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2838 Pakistanis, 914 Afghans, 172 Bangladeshis given Indian citizenship in
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Jan 19 (ANI): Amid ongoing nationwide protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that as many as 2838 people from Pakistan were given citizenship during the last six years.
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Centre has let loose reign of oppression, PM giving misleading statements,
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 13 (ANI): Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Monday said the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the NRC reflect "widespread frustration and pent up anger of people" and accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah of misleading
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UP: Akhilesh Yadav meets kin of victim killed in anti-CAA protest
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 11 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday met the family of the victim, who died during the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Firozabad.
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BJP govt coming soon in WB, says Shahnawaz Hussain
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 8 (ANI): Hitting out at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over protests against Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Wednesday exuded confidence that Trinamool Congress (TMC) will not rule the state for long as BJP will form the governmen
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Protests against CAA influenced by pirated propaganda, says Mukhtar Abbas
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 7 (ANI): BJP leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Tuesday said that the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in the universities across the country are influenced by a pirated propaganda.
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Varanasi: Mother of toddler released after being jailed for 14 days for pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Ekta Shekhar, who was arrested along with her husband during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act in Varanasi, returned home to her 14-month-old child on Thursday morning.
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"Akhilesh ji should go to Pakistan", says BJP leader Swantantra Dev Singh
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Uttar Pradesh president Swantantra Dev Singh on Thursday slammed Akhilesh Yadav for protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and said that the former Uttar Pradesh chief minister should visit Pakistan to
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IUML leader writes to NHRC over 'dire situation' in UP after protests agai
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], Jan 1 (ANI): Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) MLA from Kerala, MK Muneer has written to the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) over "dire situation" in Uttar Pradesh in the wake of protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Meerut: Bounty of Rs 20 K declared on 3 persons accused of firing on polic
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): Police have announced a bounty of Rs 20,000 each on three persons who are accused of firing on police during the protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 20.
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Not so innocent people have also died in violent anti-CAA protests : Ram M
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 31 (ANI): BJP national general secretary Ram Madhav said here on Monday that both "innocent" and "not so innocent" people have died in the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act-2019 across the country.
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TMC gives compensation to kin of man who died in Mangaluru during anti-CAA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], Dec 28 (ANI): A delegation of Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Saturday handed over a cheque of Rs 5 lakh compensation to the family of a person who died during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act on December 19 in Mangaluru.
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Claim of no discussions on NRC a 'tactical retreat' in face of anti-CAA pr
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 26 (ANI): The remarks by BJP leaders where they said that no discussion on National Registers of Citizens had taken place, is a "tactical retreat" in the face of the nation-wide protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and NRC, JD-U leader Prashant Kishor sa
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