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India lodges protest with Malaysia over Mahathir Mohamad's remarks on citi
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): The Malaysian Charge d'Affaires was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Saturday to lodge a solemn protest over the remarks made by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on "matters entirely internal to India," government sources told ANI.
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NRC, CAA will help foreigners to flock in India, says RJD Khushwaha
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Upendra Khushwaha here on Saturday said that he is against both National Register of Citizens (NRC) and Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) as people from foreign countries will flock here.
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BJP MP Roopa Ganguly condemns CAA protests causing damage to Indian Railwa
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India) Dec 21 (ANI): Amid uproar over the Citizenship Amendment Act, BJP MP Roopa Ganguly on Saturday condemned the protests which caused damage to the India Railways worth close to Rs 90 crore due to the burning of stations and trains.
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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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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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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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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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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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Shahnawaz Hussain slams Opposition for supporting Anti-CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) national spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain on Saturday criticised the Opposition for raising their voices against the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and added that the new Act is not discriminatory to Muslims in
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More than 3,500 people booked for anti-CAA protests in Ghaziabad
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 21 (ANI): More than 3,500 persons were booked by Police over protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the city, out of whom 300 have been identified.
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Anti-CAA protests: Minority Affairs Minister Naqvi appeals for peace
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 21 (ANI): Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi here on Saturday appealed for peace to the people protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said that the citizenship of any Indian is not under threat due to the amended citizenship law. Read More
