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CAA protest: Delhi Mahila Cong president, party workers detained
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 20 (ANI): Amid uproar over Citizenship Amendment Act, Delhi Police on Friday detained Delhi Mahila Congress President Sharmistha Mukherjee and other Congress workers who were seen protesting near the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah.
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Detention of journalists in Mangaluru shocking: Former Kerala CM Ommen Cha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Congress leader and former Kerala Chief Minister Ommen Chandy on Friday termed the detention of four journalists in Mangaluru during the protest against the amended Citizenship law in Karnataka as 'shocking'.
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Delhi: Massive protest against new citizenship law in Jama Masjid area
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): A large mass of people turned up in Jama Masjid area of Old Delhi here on Friday in a major protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and raised slogan denouncing the newly-enacted law.
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Kerala CM Vijayan assures safety of Malayalee journalists detained during
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that all efforts will be made to ensure the safety of Malayalee journalists who went to report the news of protest against the Citizenship law in Mangaluru.
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UP: Internet services suspended in Varanasi till today evening
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended in Varanasi till evening on Friday following violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act in parts of the state.
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Sufficient force deployed to deal with any kind of situation: Delhi Police
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Amid uproar over Citizenship Amendment Act, Delhi Police on Friday tightened security in North East Delhi and assured of sufficient force in the national capital to maintain law and order.
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CAA stir: Gujarat Police registers FIR against thousands of people for rio
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Banaskantha (Gujarat) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Gujarat Police on Friday registered an FIR against 3022 people on the charges of rioting, assault and criminal conspiracy for protesting against the newly-amended citizenship law in Banaskantha district.
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Violence not a solution for problems: Rajinikanth on CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 20 (ANI): Expressing concern over the violence in several parts of the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act, superstar Rajinikanth on Thursday said that 'violence cannot be a way out for anything'.
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Pakistan and the Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): December is a humiliating month for Pakistan. The wounds of 16 December 1971, when 93,000 of its soldiers surrendered to India in Dhaka and it lost half the country are still fresh. To vent its frustration and disgrace, Pakistan has seized upon the Citizen
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BSP doesn't believe in violence, destruction of public property: Mayawati
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Asserting the BSP's opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, its chief Mayawati on Friday said that her party does not believe in violence and destruction of public property.
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Gujarat: 49 people detained in Ahmedabad amid protests against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): In a bid to maintain law and order, Ahmedabad Police detained 49 people including Congress Corporator Shehzad Khan in connection with the violence during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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No one can steal rights of sons of the soil of Assam: CM Sonowal amid CAA
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Amid the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said here on Friday that Indian Muslims and people living in the state should not worry as no one can steal their rights.
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