Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), which prohibits an assembly of four or more people in an area was imposed in 44 districts of the state.
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of violent protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday urged people to register their dissent through "Satyagraha", the Gandhian mean of protest.
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Different organisations on Thursday staged a protest here over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 following which the police has to use force to disperse the crowd.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Fifty-five people have been arrested in connection with violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act here in Lucknow on Thursday.
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in different parts of the country, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor on Thursday said that protestors should restrain to peaceful and
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held telephonic conversation with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over violent protests in the state against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said such incidents were very sad and unfortunate.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Various political, non-political and student organisations on Thursday protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act, demanding the government to withdraw the new law alleging that it discriminates on the basis of religion.
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In a bid to maintain law and order, police have detained 37 people from North East Delhi under the preventive detention, since the start of protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) North East, Ved Prakash on Thursd
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said that Section 144 was not imposed in all parts of the national capital and the internet connectivity was also lowered in only a few areas in the wake of protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that damage caused to public property during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act would be recovered by confiscating the property of those who were involved in arson.
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A day after voting was carried out in the GST council meeting held in Delhi for the first time to decide on uniformed tax on lotteries, Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Isaac on Thursday said that state will approach centre to bring in an amendment in
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Former Karnataka chief minister and JDS leader HD Kumaraswamy on Thursday attacked BJP government and accused it of not respecting the constitutional rights of the citizens.