Citizenship Act
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AMU students, teachers 'expel' Vice-Chancellor, Registrar
India | Dec 22, 2019, 07:03 PM ISTIn an unprecedented move, the teachers, students and non-teaching staff of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) have 'expelled' their Vice-Chancellor Tariq Mansoor and Registrar S. Abdul Hamid.
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'Political parties are spreading rumours, inciting people': Takeaways from Modi's Ramlila rally
India | Dec 22, 2019, 06:12 PM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday addressed a mega rally at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan kicking off BJP's campaign for the assembly election in the national capital scheduled to take place next year
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PM Modi plugs regularisation of colonies in Delhi at Ramlila Maidan rally
India | Dec 22, 2019, 02:36 PM ISTAmid the raging anti-CAA protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday chose to start his speech with an unusual chant, "Vividhta me ekta, Bharat ke visheshta" (Unity in diversity is India's speciality).
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CAA, NRC India's internal issues, but 'worrisome': Bangladesh Foreign Minister
India | Dec 22, 2019, 12:40 PM ISTBangladesh Foreign Minister A K Abdul Momen voiced concern that any "uncertainty" in the country on Citizenship Bill and National Register of Citizens is likely to affect its neighbours.
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WATCH | Massive rally in support of Citizenship Amendment Act takes place in Nagpur
India | Dec 22, 2019, 12:03 PM ISTA massive flag march in support of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was conducted in Nagpur by Lok Adhikar Manch, BJP, RSS and other organisations.
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'Kya milta hai aisi beizaati se har baar'—Twitter mocks Imran Khan for fake propaganda against India
India | Dec 22, 2019, 11:03 AM ISTThe amended bill will make Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian and Parsi faiths who entered India from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible for citizenship.
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RJD workers use buffaloes, ride carts at anti-CAA protest
India | Dec 22, 2019, 09:15 AM ISTProtesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens of India (NRC), the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supporters used buffaloes, much to the amusement of people, to block roads on Saturday.
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65 arrested, 350 booked for violence amid CAA protests in Ghaziabad
India | Dec 22, 2019, 08:25 AM ISTIn Ghaziabad, more than 65 people were arrested and FIRs registered against 350 anti-social elements on Saturday.
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16 killed as CAA protests intensify in UP; Bihar, Bengal relatively peaceful
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:45 PM ISTAnti-CAA protests earlier seemed to be focussed in and around Delhi. But there has been a marked shift to Uttar Pradesh in past few days.
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Over 1,000 academicians release statement in support of CAA
India | Dec 21, 2019, 04:54 PM IST"We note with deep anguish that an atmosphere of fear and paranoia is being created in the country through deliberate obfuscation and fear mongering, leading to violence in several parts of the country," the statement said.
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'Our response to guns will be through guns': BJP leader on Mangaluru firing
India | Dec 21, 2019, 01:25 PM IST"Our response to guns will also be through guns," said Tamil Nadu BJP leader H Raja amid violent protest over CAA
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Who is Bhim Army Chief Chandrashekhar Azad?
India | Dec 21, 2019, 11:37 AM ISTIn order to avoid getting caught by the cops, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad managed to give a slip to police amid protests at Delhi's Jama Masjid on Friday but was detained later.
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West Bengal peaceful, no violence reported over new citizenship law
India | Dec 21, 2019, 10:52 AM ISTThe situation in West Bengal was peaceful with no incident of violence over the amended Citizenship Act reported so far on Saturday, police said. According to sources, the police have stepped up vigil and beefed up security arrangements in various parts of the state in order to avoid any untoward incident.
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Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar detained from Jama Masjid
India | Dec 21, 2019, 08:07 AM ISTDuring the protests on Friday, Bhim Army chief Azad had somehow managed to escape from the police custody but was detained again on Saturday.
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Centre releases five clauses to acquire Indian citizenship
India | Dec 20, 2019, 11:54 PM ISTAmid the raging protests across the country, including scores of violent incidents, against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Union Home Ministry on Friday released the five clauses under the Citizenship Act to acquire Indian citizenship.
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Police chowki torched in Meerut; 6 dead during Citizenship Act protests across Uttar Pradesh
India | Dec 20, 2019, 08:39 PM ISTPolice chowki has been torched in UP 's Meerut during violence in Citizenship Act protests. 2 police officers and 3 civilians are reportedly injured. Senior Superintendent of Police in Meerut said that a mob came at the police chowki and fled after setting fire.
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CAA & NRC: States cannot refuse implementation, says Home Ministry
India | Dec 20, 2019, 07:02 PM ISTCitizenship Act, NRC: As the clamour from various state government against Citizenship Act grows, Home Ministry on Friday said that states cannot reject the implementation of the act and that of National Register of Citizens.
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People's unified voice will eventually prevail in anti-CAA movement: AASU
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:46 PM ISTAsserting that people of Assam have shown solidarity with the movement against the amended citizenship law in an "unprecedented" way, AASU's chief advisor Samujjal Bhattacharya on Friday said unified voice of the masses will eventually prevail. The All Assam Students' Union (AASU), which led the historic Assam Movement from 1979-85, is also spearheading the anti-CAA movement which seeks revoking of the new legislation, saying it "violates" the Assam Accord.
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Protests show govt failed to dispel confusion in significant section of society: LJP
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:42 PM ISTBJP ally Lok Janshakti Party said on Friday that protests against the amended citizenship law and NRC make it clear that the Union government has "failed" to dispel confusion among a significant section of society. LJP president Chirag Paswan, whose party had backed the Citizenship Amendment Bill in Parliament, noted that the protests are happening in various parts of the country with people linking the National Register of Citizens (NRC) with the amended law.
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Gautam Gambhir condemns violent protests over CAA
India | Dec 20, 2019, 06:13 PM ISTGautam Gambhir tweeted and condemned stand taken by celebrities.