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CAA not anti-India or anti-Muslim, says Gautam Gambhir
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 22 (ANI): Amid nationwide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, BJP MP from East Delhi, Gautam Gambhir on Saturday appealed to people to maintain peace and said that the Act is not "anti-India or anti-Muslim".
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Threat to Pakistan from India increasing owing to protests against CAA, sa
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 22 (ANI): Threat to Pakistan from India is increasing owing to the ongoing protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Saturday, and warned that his country would give a befitting response to any 'false flag operation' by Ne
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JP Nadda to meet Sindhi community people in Indore
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) working president JP Nadda will visit Indore to reach out to people on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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BJP leader H Raja justifies police action during protests against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): BJP national secretary has justified the police action on protesters carrying out demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and spoke of "guns will be used to reply to guns".
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Anti-CAA stir: CPI MP Viswam released by K'taka police, dropped to Kerala'
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): CPI's Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam, who was detained by the Karnataka Police for defying curfew imposed in Mangaluru due to anti-Citizenship law protest, has been released and dropped to Manjeshwaram town in Kerala.
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Anti-CAA protest: Protestors in Kanpur set Yatimkhana police post on fire
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): A massive protest took place in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday against the newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act and agitated protestors set Yatimkhana police post on fire.
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AMU sets up one-member inquiry committee to probe campus violence during a
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor on Saturday set up a one-member inquiry committee consisting of retired chief justice of Chattisgarh High Court, VK Gupta to conduct an inquiry into the incidents that took
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Congress postpones 'dharna' against CAA, NRC; now to be held on Dec 23
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Congress party's 'dharna' has been postponed to December 23 after it was scheduled to be held on Sunday at Raj Ghat, against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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BJP ally SAD demands inclusion of Muslims in Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Patiala (Punjab) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) on Saturday demanded that Muslims should also be included in the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in sync with democratic and secular principles of the country.
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JDU demands NDA meet on NRC, says opposed to it
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Saturday called upon its ally BJP to convene a meeting of ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) over the proposal to have a countrywide National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Anti-CAA protesters should be cane-charged or shot dead if they damage pub
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Bankura (West Bengal) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): In remarks that could generate controversy, state BJP chief Dilip Ghosh on Saturday said that protesters who damage public property during agitation against Citizenship Amendment Act should be cane-charged or shot dead.
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Over 1,000 academicians back government on CAA, caution against fear-monge
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): More than 1,000 academicians, intellectuals and research scholars from across the country have decided to back Prime Minister Narendra Modi led government on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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