Anti-caa Protests In Up

Actor-activist Sadaf Jafar - who was "kicked in the stomach by a male cop" after being arrested during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow in December 2019 - will contest next month's UP election from the Lucknow (central) seat on a Congress ticket.

Four artists were picked up by the Guwahati city police and later released after they painted a graffiti of the anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi, who is currently lodged in jail after he was charged with sedition.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Act.

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking suspension of or a stay against an ordinance brought by the Yogi Adityanath government for recovering damages to public and private property during protests such as those incidents witnessed during anti-CAA protests in the state.

The Yogi Adityanath government's "name and shame" campaign came to an abrupt halt today as the Allahabad High Court ordered that all posters and hoardings naming those accused of violence during protests against the controversial citizenship law be immediately removed. Citing the Right to Privacy as a fundamental human right recognised by the Unite...

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over hoardings with names, addresses, and photos of those who were accused of violence during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The hoardings were put up at prominent intersections in Lucknow.

In an unusual move, the Allahabad High Court will hear at 3 pm today - a court holiday - the case relating to hoardings put up by the Uttar Pradesh government, naming those who were accused of violence during protests against the controversial citizenship law. The hoardings also had the addresses and photos of the accused, and were put up at promin...

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi was on Wednesday booked for his "provocative" speech during an anti-CAA protest meet held in Moradabad on February 22.

Violence broke out this evening between police and anti-CAA protesters, who sought permission to erect tents for protection against the weather, in the Uparkot Kotwali area of UP's Aligarh, resulting in stone throwing and some cops being injured

A road in South East Delhi's Shaheen Bagh that had been blocked for 70 days amid protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was reopened on Saturday. However, with roadblocks set up by the police in Noida and Delhi, there will not be any relief for commuters travelling between the two cities.

Continuing the process of seeking damages for anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has now asked 28 people, including Congress member Sadaf Jafar, retired IPS officer SR Darapuri and activist Mohammad Shoaib, to pay more than Rs 63 lakh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday sparked a huge controversy with his remarks in the state assembly on the deaths in December as protests against the citizenship law CAA spiralled into violence in parts of the state.

A video clip purportedly showing the Delhi Police beating up students inside the library of Jamia Millia Islamia on December 15, has triggered political storm. While the Congress said it showed the brutality of the police on unarmed students going about their studies, the BJP claimed that it proved that students involved in the mayhem that took pla...

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday visited Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's parliamentary constituency Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and met family members of jailed anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters, asserting that raising one's voice in a democracy is not a crime.

Actor-activist Sadaf Jafar - who was "kicked in the stomach by a male cop" after being arrested during anti-CAA protests in Lucknow in December 2019 - will contest next month's UP election from the Lucknow (central) seat on a Congress ticket.

Four artists were picked up by the Guwahati city police and later released after they painted a graffiti of the anti-citizenship law activist Akhil Gogoi, who is currently lodged in jail after he was charged with sedition.

The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to file its response to a petition challenging the constitutional validity of the recently promulgated Uttar Pradesh Recovery of Damages to Public and Private Properties Act.

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Allahabad High Court seeking suspension of or a stay against an ordinance brought by the Yogi Adityanath government for recovering damages to public and private property during protests such as those incidents witnessed during anti-CAA protests in the state.

The Yogi Adityanath government's "name and shame" campaign came to an abrupt halt today as the Allahabad High Court ordered that all posters and hoardings naming those accused of violence during protests against the controversial citizenship law be immediately removed. Citing the Right to Privacy as a fundamental human right recognised by the Unite...

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over hoardings with names, addresses, and photos of those who were accused of violence during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The hoardings were put up at prominent intersections in Lucknow.

In an unusual move, the Allahabad High Court will hear at 3 pm today - a court holiday - the case relating to hoardings put up by the Uttar Pradesh government, naming those who were accused of violence during protests against the controversial citizenship law. The hoardings also had the addresses and photos of the accused, and were put up at promin...

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

Former Uttar Pradesh Governor Aziz Qureshi was on Wednesday booked for his "provocative" speech during an anti-CAA protest meet held in Moradabad on February 22.

Violence broke out this evening between police and anti-CAA protesters, who sought permission to erect tents for protection against the weather, in the Uparkot Kotwali area of UP's Aligarh, resulting in stone throwing and some cops being injured

A road in South East Delhi's Shaheen Bagh that had been blocked for 70 days amid protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was reopened on Saturday. However, with roadblocks set up by the police in Noida and Delhi, there will not be any relief for commuters travelling between the two cities.

Continuing the process of seeking damages for anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has now asked 28 people, including Congress member Sadaf Jafar, retired IPS officer SR Darapuri and activist Mohammad Shoaib, to pay more than Rs 63 lakh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday sparked a huge controversy with his remarks in the state assembly on the deaths in December as protests against the citizenship law CAA spiralled into violence in parts of the state.

A video clip purportedly showing the Delhi Police beating up students inside the library of Jamia Millia Islamia on December 15, has triggered political storm. While the Congress said it showed the brutality of the police on unarmed students going about their studies, the BJP claimed that it proved that students involved in the mayhem that took pla...

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday visited Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's parliamentary constituency Azamgarh in Uttar Pradesh and met family members of jailed anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters, asserting that raising one's voice in a democracy is not a crime.