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Amritsar: BJP protest against Punjab CM's decision not to implement CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and workers of the Punjab state unit protested here on Monday over Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh's decision against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the state.
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'Our slogan is 'No CAB, no NRC in Bengal', says Mamata
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused the ruling BJP of passing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) without consultation in the Parliament and reiterated that the NRC and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will not be impleme
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Jamia violence: SC declines to intervene, directs petitioners to approach
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed that the petition in the matter pertaining to violence in Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University against the newly amended citizenship law to be taken to the concerned High Courts.
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Crackdown on students protesting against CAA slap on face of democracy: Ka
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The crackdown on student protesters raising their voice against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, is a slap on the face of democracy, Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan said on Tuesday, two days after violent protests in the Jamia Nagar A
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DMK petition in SC seeks to declare newly-enacted citizenship law unconsti
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagham (DMK) on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, seeking directions to declare it as unconstitutional.
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TN: DMK to hold meeting with opp. parties over Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin will hold a meeting of opposition parties here on December 18 over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Protest at Jamia was pre-planned, outsiders involved, claims Delhi Police
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Delhi Police on Tuesday claimed that incidents of violence on Sunday near Jamia Nagar area during protests by students and others against the amended citizenship law appeared to be pre-planned and indicated the involvement of outsiders.
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AIADMK 'disloyal' to Sri Lankans, Tamilians as they backed CAA: Stalin
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Tuesday said that the Edapaddi K. Palaniswami-led government in the state are "disloyal" to Sri Lankan and Tamil people here.
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Petitions on Mamata Banerjee's remarks on implementation of Citizenship Ac
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Three petitions were filed against the West Bengal government and its chief minister in the Calcutta High Court on Tuesday. Separate petitions filed by advocates and a businessman were mentioned before Chief Justice Biswanath Somadder.
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CAA stir: Internet services suspended in UP's Sambhal till midnight
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The internet services in the Sambhal city of Uttar Pradesh has been suspended till midnight in the wake of the protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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UP: Section 144 imposed in Rampur after protest against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rampur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): After launching a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act without taking permission from the local authorities, police here on Tuesday imposed Section 144 in the region.
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DMK files petition in SC against Citizenship (Amendment) Act
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Tuesday filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the recently-enacted Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.
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