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Gujarat: Sec 144 imposed in Rajkot till Jan 1, 2020
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Gujarat government on Friday imposed Section 144, which prohibits an assembly of more than 4 people in an area, in Rajkot till January 1, 2020.
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India objects to Malaysian PM's remark on CAA, says new citizenship law is
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is "a matter entirely internal to India" and does not impact the status of any citizen, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said in response to the "factually inaccurate" remarks of Malaysian Prime Minister Mah
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Youth protesting as they feel country heading in wrong direction: Salman K
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Congress leader and former Union Minister Salman Khurshid on Friday took part in a protest at India Gate against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that youth were taking to streets as they feel the country is heading in the wrong direction.
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Maharashtra CM urges for peace, says will ensure no one's rights are snatc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Thursday urged people to maintain peace and tranquillity in view of nationwide violent protests against the new citizenship law.
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Police baton-charge anti-CAA protesters in UP's Bahraich, several injured
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Several people sustained injuries after police resorted to baton-charge to disperse protesters who were protesting against the citizenship law here on Friday.
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BJP trying to divide country on religious lines through CAA, says Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday alleged that the Centre is trying to divide the country and communities on religious lines through the new Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and asked people not to fall prey to the BJP's attempts.
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CAA sending wrong signals to 17 cr Muslims, says Cong veteran Ashwani Kuma
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Expressing deep concern over violence erupted during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in several parts of the country, senior Congress leader Ashwani Kumar on Friday urged the Centre to roll-back the new citizenship law until a broad consensus
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Senior cop injured during protest in East Delhi's Seemapuri
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Delhi's Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Rohit Rajbir Singh on Friday received injuries after the protest against newly amended citizenship law turned violent near Seemapuri area.
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Over 150 arrested over anti-CAA protest: SSP Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Over 150 people have been arrested in connection with violent protests against the new citizenship law here, so far, said Kalanidhi Naithani, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP).
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Let's address root cause of unrest over citizenship law: Mohammad Kaif
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif on Friday said that the root cause of the unrest over citizenship law should be found out and the government needs to engage with the aggrieved people to find a solution to the problem.
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She is too young for all this: Ganguly on daughter's CAA post
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Board of Control for Cricket in India's (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Friday defended her daughter Sana over her Instagram post related to the citizenship law and said that she is too young for all this.
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Detention of journalists in Mangaluru shocking: Former Kerala CM Ommen Cha
Updated : 6 years, 3 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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