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Posters mocking Nitish Kumar's 'silence' over CAA, NRC put up across Patna
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Residents of Patna on Tuesday woke up to posters mocking Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for being "silent" on the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Anti-CAA protests: Over 3,000 detained, 136 cases registered, says Assam D
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The Assam Police detained more than 3,000 people and arrested 190 persons for indulging in violent protests last week in the state over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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Mayawati demands rollback of CAA 2019, says 'BJP shouldn't create Emergenc
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Tuesday demanded the rollback of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) 2019 and added that its implementation would leave a negative impact on the society in near future.
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CAA protests: Violence no solution to any problem, says VP Naidu
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Stressing on the ongoing protests in the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, (CAA), Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has said that violence is not the solution to any problem.
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Anti-CAA protests: Assam DGP says 136 cases registered, 190 people arreste
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Director General of Police (DGP), Assam, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Tuesday said that a total of 136 cases had been registered and 190 people were arrested for violence and hooliganism during the protests held against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CA
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Assam: Curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh till 8 pm
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Dibrugarh (Assam) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): The curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district in the wake of major protests across the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was on Tuesday relaxed from 6 am to 8 pm by the district administration.
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No clarity on Citizenship (Amendment) Act: Uddhav Thackeray
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Nagpur (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 17 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Monday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 has "no clarity" in it.
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Amid protests over CAA, US urges demonstrators to refrain from violence
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C [US], Dec 17 (ANI): Stressing that it is closely following the developments regarding the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in India, US States Department has appealed protestors to refrain from violence, and authorities to "protect and respect the right of peaceful assembly." Read More
CPI-M is going to file petition in Supreme Court against Citizenship Amend
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Monday said that his party is going to file a petition in the Supreme Court, challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.
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No protestors fired upon: Delhi police sources on claims of bullet injurie
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Sources in the Delhi Police on Monday refuted reports of police opening fire during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Jamia Nagar held a day earlier.
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Muslim lawyers' body urges SC to declare citizenship law as 'unconstitutio
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 16 (ANI): An association of Muslim advocates on Monday approached the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, and seeking to declare the new law as "unconstitutional."
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Study CAA, has no provision to take away citizenship of anyone: Amit Shah
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Poreyahat (Jharkhand) [India], Dec 16 (ANI): Amid major protests by students of various universities against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday appealed them to 'study the Act' in which there is 'no provision' to take away the citizenship of anyone.
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