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Mumbai: Farhan Akhtar takes part in CAA protest, says raising voice an 'ab
Updated : 6 years, 3 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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Delhi Police asks Facebook, Twitter and Insta to block 60 accounts for sha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In order to contain rumours and maintain law and order, Delhi Police has written to social media platforms, asking them to block as many as 60 accounts for allegedly sharing fake news. It was necessitated in the backdrop of violent protest against the Citizen
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Section 144 imposed in 44 districts of Madhya Pradesh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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People should do 'satyagraha' against CAA : Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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UP: Anti-CAA protest erupts in Varanasi, police resorts to baton charge
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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55 people arrested in Lucknow, situation under control : UP DGP on anti-CA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Protest should be peaceful and democratic, says AMU VC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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
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Rajnath calls Yogi Adityanath over violence in Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Protest against Citizenship Act continues in Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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37 people kept under preventive detention : DCP North East Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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
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Section 144 only imposed in selected areas, internet connectivity not hamp
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Will confiscate property of violent protestors to recover loss to public p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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