Citizenship Act
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Delhi Police writes to social media platforms to remove objectionable content
India | Dec 19, 2019, 11:43 PM ISTThe Delhi Police has written to Twitter, Facebook and Instagram about the objectionable content being circulated on the platforms and urged them to remove it
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'Stay united': Rajinikanth expresses concern over CAA violence
India | Dec 20, 2019, 12:03 AM ISTSuperstar Rajinikanth on Thursday expressed concern over violence in various parts of the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, saying violence and rioting cannot be a way to find solution to any issue.
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On camera: Protestors pelt stones at cops during citizenship law demonstration in Gujarat
India | Dec 19, 2019, 10:11 PM ISTProtestors demonstrating against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Ahmedabad turned rowdy and indulged in stone-pelting at police, in one of the two incidents of violence reported from Gujarat on Thursday
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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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Russia the latest country to issue travel advisory for citizens visiting India
India | Dec 19, 2019, 09:44 PM ISTSeveral countries including the US, UK, Israel, Canada and Singapore, have already asked their citizens to exercise caution while travelling to the India
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Two dead in anti-Citizenship Act violence in Mangalore
India | Dec 19, 2019, 10:46 PM ISTTwo people died in the anti-Citizenship Act violence on Thursday in Mangalore
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Delhi’s RWAs hit out at anti-CAA protestors; say Delhi Police not doing enough
India | Dec 19, 2019, 08:34 PM ISTAs protests against the CAA rock the national capital, the lives of residents who have called Delhi home for decades has been thrown out of gear. And they blame the protestors for this. “There are more legal ways available to register your protest," says an RWA president
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DAY OF RAGE: DELHI, LUCKNOW WORST HIT
India | Dec 19, 2019, 08:35 PM ISTProtests are not unusual but Thursday saw it escalate bringing capital Delhi to a standstill for several hours with Metro and Internet services shut on government orders in wake of protest against new Citizenship law. In Lucknow, an unruly mob torched a police station and TV channel's OB Van. In Bengaluru, renowned historian Ramchandra Guha was detained.
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Anti-CAA stir: Protesters pelt stones, set vehicles ablaze in Mangaluru; police fires tear gas shell
India | Dec 19, 2019, 06:30 PM ISTPolice fired teargas shells and carried out a baton charge to disperse 100 anti-CAA protesters who allegedly turning violent, setting a few motor bikes on fire and pelting stones on the security forces in Karnataka's Mangaluru, a police official said on Thursday.
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Who is Aysha Renna, face of Jamia protests
India | Dec 19, 2019, 06:24 PM ISTA photograph that has been used to target the police force for its action during the anti-CAA protests in the Jamia area on Sunday may have brought out Aysha Renna as the face of the agitation.
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BJP posts Manmohan's 2003 speech video to target Congress over CAA
India | Dec 19, 2019, 04:48 PM ISTThe clip is from a debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill which was brought by then Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government
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PHOTOS: From Delhi to Lucknow, anti-CAA protests turn violent
India | Dec 19, 2019, 04:35 PM ISTFrom Delhi to Lucknow, protests broke out in multiple cities across India against the newly amended citizenship law on Thursday. Delhi witnessed an unprecedented situation as mobile voice, messaging and internet services across networks were suspended.
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We brought CAA, will also bring NRC: BJP's JP Nadda
India | Dec 19, 2019, 04:05 PM ISTIn a statement that can further create trouble, a defiant JP Nadda, the working president of BJP, said that after bringing in the Citizenship Amendment Act, the BJP-led NDA government will now bring a nation-wide NRC
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19 flights cancelled, 16 delayed due to anti-CAA protests in Delhi
India | Dec 19, 2019, 03:46 PM ISTAt least nineteen IndiGo flights were cancelled and 16 delayed due to protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in New Delhi. According to a Delhi airport official, the delays and cancellations have been caused due to flight crew members being struck in anti-CAA protests.
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Scrap CAA-NRC forthwith, Muslim women's association tells PM Modi
India | Dec 19, 2019, 03:20 PM ISTThe Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan demanded that PM Modi must immediately announce scrapping of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the NRC, and slammed the imposition of Section 144 in Delhi
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UP AIMIM leader booked for inflammatory post against CAA
India | Dec 19, 2019, 01:12 PM ISTThe Ferozabad district has booked an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Ehtsaham Ali Babar for allegedly posting an inflammatory video on Facebook to incite local residents against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Cops gear up to tackle anti-CAA protest in Mumbai
India | Dec 19, 2019, 07:26 AM ISTProtesters under the banner of 'Hum Bharat Ke Log' will congregate in August Kranti Maidan to take part in the protests against the CAA and National Register of Citizens (NRC), the official said.
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Students, workers' groups protest over Citizenship Act in UK
World | Dec 19, 2019, 07:12 AM ISTThe protest, organised by the India Society of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and supported by other universities including London School of Economics (LSE), involved sloganeering such as “Inqalab Zindabad” and placard-waving against the Indian government’s move to impose the CAA, which has sparked protests across India.
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Section 144 imposed in Bengaluru in wake of Citizenship Act protest from today
India | Dec 19, 2019, 08:29 AM ISTGiving out orders for the prohibitory orders, Bengaluru police Commissioner Bhaskar Rao told reporters that none should organise protests in the city from 6 AM tomorrow to midnight of December 21. Anyone violating the orders will be dealt with an iron hand, he said.
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Not only anti-Muslim, CAA is also anti-Dalit: Congress spokesperson Udit Raj
India | Dec 18, 2019, 10:33 PM ISTThe Congress spokesperson warned that CAA had the potential to unleash the same chaos across the country that had been witnessed during demonetisation. “This law is even more dangerous,” said Udit Raj