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Undeclared emergency in country, don't know if democracy exists: Siddarama
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Day after Section 144 was imposed in parts of Karnataka in view of protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Saturday said he doesn't know if democracy exists in the country.
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218 arrests made over protests against CAA: Lucknow SSP
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Lucknow Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kalanidhi Nathani on Saturday said that 218 arrests have been made in connection with the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that erupted here on December 19.
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CAA stir: Child crushed to death during protest in Varanasi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday said that a child was killed after the protest against the newly amended citizenship law turned violent and led to a stampede in the holy city yesterday.
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How can govt deny the damage done by CAA: Bhupesh Baghel
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel here on Saturday lashed out at the central government over the widespread protests on the issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Act and said that the entire country is burning because of it.
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Anti-CAA protest : 6 cases registered, 38 detained in Bahraich
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): In the backdrop of the incidents of violence that erupted here on Friday during the protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, six cases have been registered while 38 people have been detained.
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Seemapuri violence: Court directs police station to allow detainees to mee
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Delhi's Karkardooma court on Saturday directed Seemapuri's station house officer (SHO) to allow the lawyers to meet people who were detained in the wake of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, in the area.
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Patna: Tejashwi Yadav participates in rally against CAA and NRC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav participated in the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) rally in Patna against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 on Saturday and led a crowd of protesters gathered to raise their voice against the new law.
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Karnataka: Curfew to be relaxed in Mangaluru during day-time
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Amid raging protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act in the state, Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Saturday stated that the curfew in Bengaluru will be relaxed during day-time today, while Section 144 will be impl
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Tamil Nadu: Protest continues in Chennai over the citizenship act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Amid uproar of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA), Students' Federation of India (SFI) and Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) were seen staging protest at the Central Railway Station here o
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Bizarre explanation: Protesters call CAA a machine which produces Indian c
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The diverse and the motley crowd protesting against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizens (NRC) have literally no idea what these terminologies are all about and their bizarre explanation ranges from "freeing Lalu Yadav from
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Jamia students and locals hold anti-CAA protest near varsity
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University and residents of the area gathered for a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) outside the university gate on Saturday.
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CAA row: Court asks lawyers seeking to meet detainees to approach Delhi HC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Delhi's Tis Hazari court on Saturday did not address the grievances of a batch of lawyers seeking permission to meet people who were detained following protests against the newly amended citizenship law and asked them to approach a concerned magistrate
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