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Citizenship Act will not be withdrawn: Naqvi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Union Minister of Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Saturday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act will "never be withdrawn" and assured the Muslim community that their citizenship will never be in danger.
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Officer was trying to control violent situation: Meerut ADG on policeman a
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Meerut, Prashant Kumar on Saturday said that the police officer who is being heard in a purported video asking protestors to go to Pakistan was just trying to control the violent situation as the demon
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Priyanka Gandhi stopped by police on way to meet family of former IPS offi
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Saturday stopped by police when she was on her way to meet the family of former IPS officer SR Darapuri who was arrested during anti-CAA protests.
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BJP to reach out to SC community over CAA, explain how it has benefited Da
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): To counter opposition over its protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP will hold a meeting on Sunday with Dalit community leaders and highlight how the new law has benefitted the community whose members have to come to India in large numbers af
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Nationwide protest will continue until CAA is kept in abeyance, NRC abando
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28: Former Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that until the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is kept in abeyance and government states in Parliament that the National Register of Citizens (NRC) is abandoned
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Exclusionary step like CAA will harm idea of India: PC Chacko
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): India belongs to every religion and exclusionary step like the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) by the government will only harm the idea of India, said senior Congress leader PC Chacko here on Saturday.
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On its foundation day, Congress holds massive protest rally against CAA, N
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): On its 134th foundation day, the Congress party on Saturday took out a protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) to convey the message of 'Save Constitution-Save India' to the people.
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Darya Ganj CAA protest: Court to hear bail plea of 15 accused on Jan 7
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): A Delhi court will on January 7 hear the bail petition filed by fifteen accused who were arrested after a protest against the newly amended citizenship law in Darya Ganj area turned violent last week.
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Assam: 16 arrests made for posting inflammatory posts online
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Assam Police on Saturday said that 16 persons have been arrested in the state as of today in connection with inflammatory online posts regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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UP govt planning to ban PFI: Sources
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh government is planning to ban Popular Front of India (PFI) here as allegations were made that the organisation had instigated violence in the name of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, government sources sa
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Army General should not meddle in politics: P Chidambaram
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said that General Rawat should not meddle in politics with reference to his statement on anti-CAA protests made two days back.
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TMC gives Rs 5 lakh compensation to kin of 2 who died in Mangaluru protest
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday gave cheques of Rs 5 lakh as compensation to the families of two people who died during the Mangaluru protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19.
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