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Huge Anti-CAA protests continue in parts of TN

6:29 pm December 24, 2019

Chennai: Huge anti Citizenship Amendment Act protests continued in parts of Tamil Nadu like Salem and Krishnagiri on Tuesday. Hundreds of people gathered in Salem to stage a demonstration against the CAA, with the protestors demanding withdrawal of the controversial legislation. Similarly, a huge protest demonstration was held by various Muslim bodies in Krishnagiri against […]

Mangaluru violence: Police release video of protesters bringing stones

3:02 pm December 24, 2019

Bengaluru: Days after the violent protests in Mangaluru against CAA resulted in the deaths of two people, police released video clippings purportedly showing protesters bringing stones in an auto-trolley, hurling it at the personnel and trying to destroy the CCTV cameras. The video also shows protesters covering their face with clothes to conceal their identity […]

Lohardaga violence: 21 arrested, curfew relaxed

Pro and anti-CAA rallies held in Pune

11:04 pm December 22, 2019

Pune: Two separate rallies supporting and opposing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) were held on Sunday evening in Pune city and nearby Pimpri-Chinchwad township. While outfits like ‘Yuvak Kranti Dal’, ‘Professional Congress’ among others held a demonstration against the new citizenship law at Goodluck Chowk on Fergusson College road, a separate rally was taken out […]

7 new COVID-19 cases in Karnataka, CM briefs opposition

Karnataka to implement CAA “hundred per cent”: CM

8:10 pm December 18, 2019

Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa on Wednesday declared that his government will “hundred per cent” implement the Citizenship Amendment Act. “Hundred per cent we will implement,” he told reporters at Hubballi in north Karnataka in response to a question regarding the implementation of the CAA. State Home Minister Basavaraj Bommai had said on […]

Linking Citizenship bill with NRC most unfortunate

10:43 pm December 17, 2019

New Delhi: Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday termed the linking of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the NRC (National Register of Citizens) as the ‘most unfortunate’ which is aimed at creating fear among the people. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) seeks to provide citizenship on preferential basis to members of Hindu, Sikh, […]