Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami hit out at DMK for accusing the AIADMK of betraying Sri Lankan Tamils and sought to know why the opposition party did not get citizenship for them when it shared power at the Centre for over a decade in the past
Some social media handles are being closely monitored by police to check the spread of wrong information in the national capital amid protest over the amended citizenship law, officials said on Wednesday. Eight people who were involved in Tuesday's violence in the North-East district of Delhi have already been arrested so far for their alleged involvement in the violence at Jaffrabad and Seelampur during protests against the new citizenship law and three FIRs have been registered.
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
Nagpur Mayor Sandip Joshi had a narrow escape when two motorcycle-borne persons fired at his car on Wardha Road here in Maharashtra, a police official said on Wednesday. The incident took place just around 11.59 pm on Tuesday when Joshi was returning home along with his family members and friends after celebrating his 24th wedding anniversary at a restaurant here, he said.
Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek, Aligarh said that the FIR was registered against Dr Kafeel Khan under section 153-A (Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion) of IPC at the civil lines police station on December 13. He said that the matter is being inquired into.
Amid the ongoing violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act in West Bengal, Kolkata Police and Bidhannagar Police have started talking to representatives of different religious groups seeking their cooperation to prevent any deterioration of the law and order situation in Kolkata.
Police has issued notice to students of the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) here asking them to not take out a march outside the campus premises to protest the amended citizenship law.
The protestors condemned the police brutality on students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) and Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) and demanded stringent action against the police personnel who entered the campuses.
An IPS officer and two other police personnel were injured when bombs were hurled at them during an anti-CAA demonstration in Sankrail of West Bengal's Howrah district on Tuesday.
In a letter to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Assam Association of North America urged that the Assam Accord of 1985 be implemented in its entirety, where it should prevail over the Act in case of any conflict.
Protests opposing Citizenship Act are taking place in number of places in the country. But barring Northeast; Delhi seems to be witnessing major flashpoints. Jamia Millia Islamia University was one such place on Sunday. But on Tuesday, large-scale violence took place in Seelampur and Jafrabad in Delhi.
Humorist Mujtaba Hussain has announced to return his Padma Shri award to the government in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act. The 83-year-old Hyderabad based Urdu satirist is an author of several books. His writings are part of the government's Urdu syllabus in several states.
After Seelampur, violence has been reported from Delhi's Brijpuri during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Ministry of External Affairs on Tuesday slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan for 'peddling falsehoods' on India's Citizenship (Amendment) Act on a global multilateral forum. Imran Khan is currently in Geneva to co-convene United Nation's Global Refugee Forum. Imran Khan raked up Jammu and Kashmir issue and Citizenship Bill.
A video circulating on social media shows police shooting at people protesting against Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam.
Jamia Violence: Saket Court in New Delhi has sent 6 persons accused of involvement in violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University to 14-day judicial custody.
Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi met President Ram Nath Kovind along with leaders of other Opposition parties on Tuesday and demanded withdrawal of the Citizenship Amendment Act.
The Human Rights Watch has urged the Centre to immediately repeal the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in view of nationwide protests against it, and said there should be an independent probe into police "brutality and excesses" against students and other protesters.
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.
A number of metro stations have been closed in Delhi due to ongoing protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act. Fresh protests broke out in Delhi's Jafrabad following which metro stations in the vicinity have been shut by the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC).
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