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PM Modi accuses Congress of doing 'guerrilla' politics over Citizenship Ac
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sahibganj (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday accused the Congress party and its allies of indulging in "guerrilla" politics over the amended Citizenship Act and challenged the Opposition party to declare that they are ready to give Indian citizenshi
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Amid CAA protests, Central Univ of TN declares vacation a week before sche
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) has declared vacation, a week earlier than scheduled after a section of students protested in the campus in solidarity with students of Jamia Millia University and the Aligarh Muslim University, who were p
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Delhi: Metro stations near Seelampur closed, traffic movement disrupted du
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday issued an advisory stating that the traffic is affected from Daryaganj to Delhi Gate due to an ongoing protest here as DMRC also announced the closure of several metro stations in the area.
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Preserve Constitution and democracy through peaceful means: BSP on violenc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Tuesday condemned the violence in university campuses in Delhi and other places and urged students to protest peacefully in order to preserve the Constitution and democracy.
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Bollywood celebrities speak out on anti-CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 17 (ANI): Actor Parineeti Chopra on Tuesday termed as "barbaric" the incidents of violence on Sunday during agitations against the citizenship law in the national capital and in Aligarh, where police clashed with students and other protestors.
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CAA is law of land, should be respected: Jagdeep Dhankar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): After visiting the state assembly, West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday took a dig at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's protest march against the citizenship law stating that it is "the law of the land and the law has to be respected".
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Maha: Notice against 2 students to not hold signature campaign against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Police on Tuesday issued a notice to two students of Fergusson College to not hold signature campaign or any protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NCR).
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Congress, its allies instigating Muslims for political purposes: Modi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sahibganj (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit out at the Congress party and its allies over the Citizenship Amendment Act saying they are instigating Muslims for political purposes.
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SC refuses to interfere in petition seeking humane facilities at 6 Assam d
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to interfere in a petition seeking humane facilities at six detention centres in Assam for those who do not qualify as Indian citizens as per the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Amritsar: BJP protest against Punjab CM's decision not to implement CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers of the Punjab state unit protested here on Monday over Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's decision against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.
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'Our slogan is 'No CAB, no NRC in Bengal', says Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) without consultation in the Parliament and reiterated that the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be impleme
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Jamia violence: SC declines to intervene, directs petitioners to approach
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the petition in the matter pertaining to violence in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University against the newly amended citizenship law to be taken to the concerned High Courts.
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