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Use of brute force to suppress dissent is unacceptable in democracy: Sonia
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on the BJP led Central government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the ruling party has shown utter disregard to the people's voice by using "brute force" to suppress dissent and assured the people that her p
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Mumbai: Thousands protest outside Hari Masjid over CAA, NRC
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra), Dec 20 (ANI): Around 2000 people gathered outside Hari Masjid here on Friday to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens.
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'Premature' to say anything on NRC right now: MHA sources
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): It is premature to say anything right now on the National Register of Citizens (NRC), said the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources on implementation or introduction of NRC exercise.
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WB: 'No NRC, No CAB' meet on Dec 23, says Mamata Banerjee
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that a meeting against National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) will be held on December 23 in all the sub-division headquarters of the state.
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NRC won't be implemented in Bihar: Nitish Kumar
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): A day after assuring that minorities had nothing to worry, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday announced that National Register of Citizens will not be implemented in his state.
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Telangana: United Muslim Action Committee holds meeting over new citizensh
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): United Muslim Action Committee on Friday held a meeting at All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) head office here to discuss and formulate a strategy against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and National Register of Citizens (NRC)
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Anti-CAA protests: Hyderabad-based MANUU students' protest enters 6th day
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Dec 20 (ANI): The protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and National Register of Citizens (NRC) by students of the Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) entered the sixth day on Thursday.
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Javadekar hits out at Cong, AAP, says both parties supporting 'foreign inf
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Hitting out at Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday said that both these parties are in support of foreign infiltrators.
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Two held for distributing pamphlets with inciting content about NRC: Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Two people have been taken into custody for distributing pamphlets with inciting content on them regarding National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act, Delhi Police on Thursday.
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Country doesn't need Citizenship Act, our protest ideological: Swara Bhask
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Along with thousands of protestors gathered at Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan, Actor Swara Bhaskar on Thursday took part in a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act and questioned the requirement of such law in the country.
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Protest against Citizenship Act continues in Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Various political, non-political and student organisations on Thursday protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act, demanding the government to withdraw the new law alleging that it discriminates on the basis of religion.
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Jamia students came out against CAA to protect secular fabric of country:
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind president Arshad Madani on Thursday supported the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said students of Jamia had come out to protect the secular fabric of the country.
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