Caa Protest
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Northeast Delhi on boil: 8 CRPF companies deployed as 4 killed, 37 injured in CAA violence
India | Feb 25, 2020, 12:01 AM ISTAs violence intensified in northeast Delhi, a total of eight CRPF companies have been deployed in the area on Monday including two companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) and one company of women security personnel.
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Security tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as thousands gather to protest against CAA
India | Feb 23, 2020, 11:50 AM ISTSecurity tightened at Jaffrabad metro station as women continue to protest against CAA
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Amulya had links with Naxals in past, says Karnataka CM Yediyurappa
India | Feb 21, 2020, 01:34 PM ISTKarnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa has said that 19-year old Amulya Leona, who was arrested for sedition for raising pro-Pakistan slogans at a rally by All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM ) in Bengaluru on Thursday should not be given bail as she had contacts with “Naxals”
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Lucknow: Anti-CAA protesters begin indefinite fast
India | Feb 20, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTWomen protesting against the citizenship law at the Clock Tower in Lucknow have started an indefinite fast from Thursday.
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Yogi Adityanath sparks row with remarks on anti-CAA protesters
India | Feb 19, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTUP chief minister Yogi Adityanath, on Wednesday, kicked off a major controversy when he slammed the anti-CAA protesters and made a disparaging remark on the deaths that took place during the protests.
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Shaheen Bagh protesters speak to India TV ahead of visit of SC's mediators
News | Feb 19, 2020, 03:47 PM ISTThe Supreme Court's appointment of two interlocutors to persuade the Shaheen Bagh protesters to move to another venue brought a little disappointment to the demonstrators though many of them believe there is finally an avenue to talk to the government about their dissent.
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False, motivated campaign: Ex-Judges, Army officers write to President on anti-CAA protests
India | Feb 18, 2020, 09:08 AM ISTAmid protests over the anti-CAA protests in the country, over 150 prominent citizens including former judges, bureaucrats, army officers and academicians have written to President Kovind saying that a "false and motivated" campaign is being launched against the law.
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Heavy police deployment in Shaheen Bagh as protesters wait for permission to meet Amit Shah
India | Feb 16, 2020, 03:34 PM ISTHeavy police deployment is in place at Shaheen Bagh where hundreds of women protesters are waiting for permission to meet Home Minister Amit Shah for a dialogue over the new citizenship law.
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No meeting between Shaheen Bagh protestors and Amit Shah planned for Sunday: MHA sources
National | Feb 15, 2020, 06:09 PM ISTWhile a section of CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh wants to hold talks with the government, another group of protestors is vociferously opposed to holding any talks
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4 cops hurt as anti-CAA protest turns violent in Chennai
India | Feb 15, 2020, 08:11 PM ISTAn anti-CAA protest by Muslims turned violent when a group of protesters clashed with police here, leaving four personnel injured. The incident on Friday led to sporadic protests across Tamil Nadu.
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Dr Kafeel Khan slapped with NSA charge for anti-CAA speech at AMU
India | Feb 14, 2020, 02:41 PM ISTThe UP Police has booked Dr Kafeel Khan in the National Security Act (NSA) for allegedly delivering a speech at the Aligarh Muslim University against the amended Citizenship Act.
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Anti-CAA protestors at Jamia accuse Delhi Police of lathicharge; cops deny claims
India | Feb 12, 2020, 05:08 PM ISTThe Delhi Police personnel on Monday allegedly lathi-charged citizenship law protestors, which included students from Jamia Milia Islamia and residents of Jamia Nagar, who were marching towards the Parliament to demonstrate against the new act
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Anti-CAA Protest: Despite police warning, Jamia protesters continue march
India | Feb 10, 2020, 03:21 PM ISTWith women leading the protests, the anti-CAA march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament began New Delhi on Monday.
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Hundreds march to Jantar Mantar against CAA, NRC
India | Feb 10, 2020, 03:07 PM ISTHundreds of protesters, including students and civil society members, poured onto the streets in central Delhi on Monday protesting against the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens.
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Uttar Pradesh minister Raghuraj Singh seeks ban on burqa now
India | Feb 10, 2020, 01:29 PM ISTThe minister said that burqas were being used by 'terrorists' to conceal their identity, apparently in reference to protests by women protesting against CAA in the Shahjamal area in Agra.
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Shaheen Bagh protests: SC to hear pleas seeking removal of anti-CAA protesters
India | Feb 10, 2020, 08:01 AM ISTEarlier on Friday, the Supreme Court had said that it would take up on Monday the two public interest litigations (PIL) seeking directions to the Central government for laying down guidelines relating to restrictions for holding protests leading to obstruction to public places.
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Congress protesting CAA as it has been its habit to oppose pro-people schemes: UP DyCM
India | Feb 08, 2020, 05:59 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Saturday said the Congress was opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as it has been doing with the pro-people measures of the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre.
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BJP MLA felicitates cab driver who took poet-activist to police station
India | Feb 08, 2020, 03:16 PM ISTThe BJP MLA Mangal Prabhat Lodha conferred "Alert Citizenship Award" on cab driver Rohit Gaur at the Santacruz police station. Lodha also accused the passenger, poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar, of hatching an "ant-national conspiracy" against the CAA.
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A day before voting in Delhi, two men fire gunshots in air near anti-CAA protest site
India | Feb 07, 2020, 08:32 PM ISTNo one was injured in the incident, which some protesters alleged to be a repeat of intimidation tactics after the firings near Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and at Shaheen Bagh
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Opinion | How Modi silenced his critics on Kashmir, CAA citing facts and figures
Feb 07, 2020, 11:32 AM ISTThe problem with Rahul Gandhi is that he is under the false impression that one can become a mass leader if one shouts and attacks opponents mercilessly. In the process, Rahul has been committing blunders. Nearly four years ago, Rahul had bragged that there would be an earthquake if he was allowed to speak for five minutes inside Parliament. Modi made fun of his earthquake remark during his reply, leading to guffaws inside the House.