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CAA protests: Kamal Haasan hits out at legislation, says opposed to NRC

The ruling AIADMK's support to the CAA in the Parliament was a betrayal of the Tamils and the nation, he said

Citizenship Act: What will attract Bangladesh and Pakistan Hindus to India?

Millions of Hindus in these countries might find India attractive, but prospects of discrimination could complicate matters

Police lathicharge, use tear gas on Citizenship Act protesters in Seelampur

A large number of policemen were deployed following the violence. Police said the protesters were marching from Seelampur towards Jafrabad.

Jamia violence: Protests in Harvard, Oxford against police crackdown

The protests on the campuses abroad were largely led by Indian students studying there

Citizenship Act protests: UP police arrests 19 in Mau after violence

Protesters on Monday had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles as a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act

'Death is on the other side': Jamia students recall night of police strike

More than 600 students sought shelter inside the building as violence raged around the university in southeast Delhi

CAA protests: 15,000 social media mediators fight to root out fake news

We flagged and removed as many as 2,500 fake news and communal items, said a mediator

Australia asks citizens to exercise 'high degree of caution' in India

"Demonstrations against the new Citizenship Amendment Act are taking place in parts of the country. Some have turned violent," the advisory stated.

SC agrees to consider plea for probe into violence amid anti-CAA protests

The bench told advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the petitioner in the case, that it cannot assume the jurisdiction for anything happening nationwide as the situation and facts may be different

State-owned buses stoned, roads blocked during Kerala protests against CAA

Demonstrations were also taken out by the hartal supporters in many places.

Citizenship law protests: Curfew lifted in Guwahati, relaxed in Dibrugarh

In Dibrugarh, the curfew has been relaxed for 14 hours from 6 am on Tuesday

Best of BS Opinion: Green shoots in financial sector, price hike, and more

Kanika Datta sums up the best of BS Opinion articles: from why the public should be consulted in redesigning New Delhi and why the government must not control drug prices.

Pakistan Parliament passes resolution condemning India's Citizenship Act

The resolution said that the Act was an interference in the affairs of neighbouring countries

CAA protest: Guwahati curfew to be lifted tomorrow; internet to be restored

The decisions were taken at a law and order review meeting by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Citizenship Act: IIM students, teachers term legislation discriminatory

This letter marks another strong protest against the CAA as has been seen across the universities in the country

Newly enacted CAA part of freedom movement, says BJP V-P Sahasrabuddhe

The ruling party said the law was not for Indian citizens, but for those who came to India after facing religious persecution

Letter to BS: BJP, Congress resorting to blame game over CAA protests

With the nation on the edge, the law enforcers have their task cut out in reining in the protesters

CAA protests: Celebs express solidarity with Jamia students on social media

Actor Dia Mirza also took to Twitter and called on citizens to unite for the cause

Modi govt has declared war on own people: Sonia on Citizenship Act

In a statement, she alleged that the BJP government's intention was clear about wanting to spread instability and creating an atmosphere of religious tension for political interests

Implement Citizenship Act, NRC over my dead body: Mamata dares Centre

Apart from the TMC, Left Front also conducted marches and protests across the state, while the BJP organised a rally in support of the CAA