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Karnataka School Play "Hasn't Caused Disharmony": Court In Sedition Case
All the accused in a case of sedition filed over a school play in Karnataka's Bidar have been granted anticipatory bail by a court that said the case lacked enough basis. The play, themed on protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), "has not caused any disharmony in the society", said the district and sessions court in Bidar.
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Jamia University Students Take Out March Towards Parliament Against CAA
An anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament began today amid heavy security deployment. The police had earlier denied permission to the protesters to march to Parliament.
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Police Issues Notice To 6 "Mumbai Bagh" Protesters
Six people, including a woman, were issued notices under section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) on Monday in connection with a sit-in protest at Nagpada in the metropolis against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC, the police said.
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Threat To Protests "Real": Shaheen Bagh Groups Ask Authorities To Act
Protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh have written a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Election Commission (EC), Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) saying that the threat to their protest is ''real''.
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Hope India Will Address Concerns About Citizenship Amendment Act, Says UK
The UK said today that it hopes India will address the concerns of people over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) since the ruling party's manifesto commitment is "with all, development for all and trust of all".
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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Case Against Women Who Staged Anti-Citizenship Protest In UP's Aligarh
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.
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"If PM Modi, Amit Shah Assure...": Shashi Tharoor On Citizenship Protests
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act could be defused if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assure people that they would "drop the idea of the National Register of Citizens" and will no longer go to every door asking for documentary proof of "where your father and mother w...
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Court Grants Bail To 14 Arrested For Anti-CAA Protests In Muzaffarnagar
A Muzaffarnagar court granted bail to 14 people who were arrested in connection with violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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"Crime To Read The Preamble?" Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail
Out on bail after spending nearly a month in prison over his protest against the citizenship law at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan" says he had not made any speech at the Jama Masjid when he was arrested, rather just read the Preamble of the Constitution.
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Citizenship Act Protesters In Delhi Accuse Police Of Pulling Down Tents
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.
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Stop NPR: Opposition's Message To Chief Ministers Against Citizens' List
The 20 opposition parties that met in Delhi today decided that all Chief Ministers who refuse to implement the National Register of Citizens in their states must suspend the process of National Population Register, which would be the foundation of the citizens' list.
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"Damaging Property? Our Governments Shot Them Like Dogs": BJP Leader
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh controversially said on Sunday that those involved in damaging public property should be "shot" like they were, according to him, in BJP-ruled states.
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Sure Centre Has Thought About Citizenship Protests Properly: Ravi Shastri
India cricket coach Ravi Shastri has urged for "patience" amid raging protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying that he foresees "plenty of positives" coming out of the controversial law in the long run.
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3 UP Cops Transferred Over Notice To Dead Man During Citizenship Protests
Three Uttar Pradesh policemen, including a sub-inspector, were shunted out on Monday for sending a notice in the name of a dead person over the anti-CAA protests in Firozabad on December 20, an official said.
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Karnataka School Play "Hasn't Caused Disharmony": Court In Sedition Case
All the accused in a case of sedition filed over a school play in Karnataka's Bidar have been granted anticipatory bail by a court that said the case lacked enough basis. The play, themed on protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), "has not caused any disharmony in the society", said the district and sessions court in Bidar.
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Jamia University Students Take Out March Towards Parliament Against CAA
An anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) march from Jamia Millia Islamia to Parliament began today amid heavy security deployment. The police had earlier denied permission to the protesters to march to Parliament.
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Police Issues Notice To 6 "Mumbai Bagh" Protesters
Six people, including a woman, were issued notices under section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) on Monday in connection with a sit-in protest at Nagpada in the metropolis against the Citizenship Amendment Act and NRC, the police said.
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Threat To Protests "Real": Shaheen Bagh Groups Ask Authorities To Act
Protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh have written a letter to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Election Commission (EC), Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) saying that the threat to their protest is ''real''.
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Hope India Will Address Concerns About Citizenship Amendment Act, Says UK
The UK said today that it hopes India will address the concerns of people over the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) since the ruling party's manifesto commitment is "with all, development for all and trust of all".
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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Case Against Women Who Staged Anti-Citizenship Protest In UP's Aligarh
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.
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"If PM Modi, Amit Shah Assure...": Shashi Tharoor On Citizenship Protests
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor today said that protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act could be defused if Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah assure people that they would "drop the idea of the National Register of Citizens" and will no longer go to every door asking for documentary proof of "where your father and mother w...
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Court Grants Bail To 14 Arrested For Anti-CAA Protests In Muzaffarnagar
A Muzaffarnagar court granted bail to 14 people who were arrested in connection with violence during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
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"Crime To Read The Preamble?" Chandrashekhar Azad Released From Jail
Out on bail after spending nearly a month in prison over his protest against the citizenship law at Delhi's Jama Masjid, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad aka "Raavan" says he had not made any speech at the Jama Masjid when he was arrested, rather just read the Preamble of the Constitution.
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Citizenship Act Protesters In Delhi Accuse Police Of Pulling Down Tents
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.
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Stop NPR: Opposition's Message To Chief Ministers Against Citizens' List
The 20 opposition parties that met in Delhi today decided that all Chief Ministers who refuse to implement the National Register of Citizens in their states must suspend the process of National Population Register, which would be the foundation of the citizens' list.
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"Damaging Property? Our Governments Shot Them Like Dogs": BJP Leader
Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh controversially said on Sunday that those involved in damaging public property should be "shot" like they were, according to him, in BJP-ruled states.
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Sure Centre Has Thought About Citizenship Protests Properly: Ravi Shastri
India cricket coach Ravi Shastri has urged for "patience" amid raging protests over the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying that he foresees "plenty of positives" coming out of the controversial law in the long run.
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3 UP Cops Transferred Over Notice To Dead Man During Citizenship Protests
Three Uttar Pradesh policemen, including a sub-inspector, were shunted out on Monday for sending a notice in the name of a dead person over the anti-CAA protests in Firozabad on December 20, an official said.
