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UP: One arrested for raising anti-India slogans in Meerut
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Additional Director General of Police (Meerut zone) Prashant Kumar on Friday said that a person has been arrested for allegedly raising anti-India slogans in Meerut's Mawana area.
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BJP accuses Congress of duplicity, politics of expediency over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The BJP on Friday accused the Congress of "duplicity" and "politics of expediency" over Citizenship Amendment Act, alleging that it was ..changing tack from the remarks made by its leaders in favour of giving citizenship to minorities from Pakistan.
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CAA fails constitution test, says Amarinder Singh; Ravi Shankar Prasad hit
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Friday slammed the BJP-led Central government over the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that it "fails the test of the Constitution" and "can easily be misused for infiltrating into the country".
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Kerala CM writes letter to his 11 counterparts on Citizenship Act
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday wrote letters to his counterparts in 11 states including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar asking them to consider passing a resolution against the amended Citizenship Act.
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CAA not in India's interest, should not be implemented: Yechury
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): CPI (M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Friday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is not in India's interest and it should not be implemented.
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Nityanand Rai hits out at opposition parties for opposing CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs, Nityanand Rai on Friday hit out on opposition parties for dissenting the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that those opposing CAA are basically against OBCs and its leader Narendra Modi.
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After being deported to Bangladesh, two men move Delhi High Court
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Two men, who were deported to Bangladesh in August 2018, but somehow managed to return to India after six months, are now contesting a legal battle in the Delhi High Court seeking citizenship of India.
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Anti-CAA resolution: Kerala Assembly Speaker terms Governor's remark as 'u
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Kerala Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan on Friday termed Governor Arif Mohammad Khan's statement on Assembly's resolution against the amended Citizenship law as "unfortunate" and said that the new Act is "unconstitutional".
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Protest held against CAA, NRC in Bengaluru
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): A protest was held against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) at Eidgah-e-Jadeed in Bengaluru on Friday.
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Instead of opposing CAA, focus on children dying in Kota: Shah to Ashok Ge
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Lambasting at Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot over the death of infants in Kota hospital, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the former should focus on the children dying in his state rather than opposing Citizenship Amendment
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BJP launches toll-free number to garner support for CAA
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday launched a campaign with a toll-free number that provides the facility to common people to give missed calls to register their support for the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
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Queer community members take part in protest against CAA, NRC
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 3 (ANI): Women and members from the queer community on Friday took out a protest march from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) here.
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