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SC to hear Shaheen Bagh matter on March 23; asks people to cool down

The bench said it will examine the interlocutor's report in the meanwhile

SC to hear Shaheen Bagh matter on March 23; asks people to cool down
Updated On : 26 Feb 2020 | 12:26 PM IST

Entry, exit gates at 5 metro stations in North-East Delhi opened: DMRC

Five Delhi Metro stations in the North-East district -- Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur, Gokulpuri, Johri Enclave and Shiv Vihar were shut down in view of the violent clashes over CAA

Entry, exit gates at 5 metro stations in North-East Delhi opened: DMRC
Updated On : 26 Feb 2020 | 8:43 AM IST

Private, govt schools in North East Delhi to remain shut tomorrow: Sisodia

Sisodia, who is also the education minister of Delhi, said all internal examinations have been postponed by schools

Private, govt schools in North East Delhi to remain shut tomorrow: Sisodia
Updated On : 25 Feb 2020 | 9:41 PM IST

Bihar first NDA-ruled state to pass resolution against NRC: Tejashwi Yadav

Earlier in the day, the Bihar Assembly passed a resolution to not implement the NRC in the state

Bihar first NDA-ruled state to pass resolution against NRC: Tejashwi Yadav
Updated On : 25 Feb 2020 | 6:47 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh protests: Interlocutors file report in sealed cover in SC

The bench made it clear that the report will not be shared with the petitioners or the lawyers representing the Centre and Delhi Police at this stage

Shaheen Bagh protests: Interlocutors file report in sealed cover in SC
Updated On : 24 Feb 2020 | 6:15 PM IST

Pro and anti-CAA groups clash in northeast Delhi, two houses torched

Tension escalated in northeast Delhi with protesters torching at least two houses and a fire tender in the Jaffrabad and Maujpur areas, where pro and anti-CAA groups clashed for the second consecutive day on Monday and hurled stones at each other. Violence was also reported from the Chandbagh area in Jaffrabad. Police fired tear gas shells and also resorted to lathicharge to disperse the protesters. According to officials, a fire tender was damaged by the protesters after it responded to a fire call in the area. The Delhi Metro closed entry and exit at the Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur stations as an uneasy calm prevailed in the area. "Entry & exit of Jaffrabad and Maujpur-Babarpur are closed. Trains will not be halting at these stations," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) said in a tweet. Entry and exit were closed at the Jaffrabad metro station for over 24 hours. Clashes broke out on Sunday evening between pro and anti-CAA groups near Jaffrabad after a large number of .

Pro and anti-CAA groups clash in northeast Delhi, two houses torched
Updated On : 24 Feb 2020 | 4:18 PM IST

Northeast Delhi clashes: CM Kejriwal urges LG, HM to restore law and order

Violence was also reported from the Chandbagh area in Jaffrabad

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Updated On : 24 Feb 2020 | 4:07 PM IST

Clashes break out between police and anti-CAA protesters in Aligarh

Deputy Inspector General of Police (Aligarh range) Preetinder Singh, meanwhile, told PTI that police have also detained some persons after the violence

Clashes break out between police and anti-CAA protesters in Aligarh
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 11:43 PM IST

Accept CAA as we don't have Parl majority: Digvijaya's brother to Congress

Laxman Singh is the Congress MLA from Chachoda seat in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh

Accept CAA as we don't have Parl majority: Digvijaya's brother to Congress
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 9:43 PM IST

CAA: Protestors stage dharnas in Bihar, back Bhim Army's shutdown call

Chandrashekhar Azad had given a call for a nationwide shutdown to protest against a Supreme Court ruling over reservation in government jobs and quota in promotion

CAA: Protestors stage dharnas in Bihar, back Bhim Army's shutdown call
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 8:37 PM IST

Stone pelting at anti-CAA protest in Jaffrabad, heavy force deployment

A protest is already going on near the main Seelampur road and Kardampuri against the amended citizenship act

Stone pelting at anti-CAA protest in Jaffrabad, heavy force deployment
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 6:20 PM IST

Police responsible for problems to commuters at Shaheen Bagh: Ex CIC to SC

Habibullah, Azad and Naqvi have jointly filed an intervention application in the apex court which is seized of the matter

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Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 5:33 PM IST

Cornell Law School conducting fact-based study on issues like CAA, NRC

The US-based Ivy League law school, which launched its Cornell India Law Centre here early this month, is dedicated to promoting the study of Indian law and policy within the US legal academy

Cornell Law School conducting fact-based study on issues like CAA, NRC
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 3:30 PM IST

Fresh anti-CAA protest site emerges as hundreds gather at Delhi's Jaffrabad

An anti-CAA protest by around 500 people, mostly women, near the Jaffrabad metro station in northeast Delhi continued on Sunday, prompting the Delhi Metro authorities to close the entry and exit gates of the station. The protest began on Saturday night, blocking a road which connects Seelampur with Maujpur and Yamuna Vihar. The women, carrying the tricolour and raising slogans of 'aazadi', said they would not move from the site till the Centre revokes the CAA. Heavy security deployment, including women police personnel, has been made in the area. In view of the protest, entry and exit gates of the Jaffrabad metro station were closed. "Entry & exit of Jaffrabad have been closed. Trains will not be halting at this station," the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation tweeted. A woman, who identified herself as Bushra, had said that till the time the CAA was not revoked, the protesters would not leave the site. Social activist Faheem Baig had said that there was resentment among the people ..

Fresh anti-CAA protest site emerges as hundreds gather at Delhi's Jaffrabad
Updated On : 23 Feb 2020 | 2:14 PM IST

Road at Shaheen Bagh opened by group of protesters, blocked again

Restrictions have been imposed on the Kaindi Kunj-Shaheen Bagh stretch and the Okhla underpass

Road at Shaheen Bagh opened by group of protesters, blocked again
Updated On : 22 Feb 2020 | 6:14 PM IST

No need to fear CAA, NPR: Uddhav Thackeray after meeting PM Narendra Modi

The Congress and the NCP are reportedly miffed over the chief minister's stand on NPR and CAA

No need to fear CAA, NPR: Uddhav Thackeray after meeting PM Narendra Modi
Updated On : 22 Feb 2020 | 1:30 AM IST

Ensure our safety, will open parallel road: Shaheen Bagh to interlocutors

Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramchandran met the protesting women for the third consecutive day since the Supreme Court called for moving the protest to another site

Ensure our safety, will open parallel road: Shaheen Bagh to interlocutors
Updated On : 21 Feb 2020 | 10:35 PM IST

Uddhav meets PM Modi, defends Centre's CAA move, says 'no one has to fear'

Thackeray is also scheduled to meet Sonia Gandhi, Amit Shah and L K Advani during the visit

Uddhav meets PM Modi, defends Centre's CAA move, says 'no one has to fear'
Updated On : 21 Feb 2020 | 9:29 PM IST

How 'kagaz nahi dikhayenge' may delay key socio-economic survey

The surveyors not just lack households' cooperation or even attacked during their work, but the NSO too has received complaints from various states

How 'kagaz nahi dikhayenge' may delay key socio-economic survey
Updated On : 21 Feb 2020 | 2:00 PM IST

US stresses equal protection for all under India's Citizenship Act

On Jammu and Kashmir, Wells said she was "pleased to see some incremental steps, including the partial return of internet service" in Kashmir

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Updated On : 21 Feb 2020 | 8:34 AM IST