Anti Caa Protests
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Shah dares Rahul Gandhi to debate on CAA, says can provide Italian translation of law to him
India | Jan 03, 2020, 04:36 PM ISTAt a time when there are growing protests over the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act 2019, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a massive pro-CAA rally in Jodhpur. He said that the BJP will not move back an inch on the new Citizenship law.
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'Are you Pakistan's ambassador?': Mamata Banerjee asks PM Modi
India | Jan 03, 2020, 02:14 PM ISTWest Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has called Prime Minister Narendra Modi the ambassador of Pakistan and said that instead of talking about India, he talks about Pakistan all day. Speaking at an anti-CAA rally in Siliguri on Friday, Mamata Banerjee said, "Why do you always compare our nation with Pakistan? You should rather speak of Hindustan
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Anti-CAA protests: Meerut protesters tried to set ablaze cops inside home, UP police release video
India | Jan 03, 2020, 10:47 AM ISTEarlier in December, the Uttar Pradesh police had released posters with pictures of rioters. The posters were released in a bid to nab those who were involved in inciting violence in the state during anti-CAA protests.
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CAA stir at Shaheen Bagh goes faceless after some protestors withdraw
India | Jan 02, 2020, 11:37 PM ISTA section of anti-citizenship law protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh withdrew after 20 days, even as locals stayed put on the road-side venue on Thursday to steer forward a faceless demonstration.
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Jamia students paint road with anti-CAA graffiti, start 'School for Revolution'
India | Jan 02, 2020, 10:26 PM ISTStudents of Jamia Millia Islamia on Thursday painted anti-CAA and anti-NRC graffiti on the road outside the varsity as their protest against the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens entered its 21st day.
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Anti-CAA protests: 7-day deadline to respond to seizure notices in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jan 02, 2020, 11:20 AM IST“In Lucknow, around 150 notices were issued. The accused will be given a week to present their side, but if the committee is not satisfied, proceedings will begin to extract compensation. If they are not in a position to pay, their properties will be attached and auctioned,” said a senior official in the government.
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Anti-CAA protests: PFI refutes allegations of inciting violence in Uttar Pradesh
India | Jan 02, 2020, 06:59 AM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh police have written to the Home Ministry and have sought a ban on the Popular Front of India (PFI). The organisation has been accused of inciting violence in the state over the protests against the amended Citizenship Act.
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Toddler separated from parents due to anti-CAA protests in Varanasi
India | Jan 01, 2020, 10:57 PM ISTA heart-rendering story of a 14-month-old girl child in Varanasi whose life went topsy turvy because of the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests has now found a voice in Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi.
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Tamil Nadu anti-CAA protester's 'link' to Pak will be probed: Police
India | Jan 02, 2020, 01:19 PM ISTA probe would be carried out to ascertain whether the woman, Gayatri Khandhadai, has links to Pakistan-based "Bytes for All", Chennai Police Commissioner A K Viswanathan told reporters.
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Govt should remove confusion over CAA among Muslims: Shia cleric
India | Jan 01, 2020, 09:10 PM ISTShia cleric and a member of the All-India Muslim Personal Law Board, Maulana Kalbe Jawad, in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday expressed concern over police action against anti-CAA protesters in the state and said the government should remove confusion among Muslims on the legislation.
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Protesters against CAA reach India Gate, traffic affected
India | Jan 01, 2020, 07:00 PM ISTSeveral protesters including students from different universities gathered at India Gate on Wednesday to take a mass pledge to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The protesters also read out the Preamble of the Constitution with the pledge to show their faith in it.
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Anti-CAA stir: AMU further extends winter break
India | Jan 01, 2020, 06:10 PM ISTAccording to an AMU notice, the decision to extend the vacations again was taken after a meeting chaired by Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor on Wednesday.
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Govt mulls making process of granting citizenship under CAA online to bypass states
India | Dec 31, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTThe Centre is likely to make the entire process of granting citizenship under the Citizenship Amendment Act online to bypass states, some of which are dead set against the new legislation, officials said on Tuesday.
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UP seeks ban on PFI for anti-CAA violence
India | Dec 31, 2019, 04:29 PM ISTUP DGP OP Singh said on Tuesday that they had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI after its Uttar Pradesh head, Wasim, and 16 other activists were arrested for allegedly masterminding the violence in the state capital during anti-CAA protests.
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Kerala CM tables anti-CAA resolution in Assembly
India | Dec 31, 2019, 10:47 AM ISTKerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday moved a resolution in the state Assembly demanding the scrapping of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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'Yogi Adityanath ne bhagwaa lok seva ke liye dhaaran kiyaa hai'—UP CM's office slams Priyanka Gandhi
India | Dec 31, 2019, 08:36 AM ISTIn a Hindi tweet, hours after the statement made by Priyanka Gandhi, the CM's Office' through its Twitter handle @myogioffice said, "Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has worn saffron for public service."
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14-month-old Champak's health a concern; grandmother seeks PM Modi's help
India | Dec 30, 2019, 07:12 PM ISTA 14-month-old girl from Varanasi along with her grandmother sought the help of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in having her mother released from jail. Champak's mother, Ekta Tiwari, who is in Varanasi's district jail was detained from the anti-CAA, NRC protests that took place in the Beniya Bagh area of Varanasi on December 19.
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Agitation against CAA a blatant exploitation of political opportunism: Swaminathan Gurumurthy
India | Dec 30, 2019, 04:37 PM ISTChairman of the Delhi based public policy think tank, Vivekanand International Foundation, Swaminathan Gurumurthy has called the nationwide agitation against the newly amended citizenship law as 'blatant exploitation of opportunism in Indian politics.' He also warned that if not stopped, these disturbances have the potential to destroy the country.
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Sadhguru clears confusion over CAA; Modi shares video
India | Dec 30, 2019, 01:25 PM ISTPM Modi has initiated a reach-out campaign — #IndiaSupportsCAA — on Twitter asking citizens to understand the act. He also shared Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev's explanation on CAA and advised people to refer it to understand the law.
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'Rangoli' protest by MK Stalin, MP Kanimozhi against CAA, NRC
India | Dec 30, 2019, 10:50 AM ISTIn Tamil Nadu, 'kolams' (Rangoli) are drawn outside the Hindu homes early in the morning as an auspicious mark believed to bring prosperity. The 'kolam' is drawn with rice flour so that ants can consume it.