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CAA against constitution, says Association of All Goa Muslim Jamaats
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India[, Dec 17 (ANI): The Association of All Goa Muslim Jamaats said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is against the constitution and demanded its immediate revocation.
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Chennai: Students protest in Madras University over Citizenship Amendment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Students staged a protest in Madras University against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Tuesday.
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BJP accuses Thackeray of insulting martyrs by comparing Jamia protest to J
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's remarks comparing police action during protest in Jamia to that during Jallianwala Bagh massacre appears to have created a controversy on Tuesday with Bharatiya Janata Party stating that these amount to "an insul
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Odisha: Muslim community writes to CM, expresses pain over his support to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): An open letter was submitted to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by the Muslim community of state on Tuesday, which states that his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) has "broken the hearts of millions of people of Odisha including that
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SDPI protests in Chennai against Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) leaders protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Tuesday.
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UP: Schools, Colleges in Mau closed until further notice following public
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): All schools and colleges in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh will remain closed until further orders following public agitation over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Tuesday.
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CAA protest: Eastern Railway cancels 19 trains
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Act is against minorities: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Condemning the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday said the new citizenship law is against minorities.
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Opposition leaders urge President to advise the government to withdraw Cit
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Opposition leaders on Tuesday met President Ram Nath Kovind and urged him to advise the government to immediately withdraw the Citizenship Amendment Act and form a commission of inquiry to ensure that those responsible for violence during protests "in whate
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India rejects Pak resolution on CAA, calls it 'thinly-veiled attempt' to p
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): India on Tuesday categorically rejected a resolution adopted by the National Assembly of Pakistan against Indian Citizenship (Amendment) Act reiterating that the matter is an issue internal to the country and is "a thinly-veiled attempt" by the Islamic state
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CAA protests: Situation in Seelampur under control, says Delhi police
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
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.
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Normal operations resume at Welcome, Shiv Vihar metro stations: DMRC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): All the entry and exit gates of Welcome, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave, and Shiv Vihar metro stations have been opened after being shut for security reasons following the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 in the area.
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