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Daryaganj violence: Bail plea of 15 dismissed, two sent to judicial custody

The court passed the order after they were produced before it on expiry of their two-day judicial custody (JC)

Jharkhand polls held amid CAA stir, people trusted Hemant Soren: Mamata

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said people have faith he would fulfil their aspirations

Amid nationwide protests, PM hints BJP's intent to put NRC on hold for now

Nadda had last week struck a hardline tone amid protests in different parts of the country, saying the CAA will be implemented across the country and so will the NRC

Tamil Nadu CM says CAA not against citizens as DMK holds protest rally

Palaniswami says rumours that Act is anti-Muslim are totally wrong; reiterates call for dual citizenship to Sri Lankan Tamils; cops use drones to monitor DMK protests

BJP claimed NRC will be implemented, they are fooling the country: Congress

Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for claiming his government never discussed the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the Congress on Monday alleged that the BJP is trying to fool the country. The BJP in its Jharkhand assembly election manifesto has claimed it will implement the NRC and Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said it will be implemented across the country, but the prime minister is now claiming just the opposite, the Congress said. "Welcome to the conversation PM Modi, the country has been waiting for you. It's sad that the first time you've addressed the growing unrest in our nation you do so with hate & lies, but alas, what more can we expect from the Divider in Chief," the opposition party said on Twitter. In a rally here on Sunday, Modi sought to allay apprehensions, especially among Muslims, on the NRC, saying his government has never discussed it since coming to power for the first time in 2014. It has been discussed neither in Parliament nor in the ...

Citizenship protests: A new politics of resistance

A possible way of sustaining numbers is to broad base the protests by adopting other connected demands

Citizenship Act or NRC has nothing to do with Indian Muslims, says PM Modi

Act about giving rights to persecuted minorities from neighbours, says Modi

Citizenship Act: Mayawati emerges as a peacenik amid violent protests

The Dalit czarina stressed that being "a disciplined party that espoused constitutional values" BSP workers would not hit the road against the CAA

CAA protests: Congress demands Rs 50 lakh for UP Police firing victims

UP Cong president Ajay Kumar Lallu writes to Governor Anandiben Patel

PM Modi says no detention centres; Congress, urban naxals 'inciting' people

Modi said lies were being spread about the NRC and asserted that the previous Congress governments had mooted it.

Anti-CAA protests: UP govt starts identifying, sealing assets of vandals

The Gorakhpur police had on Saturday released photographs of around 50 people allegedly involved in protests against the amended citizenship law here after the Friday prayers

Opposition stoking fear among people, misleading Muslims over CAA: PM Modi

A lie is being spread that this government had brought the law to snatch people's rights, the prime minister said

CAA and NRC uncertainty could affect neighbours; it's worrisome: Bangladesh

Amid raging protests over the controversial citizenship law across India, Momen hoped that the situation "cools down" and the neighbouring country "can get out of it"

Economy 'virtually destroyed', CAA is to divert attention: Akhilesh Yadav

Yadav said people were made to stand in line to withdraw cash during the demonetisation exercise and now they will have to stand in queue for their rights due to NRC

As protests against CAA intensify, domestic tourism industry faces the heat

According to data, foreign tourist footfall in the first half (H1) of 2019 showed a marginal growth at 52.66 lakh, 2.2 per cent more than the corresponding period in 2018.

Citizenship law is not just a Muslim issue but concerns all Indians: Owaisi

Claiming that BJP cited the existence of many Islamic nations, he asked what does he have to do with them.

Sports and politics

Sportspeople should be free to exercise their views

Citizenship Act: Hundreds of people form pro-CAA human chain in Pune

The human chain extended from the famous Balgandharva auditorium to Decan Gymkhana, separated by a distance of approximately 500 metres

CAA protests: Tourists cancel trips; industry may take hit, fear operators

December is the busiest month for foreign tourist arrivals in the country. However, operators are bracing for a decline this month

TMC starts regaining lost ground in Bengal using dual strategy against CAA

Party plays Muslim card in the southern part of the state and leans on rehabilitation to reach out to the hills