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CAA protests: Irresponsible people giving communal twist, spreading misinf
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The "irresponsible people" in the country are giving a communal twist to the passing of Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019 and spreading misinformation on the same, Union Minister for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said on Tuesday.
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Students from top US universities condemn police crackdown on students pro
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Washington DC [USA], Dec 17 (ANI): Hundreds of students from different universities across the United States have condemned the "brutal police violence unleashed" against the students at Jamia Millia Islamia University and Aligarh Muslim University during Sunday's protests against the Citize
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Amid CAA protests, Central Univ of TN declares vacation a week before sche
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Central University of Tamil Nadu (CUTN) has declared vacation, a week earlier than scheduled after a section of students protested in the campus in solidarity with students of Jamia Millia University and the Aligarh Muslim University, who were p
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Delhi: Metro stations near Seelampur closed, traffic movement disrupted du
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Delhi Traffic Police on Tuesday issued an advisory stating that the traffic is affected from Daryaganj to Delhi Gate due to an ongoing protest here as DMRC also announced the closure of several metro stations in the area.
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Preserve Constitution and democracy through peaceful means: BSP on violenc
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Tuesday condemned the violence in university campuses in Delhi and other places and urged students to protest peacefully in order to preserve the Constitution and democracy.
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Bollywood celebrities speak out on anti-CAA protests
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Dec 17 (ANI): Actor Parineeti Chopra on Tuesday termed as "barbaric" the incidents of violence on Sunday during agitations against the citizenship law in the national capital and in Aligarh, where police clashed with students and other protestors.
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Maha: Notice against 2 students to not hold signature campaign against CAA
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Police on Tuesday issued a notice to two students of Fergusson College to not hold signature campaign or any protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and the National Register of Citizens (NCR).
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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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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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Tamil Nadu: DMK chief Stalin protests against citizenship law
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kanchipuram (Tamil Nadu) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) president MK Stalin on Tuesday staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and raised slogans against the Centre and ruling AIADMK government in the state.
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CAA 2019 protests: CM Yogi Adityanath directs officials to keep an eye on
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday held a video conference with the state officials and directed them to keep an eye on people spreading fake news about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019.
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Section 144 imposed in Prayagraj, administration warns against holding pro
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The district administration in Prayagraj on Tuesday said that Section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), prohibiting gathering of five or more persons, was imposed in the region and warned against holding rallies, protests, and demo
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