A large number of protesters, including students and activists, gathered at the Jantar Mantar on Thursday against the new legislation after they were not allowed to hold demonstration near the Red Fort and Mandi House where prohibitory orders have been imposed.
The AIIMS administration warned its students, resident doctors, faculty and staff on Thursday against holding any protest or strike within the premises of the institute.
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday directed the Assam government to restore mobile internet services by 5 pm.
The Bharatiya Muslim Mahila Andolan demanded that PM Modi must immediately announce scrapping of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and the NRC, and slammed the imposition of Section 144 in Delhi
The areas where the cellular services have been asked to stop include north and central Delhi. Mandi House, Jamia Nagar, Shaheen bagh, Seelampur, Jafrabad and Bawana are other areas where mobile services have been asked to clamp down.
Scores of protestors were detained by the Delhi Police near Red Fort when they tried to take out a march in defiance of the prohibitory orders imposed there to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Swarajya Abhiyan chief Yogendra Yadav was among those detained, officials said.
Priyanka Chopra on Thursday broke her silence on the police crackdown against the students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University.
Mobile services, including voice and internet, have been suspended in many parts of Delhi following a government directive in the wake of expected protests in Delhi.
"We can give Musharraf fast track citizenship since he is from Daryaganj and suffering persecution. All self-acknowledged descendants of Hindus are qualified in a new CAA to come," Swamy tweeted.
The Congress spokesperson warned that CAA had the potential to unleash the same chaos across the country that had been witnessed during demonetisation. “This law is even more dangerous,” said Udit Raj
Bengaluru’s Police Commissioner said that the move was aimed at maintaining peace and harmony in the city. He clarified to media persons that the decision wasn’t meant to discourage protest or was against any organisation
The actor is the latest name from Bollywood to react to the violence the students were subjected to on Sunday evening as they were protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act
A spokesperson of the Union Home Ministry said the self-immolation by the man was not linked to protest against the amended citizenship law
The BJP has sprung to action to rescue the rattled BJP-led NDA government. As the nation is getting celebration-ready for upcoming Christmas and the New Year, the BJP has embarked on a massive three-pronged reach out to people over the CAA across India
While the protest over the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) entered fourth day at the Jamia Millia Islamia here on Tuesday, the students and locals kept on collecting the garbage thrown by the protestors and ensured that the streets outside the varsity campus remained clean.
Anti-CAA protesters on Tuesday set fire to a police picket in East Delhi. As per reports, massive protest broke out in East Delhi's Seelampur area where a large group of protesters started throwing stones at the police. In retaliation to this the police lathicharged the protestors and also used teargas shells.
Fresh violence broke out in Delhi's Jafrabad on Tuesday, stoking tension in the region after massive protests rocked the Jamia Millia Islamia University against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Protesters in Jafrabad vandalized a number of buses. According to the latest inputs, a police bike was also set ablaze.
Accusing the Congress of spreading lies over the new citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday dared the main opposition party to publicly declare it is prepared to accord Indian citizenship to all Pakistanis. Amid a wave of violent protests in several parts of the country over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, Modi sought to assuage concerns of Indians apprehensive about getting stripped of their citizenship.
Terming its as a "gross violation of human rights" around 400 Indian students studying in various American universities have condemned the "brutal police violence unleashed against students" of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University last Sunday. They have also called upon Union Home Minister Amit Shah to immediately take the necessary steps to curb police brutality or resign.
Demonstrators staging a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in north-east Delhi’s Jafrabad area pelted stones at the Delhi Police personnel and set on fire a police motorcycle
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