizenship law. Read the letter here
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Protests turn violent in Jabalpur, Congress to hit the streets
India | Dec 20, 2019, 11:07 PM ISTProtests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)and the proposed National Register for Citizens (NRC) took a violent turn in Madhya Pradesh on Friday forcing the authorities to clamp curfew in parts of Jabalpur city.
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Vishal Bhardwaj on unrest over CAA: This is not the India I grew up in
TV | Dec 20, 2019, 08:23 PM ISTFilmmaker-music director Vishal Bhardwaj has shared his views on the current political situation, saying the scenario is serious.
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Violence mars Maharashtra CAA protests, 13 govt vehicles damaged
India | Dec 20, 2019, 07:47 PM ISTAt least 13 government vehicles - including 12 MSRTC buses and a fire brigade truck - were stoned by miscreants as protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in different parts of the state on Friday turned violent.
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Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTBJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the country with people linking the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the amended law.
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Protesting against citizenship law to safeguard Constitution, says Bhim Army Chief
India | Dec 20, 2019, 05:59 PM ISTBhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad on Friday said his protest against the amended citizenship law was to safeguard the Constitution. Azad's outfit led the anti-CAA protest march from Jama Masjid to Jantar Mantar on Friday despite no permission from police.
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Congress delegation detained at Manguluru airport
India | Dec 20, 2019, 05:13 PM ISTA delegation of Congress leaders from Bengaluru was detained at the Manguluru airport on Friday due to curfew in the violence-hit port city, where two people died of bullet injuries following the anti-CAA protests
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Video shows fire raging out of police jeep in Bulandshahr, protesters pelt stones
India | Dec 20, 2019, 04:52 PM ISTViolent protests broke out against the amended citizenship law in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr on Friday. Protests turned violent when protesters set ablaze vehicles in the area. The agitators also indulged in stone-pelting.
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Gauhati High Court dismisses govt review petition against order to resume mobile internet services
India | Dec 20, 2019, 04:20 PM ISTThe Gauhati High Court on Friday dismissed a review petition filed by the Assam government against its order to resume the mobile internet from Thursday evening.
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When majority loses patience, Godhra happens: Karnataka minister shocker
India | Dec 20, 2019, 04:08 PM IST"If you've forgotten about what happens when the majority loses patience, just look back at what happened after Godhra. The majority here is capable of repeating it. Don't test our patience,” said Karnataka minister CT Ravi
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Protests turn violent in Gorakhpur, Kanpur; Internet shut down in Bulandshahr
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTThe situation has turned tense in several districts of Uttar Pradesh, with reporters of firing and stone-pelting coming from Bulandshahr and violence being reported from Gorakhpur, Firozabad, Kanpur and Hapur.
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Jamia VC Najma Akhtar urges students to stay away from rumours
India | Dec 20, 2019, 02:36 PM ISTStudents at the Jamia Millia Islamia have been at the forefront of the protest against the amended citizenship law. Akhtar had called the police's entry in the campus on December 15 "condemnable" and had called for a judicial inquiry into the matter.
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Breaking news on December 20
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Kalindi Kunj route between Noida-Delhi to remain closed on December 20
India | Dec 19, 2019, 10:20 PM ISTThe Kalindi Kunj road connecting Noida and Delhi will remain closed on Friday and commuters have been advised to opt for alternative routes, the Noida Traffic police said on Thursday evening.
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Internet services suspended in Ghaziabad till 10 pm tomorrow
India | Dec 19, 2019, 10:27 PM ISTAmid ongoing protests against the new Citizenship law, internet services in Ghaziabad have been suspended till 10 pm on Friday. The Ghaziabad district administration in a statement said: "Internet services to be suspended in the district from 10 pm on Thursday till 10 pm on December 20."
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Section 144 imposed in 44 districts of Madhya Pradesh
India | Dec 19, 2019, 11:54 PM ISTSection 144 has been imposed in 44 districts of Madhya Pradesh due to the ongoing protests against the new citizenship law. The protests were held in 12 districts - Bhopal, Shajapur, Khandwa, Khargone, Seoni, Gwalior, Betul, Ratlam, Barwani, Sagar, Ujjain and Panna.
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No untoward incident reported during anti-CAA protests in Delhi: Police
India | Dec 19, 2019, 08:05 PM ISTNo untoward incident was reported during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in the national capital on Thursday, the Delhi Police said.
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Yogi talks tough, says rioters will be punished; threatens auction of property
India | Dec 19, 2019, 07:10 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday his government will take "revenge" on those involved in the violence over the amended Citizenship Act by auctioning their property to compensate for the losses.