Anti Caa Protests
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JNU registration date to be extended, VC Jagadesh says
India | Jan 10, 2020, 04:21 PM ISTJawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Vice Chancellor Jagadesh Kumar on Friday said that if needed registartion date will be extended.
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Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking removal of anti-CAA protestors from Shaheen Bagh
India | Jan 10, 2020, 12:57 PM ISTThe Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a plea seeking directions for removal of demonstrators protesting the CAA at Shaheen Bagh in order to clear road blockages that are causing traffic congestions at the DND route.
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Anti-CAA Protests: 4 more arrested in UP's Muzaffarnagar for 'alleged' involvement in violence
India | Jan 10, 2020, 10:21 AM ISTFour more people have been arrested in UP's Muzaffarnagar in alleged involvement in violence during the anti-CAA protests, police said on Friday. Shameem, Inam Shamim, Alvi and Salman were arrested on Thursday evening after being identified on the basis of CCTV footage for allegedly indulging in stone-pelting during the violence that broke out on December 20, they said.
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'Cong, Left playing dirty politics in Bengal': Mamata to boycott oppn, to fight alone against CAA
India | Jan 09, 2020, 02:23 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said she will boycott the January 13 opposition meeting in Delhi, alleging that Congress and Left are 'playing dirty politics in West Bengal' and that she will fight against CAA and NRC alone.
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Delhi: 2 women who flashed anti-CAA, NRC banner during Amit Shah rally evicted from house
India | Jan 08, 2020, 11:40 PM ISTTwo women who protested from the balcony of a Delhi apartment when Union Home Minister Amit Shah was holding an outreach programme in support of the contentious citizenship law, said they have been evicted from their house.
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SC agrees to hear petition seeking transfer of pleas challenging CAA on Jan 10
India | Jan 08, 2020, 12:28 PM ISTThe Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to hear on January 10 the Central Government's plea seeking to transfer those PILs filed and pending in various state High Courts, against validity of Citizenship Amendment Act, to the Supreme Court.
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Aligarh Muslim University to reopen from January 13 in phased manner
India | Jan 08, 2020, 09:39 AM ISTAfter an extended long winter break, the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) will now reopen from January 13 in three phases. The winter break had been extended following violence during the anti-CAA protests on the campus.
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Anti-CAA protester was shot in the eye from close range in Bijnor, reveals post-mortem report
India | Jan 08, 2020, 09:31 AM ISTThe post-mortem of one of the two men killed during anti-CAA protests in Bijnor district on December 20, has revealed that he was shot in his left eye from a 'close range'.
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'Kicked in stomach by male cop': Activist arrested for anti-CAA protest recounts police brutality
India | Jan 07, 2020, 04:16 PM ISTSocial activist Sadaf Jafar, who was released from Lucknow Jail on Tuesday, has narrated the brutal behaviour of the police that she faced during the anti-CAA protests.
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JNU violence was planned to unsettle Jamia: ABVP
India | Jan 06, 2020, 04:01 PM ISTIn a press conference on Monday at the university campus, the ABVP claimed that at least 25 of its activists were injured, while another 10 activists were missing, ever since the attack.
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Owaisi slams Pak PM Imran Khan; asks him to worry about his own country
India | Jan 05, 2020, 02:17 PM ISTOwaisi, who was addressing a protest meeting at Sangareddy town near Hyderabad late on Saturday night against the amended citizenship law, also said Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan need not worry about Indian Muslims.
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Activist Sadaf Jafar, ex-IPS officer Darapuri, 13 others held for anti-CAA protests granted bail
India | Jan 04, 2020, 07:12 PM ISTA court here granted bail on Saturday to social activist Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer SR Darapuri, besides 13 others arrested in connection with anti-CAA protests in Lucknow. The court of Additional Sessions Judge SS Pandey asked the accused to furnish two sureties of Rs 50,000 each and personal bonds of an equal amount.
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Nankana Sahib incident justifies CAA: BJP
India | Jan 04, 2020, 06:11 PM ISTCondemning the attack on Gurudwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, the BJP on Saturday said that the incident justifies amendments made to the citizenship law to protect minorities in three neighboring countries.
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Yashwant Sinha announces Yatra against CAA through six states
India | Jan 04, 2020, 05:14 PM ISTFormer Union minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced a nationwide `Yatra' (tour) to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register.
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Nankana Sahib incident eye-opener for anti-CAA people: Hardeep Singh Puri
India | Jan 04, 2020, 03:09 PM ISTA day after a mob indulged in stone-pelting at Nankana Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday tweeted that the incident should be an eye-opener for those opposed to the CAA.
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BJP MLA 'warns' anti-CAA protesters, says 'we are 80% and you just 17%'
India | Jan 04, 2020, 02:52 PM ISTKarnataka MLA from Ballari, Somashekhara Reddy made communal statements and ‘warned’ Muslims in India against participating in anti-CAA and anti-NRC protests.
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Kalindi Kunj road closed since Dec 15 due to anti-CAA protests, Delhi-Noida commuters suffer
India | Jan 04, 2020, 11:47 AM ISTFor over two weeks now, the Kalindi Kunj stretch connecting Delhi and Noida has been shut down forcing commuters to use alternative routes including DND and Ashram and facing heavy traffic jams.
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CAA 'unnecessary' legislation, will impact both Hindus and Muslims, says Arvind Kejriwal
India | Jan 03, 2020, 07:09 PM ISTThe Citizenship (Amendment) Act will impact both Hindus and Muslims, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Friday, appealing to the people to reject the "unnecessary" legislation. Responding to a question during a town hall meeting here, Kejriwal said he appeals to the Centre with "folded hands" to roll back the "controversial legislation".
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Those protesting against CAA should be declared 'anti-OBC, anti-Dalit': Nityanand Rai
India | Jan 03, 2020, 05:51 PM ISTUnion Minister Nityanand Rai said on Friday that those protesting against the new legislation should be declared "anti-OBC" and "anti-Dalit". The minister of state for home claimed that most of the non-Muslims fleeing harassment in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan belong to Other Backward Classes (OBCs) and Dalits.
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'We're not naive': Punjab CM Amarinder supports Kerala's anti-CAA resolution
India | Jan 03, 2020, 04:43 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Friday came out in support of the Kerala Assembly resolution demanding to scrap the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, saying it was the voice of the people and the Centre should also pay heed to it.