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Anti-CAA protests: 5 dead in violence in Uttar Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh government's Additional Chief Secretary, Awanish Kumar Awasthi on Friday said that five people have lost their lives in the violence during protests over the amended Citizenship Act in the state.
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Delhi: Anti-CAA protest turned violent in Daryaganj, police uses water can
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Violent protest erupted in Delhi's Daryaganj area on Friday evening as large number of people attempted to cross police barricades and pelted stone while marching in the area to protest over the amended Citizenship Act.
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Seven journalists detained by police in Mangaluru, released later
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Seven journalists were detained by Mangaluru Police on Friday amid protests over the amended Citizenship Act here and released later.
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CAA will not take away rights of any citizen, don't be part of anyone else
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani here on Friday said that Citizenship Amendment Act does not take away the rights of any Indian citizen and appealed to them to not be a tool of anybody else's political strategies, amid ongoing protests over the amended
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UP: Internet services suspended in Varanasi till today evening
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended in Varanasi till evening on Friday following violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act in parts of the state.
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UP: Internet services suspended in Prayagraj till 10 tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended in Prayagraj till 10 am on Friday following violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act in parts of the state today.
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Country doesn't need Citizenship Act, our protest ideological: Swara Bhask
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Along with thousands of protestors gathered at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan, Actor Swara Bhaskar on Thursday took part in a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and questioned the requirement of such law in the country.
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Mumbai: Farhan Akhtar takes part in CAA protest, says raising voice an 'ab
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Actor Farhan Akhtar on Thursday took part in a protest against the amended Citizenship Act in Mumbai and said that raising voice is an absolute democratic right of every citizen.
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Anti-CAA protesters sing 'Sare Jahan Se Achha' at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In a bid to shade the protest against the amended Citizenship Act in patriotic fervour, protesters sang "Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara" at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Thursday. Thousands gathered in the heart of the capital and peacefully protested ag
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Citizens need not fear CAA : Goa CM Sawant
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that citizens need not worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it will not affect them. The assurance came in the backdrop of raging protest that has triggered violence in several parts of the nation
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Lucknow: Protest against anti-CAA turned violent in Hazratganj, police res
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Protest against the amended Citizenship Act in Hazratganj area turned violent on Thursday with the mob pelting stones and vandalising vehicles in the area.
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CAA protest in Delhi: Air carriers reschedule timings, waive cancellation
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of protests against the amended Citizenship Act leading to traffic jams and snarls in Delhi-Gurugram highway, the air carriers have rescheduled their timings and have even waived the cancellation refund charges.
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