Protest Over Citizenship Act

Countering the Opposition's charge over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Congress had opposed the law for "appeasement" and "vote bank politics".

The Delhi High Court turned down the plea of CPM's Brinda Karat to allow a police case against BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma over alleged hate speech delivered in 2020 during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

There is a difference between the right to protest and terror activity, the Delhi High Court said Tuesday as it granted bail to three activists arrested more than a year ago in connection with riots in the national capital over the citizenship law.

About 10 lakh cases filed in connection with violation of lockdown norms to prevent spread of COVID-19, and cases over protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act early last year would be withdrawn, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced on Friday.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to Assam over this weekend, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to launch a state-wide protest on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that started a wave of agitation across the country in 2019 and riots in Delhi.

Activist group Pinjra Tod's member Natasha Narwal has been granted bail in a case linked to the riots in north-east Delhi neighbourhoods this February. Ms Narwal will, however, stay in Delhi's Tihar Jail as she also faces charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA in another case linked to the riots that left over 50 dea...

There were protests at a police station in Lucknow last night after Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the UP Congress minority cell chairperson Shahnawaz Alam for his alleged role in the violence that took place in the state capital in December 2019 during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). At least one person had died and many more ...

Three months after the clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA killed over 50 people in Delhi, two students of Jawahalal Nehru University, who participated in an anti-CAA sit-in in Jafrabad in February, were arrested on Saturday. T

The Delhi Police's crime branch has arrested a Jamia Millia Islamia student in connection with the violence in the Jamia area during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December last year, officials said on Sunday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned a Guwahati-based Journalist for five hours on Thursday in a case linked to activist Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam. The journalist said he was not served summon to appear for questioning but was called over phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has "summoned" a Guwahati-based journalist for questioning in connection with a case against Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam.

The Delhi Police has booked former JNU student Sharjeel Imam under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act near Jamia Millia Islamia in December last year, said his lawyer.

Amid nationwide lockdown over highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, Delhi's Shaheen Bagh - heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA - was cleared this morning after 101 days.

Area around the ghantaghar (Clock Tower) was sanitized on Monday after women who were staging an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstration here called of their protest temporarily earlier today.

Defying government advisories to avoid large gatherings as precaution against coronavirus, more than 5,000 people took to the streets in Chennai today in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, delivering a frightening scenario of the virus infecting people at an exponential rate.

Countering the Opposition's charge over the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Union Home Minister Amit Shah today said the Congress had opposed the law for "appeasement" and "vote bank politics".

The Delhi High Court turned down the plea of CPM's Brinda Karat to allow a police case against BJP MPs Anurag Thakur and Parvesh Verma over alleged hate speech delivered in 2020 during the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

There is a difference between the right to protest and terror activity, the Delhi High Court said Tuesday as it granted bail to three activists arrested more than a year ago in connection with riots in the national capital over the citizenship law.

About 10 lakh cases filed in connection with violation of lockdown norms to prevent spread of COVID-19, and cases over protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act early last year would be withdrawn, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced on Friday.

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to Assam over this weekend, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to launch a state-wide protest on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that started a wave of agitation across the country in 2019 and riots in Delhi.

Activist group Pinjra Tod's member Natasha Narwal has been granted bail in a case linked to the riots in north-east Delhi neighbourhoods this February. Ms Narwal will, however, stay in Delhi's Tihar Jail as she also faces charges under the stringent Unlawful Activities Prevention Act or UAPA in another case linked to the riots that left over 50 dea...

There were protests at a police station in Lucknow last night after Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the UP Congress minority cell chairperson Shahnawaz Alam for his alleged role in the violence that took place in the state capital in December 2019 during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). At least one person had died and many more ...

Three months after the clashes over the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA killed over 50 people in Delhi, two students of Jawahalal Nehru University, who participated in an anti-CAA sit-in in Jafrabad in February, were arrested on Saturday. T

The Delhi Police's crime branch has arrested a Jamia Millia Islamia student in connection with the violence in the Jamia area during a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December last year, officials said on Sunday.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) questioned a Guwahati-based Journalist for five hours on Thursday in a case linked to activist Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam. The journalist said he was not served summon to appear for questioning but was called over phone.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has "summoned" a Guwahati-based journalist for questioning in connection with a case against Akhil Gogoi over last year's protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA in Assam.

The Delhi Police has booked former JNU student Sharjeel Imam under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in connection with the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act near Jamia Millia Islamia in December last year, said his lawyer.

Amid nationwide lockdown over highly contagious novel coronavirus or COVID-19, Delhi's Shaheen Bagh - heart of protests against Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA - was cleared this morning after 101 days.

Area around the ghantaghar (Clock Tower) was sanitized on Monday after women who were staging an anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) demonstration here called of their protest temporarily earlier today.

Defying government advisories to avoid large gatherings as precaution against coronavirus, more than 5,000 people took to the streets in Chennai today in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA, delivering a frightening scenario of the virus infecting people at an exponential rate.