Citizenship Act
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Massive protests at Delhi's Mandi House against CAA; Section 144 imposed
India | Dec 24, 2019, 03:19 PM ISTProtesters at Delhi's Mandi House staged protest against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Tuesday holding banners, posters and raising slogans against the controversial law.
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Citizenship Amendment Act will help us: Pakistani Hindu refugee thanks PM Modi
India | Dec 24, 2019, 12:47 PM ISTHindu refugees from Pakistan in Rajasthan supported the Citizenship Amendment Act and thanked PM Modi for bringing the law saying they are poor people, the act will them.
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Schools in 11 Assam districts re-open as normalcy returns amid CAA, NRC protests
India | Dec 24, 2019, 08:51 AM ISTSchools in 11 Assam districts re-opened on Monday as state returns to normalcy after almost two weeks amid anti CAA protests.
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Shiv Sena workers thrash Wadala resident, tonsure his head over Facebook post against Maha CM
India | Dec 24, 2019, 08:27 AM ISTAround 25-30 Shiv Sena workers thrashed a Wadala resident for objectional post against Maharashtra CM Uddhav Thackeray, the victim has alleged.
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NLFT threatened me of dire consequences for voting in favour of CAB, claims Tripura BJP MP
India | Dec 24, 2019, 07:49 AM ISTThe BJP MP said that days before the voting on the CAB, he was threatened of dire consequences by NLFT if he had voted in the favour of the bill.
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Lucknow Police arrest PFI's UP chief, 16 other workers for violence during anti-CAA protests
India | Dec 24, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTPFI's chief Wasim has been arrested by UP Police for allegedly masterminding the violence.
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Thousands turn up for BJP's pro-CAA rally in Kolkata, slogans raised against Mamata
India | Dec 24, 2019, 12:26 AM ISTThousands of party workers raised incessant slogans, many of them mocking West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, as the BJP on Monday virtually painted parts of central and North Kolkata saffron by taking out a massive rally backing the new CAA citizenship law
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Lawyer, journalist arrested for inciting people against citizenship act
India | Dec 24, 2019, 12:18 AM ISTA journalist and a lawyer were arrested in Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh for allegedly inciting people through social media against the amended Citizenship Act, police said on Monday
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Did CAA protests impact BJP’s poll prospects in Jharkhand? Check out what people think
Dec 23, 2019, 11:23 PM ISTJharkhand Legislative Assembly Results: After the results, people are weighing different reasons possibly behind BJP's defeat. They are expressing their opinions on Twitter.
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We don't want to accept present NRC; needs revision, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
India | Dec 23, 2019, 09:06 PM IST"We are not happy with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that has been released. If there is no national NRC then we have to have a fresh NRC or revision of it. We don't accept the NRC which was published," Assam Minister and BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma said.
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'She always kept politics ahead of national interest': JP Nadda slams Mamata Banerjee during Kolkata
India | Dec 23, 2019, 05:53 PM ISTJP Nadda slammed Mamata Banerjee saying she always kept her politics ahead of national interest adding CAA does not violate the Constitution as claimed by a section of people.
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At Raj Ghat protest against CAA, NRC, Rahul Gandhi accuses PM of 'suppressing voice of country'
India | Dec 23, 2019, 09:01 PM ISTCongress leaders including Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, Ghulam Nabi Azad, Kamal Nath, Ahmed Patel and Anand Sharma are at Raj Ghat to protest against CAA and NRC.
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Bengaluru out on streets protesting against NRC, CAA
India | Dec 23, 2019, 03:20 PM ISTProtesters took to Millers Road in Bengaluru to carry their agitation against CAA and NRC on Monday.
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Massive protest in Chennai over Citizenship law, Rahul Gandhi to lead protest at Rajghat
India | Dec 23, 2019, 11:07 AM ISTMassive protests were held in Chennai against the newly passed Citizenship Act in Parliament. In New Delhi, Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi have called for a protest at Rajghat starting at 3 pm.
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Tejashwi Yadav among opposition leaders booked in Bihar for anti-CAA bandh
India | Dec 23, 2019, 07:07 AM ISTTop opposition leaders In Bihar, including RJD's Tejashwi Yadav, have been booked in connection with the bandh organised here on the previous day in protest against the amended Citizenship Act and a proposed countrywide National Register for Citizens (NRC), police said on Sunday.
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OIC expresses concern over CAA; says 'closely' following developments
India | Dec 23, 2019, 06:48 AM ISTThe Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday said it was "closely" following the recent developments "affecting" Muslims in India as it voiced concern over the Citizenship Amendment Act and the verdict in the Ayodhya case.
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UP deputy CM alleges 'outsiders' role in violence during protests against citizenship law
India | Dec 22, 2019, 10:49 PM ISTUttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma on Sunday alleged "outsiders' role" in the incidents of violence reported from various districts of the state where protests took place against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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Islamic outfits PFI, SIMI supected behind UP violence; toll rises to 17
India | Dec 22, 2019, 09:58 PM ISTBlaming "outsiders" for the violence during protests against the amended Citizenship Act, the UP government on Sunday said six people from West Bengal associated with Islamic outfits PFI and SIMI have been arrested, even as the death toll rose to 17 in the state.
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Muslim clerics supporting government on Citizenship law isolated
India | Dec 22, 2019, 07:32 PM ISTAmid protests by students and civil society groups across the country, Muslim clerics who have supported the government on the Citizenship Amendment Act are being isolated within the community, both in Delhi and Lucknow.
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How will I prove I'm Indian if family throws me out, ask LGBTQ community members
India | Dec 22, 2019, 07:05 PM ISTMembers of the LGBT community on Sunday gathered at Jantar Mantar here, expressing concern that a countrywide National Register of Citizens will lead to their "exclusion" if their family disowns them or the sexes mismatch in documents.