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UP: Internet services suspended in Meerut, Bareilly
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Internet services have been suspended in Meerut and Bareilly following the violent protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state.
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Delhi Police asks Facebook, Twitter and Insta to block 60 accounts for sha
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In order to contain rumours and maintain law and order, Delhi Police has written to social media platforms, asking them to block as many as 60 accounts for allegedly sharing fake news. It was necessitated in the backdrop of violent protest against the Citizen
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People should do 'satyagraha' against CAA : Akhilesh Yadav
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Sitapur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of violent protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday urged people to register their dissent through "Satyagraha", the Gandhian mean of protest.
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55 people arrested in Lucknow, situation under control : UP DGP on anti-CA
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Fifty-five people have been arrested in connection with violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act here in Lucknow on Thursday.
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Protest should be peaceful and democratic, says AMU VC
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): In the backdrop of violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in different parts of the country, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) Vice-Chancellor Professor Tariq Mansoor on Thursday said that protestors should restrain to peaceful and
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Rajnath calls Yogi Adityanath over violence in Lucknow
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], Dec 19 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday held telephonic conversation with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over violent protests in the state against the Citizenship Amendment Act and said such incidents were very sad and unfortunate.
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Protest against Citizenship Act continues in Chennai
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Section 144 only imposed in selected areas, internet connectivity not hamp
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Delhi Police PRO MS Randhawa said that Section 144 was not imposed in all parts of the national capital and the internet connectivity was also lowered in only a few areas in the wake of protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Will confiscate property of violent protestors to recover loss to public p
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday that damage caused to public property during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act would be recovered by confiscating the property of those who were involved in arson.
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Jamia students came out against CAA to protect secular fabric of country:
Updated : 6 years, 5 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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Most protesters are misguided, do not know about CAA: Anil Jain
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 19 (ANI): Most of those taking part in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act do not know about it and are brought by "misguiding them," BJP leader Anil Jain said on Thursday.
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Moradabad: Muslim women protest against CAA, appeal govt for roll back of
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A group of Muslim women on Thursday protested against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad and demanded that the government must take back the law as it is "against their community."
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