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Opposition leaders meet President over citizenship Act, Sonia says voice o
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Opposition leaders including Congress President Sonia Gandhi met President Ram Nath Kovind on Tuesday to lodge their protest over police action against students over the Citizenship Amendment Bill and said the protests against the legislation were spreading
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'Our slogan is 'No CAB, no NRC in Bengal', says Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) without consultation in the Parliament and reiterated that the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be impleme
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AIADMK 'disloyal' to Sri Lankans, Tamilians as they backed CAA: Stalin
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the Edapaddi K. Palaniswami-led government in the state are "disloyal" to Sri Lankan and Tamil people here.
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Assam: Curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh till 8 pm
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
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Sonia alleges suppression of students, says it will prove beginning of end
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Congress chief Sonia Gandhi on Monday accused the BJP-led alliance of seeking to divert the people's attention from its "failures" by creating "communal discord" and said that "suppression of youth and the students will prove to be the beginning of the end of
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Andhra Assembly passes Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2019
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): The Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly on Monday passed the Andhra Pradesh Prohibition (Amendment) Bill 2019 by a voice vote.
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The best weapon against CAB, NRC is a peaceful, non-violent Satyagraha: Ra
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid raging protests against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday stated that the "best weapon against CAB and NRC is a peaceful, non-violent Satyagraha".
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Police entering JMI without VC's permission' very serious matter', says Sa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid protest in Delhi against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Senior Congress leader Salman Khurshid on Sunday said that Police entering Jamia Millia Islamia without the permission of Vice-Chancellor was a "very-very serious matter".
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Mahesh Bhatt joins protest against Citizenship Amendment Act in Mumbai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 15 (ANI): Veteran filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt joined a protest against the amended Citizenship Act at Dr B R Ambedkar's abode in Mumbai.
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Double standards: Mayawati slams Congress for supporting Shiv Sena
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national president Mayawati on Sunday slammed the Congress party for supporting Shiv Sena even though it supported the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and is opposing Rahul Gandhi's remark on Savarkar.
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AGP going against CAA is eye wash, says Congress leader Debabrata Saikia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 15 (ANI): Congress leader Debabrata Saikia, who is Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly, said that the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) opposing The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is an "eye wash".
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Delegation led by CM to meet PM, Home Minister in Delhi: Assam Minister
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 14 (ANI): Assam Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary on Saturday said that a delegation, under the leadership of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, will go to Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to apprise them about the situa
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