Gandhinagar (Gujarat) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): People including a large number of students on Tuesday staged a silent protest at Gandhi Ashram in Gandhinagar, against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAA) and in solidarity with the students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI).
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): A former Congress MLA has been booked for allegedly instigating people during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act near Jamia Millia Islamia University on Sunday.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Actor Sushant Singh on Tuesday dismissed the reports which claimed that his ouster from a long-running TV show has ended following his participation in the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that people have made an unnecessary
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Tuesday said that dissent is allowed in a democracy but violence is not and the people doing so are protesting against the state.
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Amid protests in several parts of the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Minister of State (MoS) Railways, Suresh Angadi on Tuesday warned the concerned district administration and railway authorities to 'shoot' at sight if any
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Eastern Railway on Tuesday cancelled as many as 19 trains due to the ongoing unrest across the country over newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The situation in the Seelampur area of New Delhi, where violent protests broke out against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 on Tuesday, is under control now, Delhi police said, adding that they are keeping a close watch in the area.
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Twenty-eight people were arrested in connection with violence which erupted here on Monday following protests over police action on students of Delhi's Jamia Millia Islamia University, Uttar Pradesh Police said.
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal appealed for peace and asked all to refrain from violence as a protest against the new citizenship law turned violent in Delhi's Seelampur on Tuesday.
Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Gorakhpur Police on Tuesday carried out a flag march in the Kotwali area of the district to maintain law and order situation in the region amid ongoing protests in the country against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) leader Kanimozhi on Tuesday slammed the Citizenship Amendment Act and police action against students and said "this is a country that beats up students like animals and saves cows".
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The "irresponsible people" in the country are giving a communal twist to the passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and spreading misinformation on the same, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.