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UP: Internet services suspended in Prayagraj till 10 tomorrow
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended in Prayagraj till 10 am on Friday following violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act in parts of the state today.
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Country doesn't need Citizenship Act, our protest ideological: Swara Bhask
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Along with thousands of protestors gathered at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan, Actor Swara Bhaskar on Thursday took part in a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and questioned the requirement of such law in the country.
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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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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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Anti-CAA protesters sing 'Sare Jahan Se Achha' at Delhi's Jantar Mantar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In a bid to shade the protest against the amended Citizenship Act in patriotic fervour, protesters sang "Saare Jahan Se Achha Hindustan Hamara" at Delhi's Jantar Mantar on Thursday. Thousands gathered in the heart of the capital and peacefully protested ag
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Moradabad: Muslim women protest against CAA, appeal govt for roll back of
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A group of Muslim women on Thursday protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad and demanded that the government must take back the law as it is "against their community."
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Citizens need not fear CAA : Goa CM Sawant
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Thursday said that citizens need not worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Act as it will not affect them. The assurance came in the backdrop of raging protest that has triggered violence in several parts of the nation
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Our perspectives on Citizenship Act been shared with US Congress: MEA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said that India on the margins of the 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, held a day before, has shared its perspectives on the recently enacted Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the US Congress.
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Lucknow: Protest against anti-CAA turned violent in Hazratganj, police res
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Protest against the amended Citizenship Act in Hazratganj area turned violent on Thursday with the mob pelting stones and vandalising vehicles in the area.
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Delhi: Congress core group meeting begins over nationwide unrest on Citize
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A meeting of Congress core group on Thursday began at party's interim president Sonia Gandhi's residence here over unrest across the country on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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CAA protest in Delhi: Air carriers reschedule timings, waive cancellation
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of protests against the amended Citizenship Act leading to traffic jams and snarls in Delhi-Gurugram highway, the air carriers have rescheduled their timings and have even waived the cancellation refund charges.
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Delhi anti-CAA protests: Gates of 20 metro stations closed, commuters face
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Delhi Metro commuters on Thursday faced inconvenience after DMRC closed entry and exit gates of 20 stations as a precautionary measure in the wake of protests against the amended Citizenship Act.
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