Citizenship Act Protest

Highlights: Internet Cut In Aligarh For 6 Hours Amid Anti-CAA Violence

India News | Edited by Deepika Pundir | Monday February 24, 2020

Two separate incidents of violence, during protests against the Citizenship Act, have been reported in Delhi and Aligarh. Here are the highlights:

PM Modi In Assam Today, First Visit After Citizenship Act Protests

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 7, 2020

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam today, participatingin an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal, an accord between the government and the banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland, last month. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state since the government's big move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that...

"Bangladeshis, Leave Country": Raj Thackeray's Pic Seen In Posters

Cities | ANI | Tuesday February 4, 2020

Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's (MNS) posters stating ''Bangladeshis leave the country, otherwise you will be driven out in MNS style'' were seen in Panvel in Raigad district on Monday.

Mumbai Women, Inspired By Shaheen Bagh Sit-In, Protest Against CAA

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

At least 100 women in south Mumbai's Nagpada area continue their sit-in protest against Citizenship Amendment Act for the second day. The women have vowed to hold their ground just like women in Shaheen Bagh who have been protesting against CAA for more than a month.

Case Against Women Who Staged Anti-Citizenship Protest In UP's Aligarh

India News | ANI | Sunday January 19, 2020

The Uttar Pradesh Police on Saturday registered a case against scores of women for staging a protest in Aligarh against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and National Register of Citizen (NRC) when the prohibitory orders were in force in the district.

Citizenship Act Protesters In Delhi Accuse Police Of Pulling Down Tents

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 16, 2020

Demonstrators protesting the amended citizenship law at East Delhi's Khureji on Wednesday claimed that police personnel tried to forcefully disperse them by barging into their protest site at around 2 am, cutting the power connection and knocking down their tents.

Cops Enter University Amid Kite-Flying Protests Against Citizenship Act In Ahmedabad: Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

Police entered the Gujarat Vidyapith (GV) campus in Ahmedabad on Tuesday where students had organised an event to fly kites bearing anti-citizenship law messages.

Man, 26, Shot At During Citizenship Act Protests Dies In Firozabad

Cities | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2020

A 26 year-old man who suffered gunshot injures during the Citizenship Act protests on December 20 has died, taking the number of those killed in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad district to seven.

Citizenship Act Protests: Protests In Delhi, Prayagraj, Mumbai

India News | Edited by Aman Dwivedi | Wednesday January 15, 2020

In Delhi, the protests are still on in Shaheen Bagh area where a large number of Muslim women, among others, have gathered eyeballs for their continuous protests.

In UP's Prayagraj, Anti-CAA Sit-In Tries To Emulate Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

India News | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday January 13, 2020

Taking a cue from the ongoing, month-long protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, a group of women in Uttar Pradesh's Prayagraj have started a sit-in at a park in the older part of the city.

"Those Damaging Property Will Be Shot Like In UP," Says BJP's Dilip Ghosh

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 13, 2020

Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh courted controversy on Sunday by threatening to shoot and kill those involved in damaging public property "in the same way as Uttar Pradesh".

Citizenship Act Protests: 12 Get Bail In Seemapuri Violence Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 10, 2020

A Delhi court on Friday granted bail to 12 people arrested in connection with violence in Seemapuri area of northeast Delhi during recent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

15 Arrested During Citizenship Act Protests In Delhi's Daryaganj Granted Bail

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 9, 2020

A Delhi court Thursday granted bail to 15 people arrested for allegedly perpetrating violence during an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protest in Delhi's Daryaganj last month.

After Deepika Padukone's JNU Visit, "Respect" vs "Boycott" On Twitter

India News | Written by Sanya Jain | Wednesday January 8, 2020

Two days after masked goons attacked students and teachers at Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), actor Deepika Padukone visited the campus in a show of solidarity with the students.

Maharashtra's Lesson Is "Daro Mat...'': Sanjay Raut To Citizenship Act Protesters

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 5, 2020

Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut said on Saturday that his party was firmly in support of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), and Maharashtra's "lesson" to the country was "don't be afraid".