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RS Prasad urges Oppn parties not to 'foment communal tension' over CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday urged the Opposition parties not to foment communal tension in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, which seeks to provide citizenship to non-Muslim refugees from three countries in India's n
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Delhi: Home secy meets Amulya Patnaik to take stock of law, order situatio
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla on Tuesday met Commissioner of Delhi Police Amulya Patnaik to take a stock of law and order situation in the national capital.
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Modi government firm on implementing Citizenship Amendment Act: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Amid opposition efforts to corner the government over Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said that Modi government was firm on implementing the new law which gives citizenship rights to non-Muslim refugees from three neighb
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If anybody destroys railway property shoot them at sight: MoS Railways Sur
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hubli (Karnataka) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Amid protests in several parts of the country over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Minister of State (MoS) Railways, Suresh Angadi on Tuesday warned the concerned district administration and railway authorities to 'shoot' at sight if any
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CAA against constitution, says Association of All Goa Muslim Jamaats
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Panjim (Goa) [India[, Dec 17 (ANI): The Association of All Goa Muslim Jamaats said the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is against the constitution and demanded its immediate revocation.
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Chennai: Students protest in Madras University over Citizenship Amendment
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Students staged a protest in Madras University against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Tuesday.
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BJP accuses Thackeray of insulting martyrs by comparing Jamia protest to J
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray's remarks comparing police action during protest in Jamia to that during Jallianwala Bagh massacre appears to have created a controversy on Tuesday with Bharatiya Janata Party stating that these amount to "an insul
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Odisha: Muslim community writes to CM, expresses pain over his support to
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): An open letter was submitted to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik by the Muslim community of state on Tuesday, which states that his support to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) has "broken the hearts of millions of people of Odisha including that
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SDPI protests in Chennai against Citizenship Amendment Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI) leaders protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Tuesday.
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UP: Schools, Colleges in Mau closed until further notice following public
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mau (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): All schools and colleges in Mau district of Uttar Pradesh will remain closed until further orders following public agitation over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Tuesday.
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CAA protest: Eastern Railway cancels 19 trains
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Eastern Railway on Tuesday cancelled as many as 19 trains due to the ongoing unrest across the country over newly-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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Citizenship (Amendment) Act is against minorities: DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Condemning the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) MP Dayanidhi Maran on Tuesday said the new citizenship law is against minorities.
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