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CAA Row: Muslim leaders, clerics to meet PM Modi, Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Amid protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act and concerns over National Register for Citizenships (NRC), some Muslims clerics, intellectuals and lawmakers will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah very soon.
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JDU minority cell secretary tenders resignation over party's support to ci
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The newly amended citizenship law has sparked dissent within Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) with party leader Khawaja Shahid tendering resignation over chief minister's stand on the contentious legislation.
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Madhya Pradesh: Woman Tehsildar suspended over objectionable post on socia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sheopur (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): A woman tehsildar from Sheopur was on Thursday suspended for allegedly posting an objectionable post on her social media account over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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BJP's Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi slams Opposition for supporting anti-CAA protest
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday slammed Opposition for taking part in the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests and "manipulating" the issue.
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On its foundation day, Congress to hold flag marches to spread message of
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Congress on Friday announced that the party will hold flag marches throughout the country on its foundation day, to spread the message of 'Save Constitution-Save India'.
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Check context with Army Chief, don't politicise it: VK Singh on Rawat's st
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Narendra Modi government came to the defence of Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday after he drew flak from several quarters over his remarks criticising those leading protests and guiding students to carry out arson and violence.
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Seelampur violence: Court to hear bail plea of two accused on Dec 30
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Delhi's Karkardooma court will on December 30 hear a bail petition filed by two accused who were arrested after a protest over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent in Seelampur area last week.
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People have right to protest; Yogi Adityanath creating a divide: Nawab Mal
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) spokesperson Nawab Malik on Friday said that people have the right to protest while alleging that Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath deliberately allowed the situation to deteriorate and go out of hand in
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Activist Akhil Gogoi sent to 14-day judicial custody
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Activist Akhil Gogoi was sent to 14-day judicial custody by a special NIA court in Guwahati on Thursday.
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Anti-CAA protests: 317 arrested, over 70 cases registered in UP's Meerut
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): Additional Director General (ADG) Prashant Kumar on Thursday said that 317 people have been arrested and 79 cases registered in connection with the violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in Meerut.
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Man rescues policeman from violent mob during anti-CAA protest in Firozaba
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Firozabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): A man named Hajji Qadir came to the rescue of a policeman after he was surrounded and beaten by a violent mob during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act last week in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district.
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Lucknow: ADM starts process to seize property of protesters involved in vi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 27 (ANI): The Additional District Magistrate Lucknow has started the process of recovering damages caused during violent protests against the new citizenship law earlier this month.
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