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  PM tears into Opposition for spreading misinformation on CAA and NPR | 10 Highlights

  Politics | February 06, 2020 23:56 IST

  PM Modi on Thursday launched a blistering attack on the opposition parties for backing the citizenship law protests across the country, as he sought to highlight the duplicity of Congress over its flip-flops on the citizenship law over the years

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  CAA, NRC, NPR like black magic: Mamata Banerjee

  India | February 05, 2020 0:00 IST

  West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday likened the Citizenship Amendment Act, the National Register of Citizens and the National Population Register to "black magic: and called the BJP a "party of Dushasanas' and "off-spring of Delhi Sultan Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq".

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  Infant dies due to cold at Shaheen Bagh, mother demands rollback of CAA

  News | February 04, 2020 19:03 IST

  While speaking to ANI, a protestor Nazia, whose 4-month-old son passed away last week after acquiring a severe cold and congestion following exposure to the chilly winter at Shaheen Bagh protest, on Tuesday demanded to take back CAA.

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  For now, no plan for NRC: MHA makes it official in Parliament

  India | February 04, 2020 13:25 IST

  The Ministry of Home Affairs on Tuesday said in Lok Sabha that the Centre has not taken any decision to prepare National Register of Citizens at national level.

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  Won't allow CAA, NRC in Maharashtra, says CM Uddhav Thackeray

  Politics | February 04, 2020 11:36 IST

  Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray has once again said that he will not allow the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the State.

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  No permission was allowed to demonstrate near Shaheen Bagh against ongoing protest: Delhi Police

  News | February 02, 2020 18:14 IST

  Speaking to ANI, DCP South-East Delhi Chinmoy Biswal informed that no permission was allowed to demonstrate in and around Shaheen Bagh against ongoing protest over CAA.

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  Mistaken for CAA, NRC surveyors, people held hostage in Bihar's Darbhanga

  News | February 02, 2020 16:14 IST

  On suspicion of NRC and NPR survey, villagers of Jhagarua in Bihar's Darbhanga held hostage private company employees on Feb 01.

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  Watch: Man fire bullets at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, arrested

  News | February 01, 2020 20:36 IST

  A man fired bullets at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh on January 01.

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  CAA protests: 2 dead in WB's Murshidabad, 15 injured in Bihar's Sitamarhi

  News | January 29, 2020 22:12 IST

  Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens protests continued to hit India. At least two people died in WB's Murshidabad after clash broke out between supporters of pro and anti-CAA protests. The two deceased have been identified as Anirudh Biswas and Maqbool Sheikh. The protest took place on January 28. On the other hand, 15 people got injured in Bihar's Sitamarhi between two groups- one protesting against CAA and NRC and the other supporting it. Police personnel have been deployed in the area to control the situation.

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  Armed man threatens Shaheen Bagh protesters to end agitation, overpowered

  India | January 28, 2020 23:07 IST

  An armed man, claiming to have links with a political party, entered the protest area at Shaheen Bagh on Tuesday and threatened the agitators, according to eyewitnesses. A video clip of the alleged incident which is doing the rounds on social media shows a gun-wielding man being overpowered by the protesters.

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  Maharashtra Bandh today to oppose CAA, NRC; VBA workers detained

  India | January 24, 2020 11:05 IST

  Maharashtra bandh is not likely to majorly impact Mumbai. Though security arrangements in Mumbai have been strengthened in the wake of statewide bandh called by Vanchit Bahujan Aghadi (VBA).

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  Nandita Das joins Shaheen Bagh protest debate. Here is what she has to say

  India | January 23, 2020 20:08 IST

  Actor Nandita Das too has joined the raging debate over protests at Shaheen Bagh against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC). Speaking on the sidelines of the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF), Das said more places like Shaheen Bagh are coming up across the country.   

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  'Cannot do terror politics just because we have numbers': Chandra Kumar Bose on CAA

  India | January 20, 2020 9:32 IST

  Speaking on CAA amid continuing protests taking place in the country, BJP leader Chandra Kumar Bose said, "Our job is to explain to people that we are right and they are wrong. You cannot be abusive. Just because we have numbers today we cannot do terror politics. Let us go to people explaining benefits of CAA."

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  Commuter alleges threatened by Shaheen Bagh protesters, lodges complaint

  India | January 20, 2020 8:32 IST

  In his complaint, Ved Bhushan, who travels daily from Greater Noida to his Delhi workplace via Kalindi Kunj, rued that he, his relatives and other residents of his area "since 35 days had to take alternate routes causing immense inconvenience due to this illegal protest".

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  Committed to NRC, will send back 1 crore illegal Bangladeshis living in Bengal, says Dilip Ghosh

  India | January 19, 2020 19:28 IST

  BJP's West Bengal unit chief Dilip Ghosh said on Sunday that the government is committed to implementing the proposed nationwide NRC and will send back 1 crore Bangladeshi Muslims living in the state illegally.

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  Video shows how kids are indoctrinated to speak against CAA, NRC

  India | January 17, 2020 19:14 IST

  A viral video has emerged showing kids speaking about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register for Citizens (NRC). In the video, the children can be seen using objectionable language against the prime minister and home minister of India.

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  Support for CAA, NRC on wedding card in UP

  India | January 17, 2020 16:19 IST

  The couple, Mohit Mishra and Sonam Pathak, who are tying knot on February 3, have added a Hindi line in bold letters on their wedding card saying, 'We support CAA and NRC'. Their wedding card has become the talk of the town.

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  What exactly do CAA provisions say?

  India | January 16, 2020 20:55 IST

  The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) aims to fast-track citizenship for six persecuted minority communities -- Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians -- who arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014 from Muslim-majority Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan.

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  Spectators protest NRC and CAA during India-Australia ODI at Wankhede

  India | January 14, 2020 18:33 IST

  A number of spectators rose up to protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC during India-Australia ODI at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday.

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  SC to Jantar Mantar: Supreme Court lawyers hold protest march against CAA, NRC, NPR

  India | January 14, 2020 17:16 IST

  Supreme Court lawyers on Tuesday held a protest march in the national capital against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR). The lawyers marched from the Supreme Court till Jantar Mantar.