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Delhi HC junks plea seeking barricades removal, relocation of protesters i
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 10 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition seeking removal of police barricades in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area contending that it is causing traffic issues, while also demanding protesters to be shifted to some other location.
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BJP leader accuses Mamata Banerjee of turning West Bengal into "terrorist
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bardhaman (West Bengal) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national secretary Rahul Sinha on Thursday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of turning the state into a hub for terrorists.
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Facing cyber-attack over CAA pamphlet picture, says Wayanad collector
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Wayanad (Kerala) [India], Jan 10 (ANI): Wayanad district collector Adeela Abdulla on Thursday said that she was facing "cyber attack" on social media after she accepted pamphlets on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) from BJP workers in Kerala.
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Controversy over CAA motivated, ill-informed: Ravi Shankar Prasad
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday said that much of the controversy surrounding Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is motivated and ill-informed.
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Bond between India and new generation of the Diaspora is our focus, says J
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday that the main focus is to keep a strong bond between India and the new generation of the diaspora by bringing in reforms in Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) scheme.
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Union minister Smriti Irani hits out at DMK, Congress for spreading misinf
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Union Minister Smriti Irani on Thursday hit out at Congress and DMK for spreading false information regarding Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Uma Bharti takes 'Jinnah' jibe at Rahul, Priyanka
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Panna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): BJP leader Uma Bharti on Thursday took "Jinnah" jibe at Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi while accusing the Opposition party of peddling rumours over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Mamata takes out protest march against CAA, NRC in North 24 Parganas
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday took out a protest march against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Madhyamgram here.
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Bengaluru Metropolitan Archbishop appeals to centre for citizenship on mer
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Bengaluru Metropolitan Archbishop Peter Machado on Thursday submitted a memorandum to President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Governor Vajubhai Vala against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, requesting Centre not to grant citizen
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NCP chief flags off 21-day long 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra' to oppose CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday flagged off 'Gandhi Shanti Yatra' from the Gateway of India here to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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CAA protests: Endeavour must be to bring peace, says SC
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi, Jan 9 (ANI) The Supreme Court on Thursday while hearing a plea against protests over the new citizenship law said that the country is going through a critical time and the "endeavour must be to bring peace".
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Will KCR give citizenship to those behind planting explosives, asks BJP MP
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Warangal (Telangana) [India], Jan 9 (ANI): Targeting Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) for opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Karimnagar BJP MP Bandi Sanjay on Wednesday asked whether Rao wants to give citizenship to all those who were b
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