Page 12 - Citizenship Bill

CAA protests: Section 144 in Bengaluru was illegal, says Karnataka HC

Section 144 had been imposed to maintain law and order in the wake of protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 and the National Register of Citizens

Present situation in country a matter of grave concern: Parkash Singh Badal

The remark came against the backdrop of criticism of the BJP, an old ally of the SAD, over the amended Citizenship Act and plans to implement a National Register of Citizens

BJP suffered in Delhi due to hate speeches made by some leaders: Amit Shah

Shah, however, said the BJP does not fight elections just for victory or defeat but believes in expanding its ideology through polls

Why Delhi poll results are to be seen as polarised despite AAP's huge win

Despite knowing the impact of its anti-Muslim stance on the election results, the BJP stuck to its guns for the long-term political gains to had from fear mongering among Hindus

Amid Delhi election result, silent protest continues at Shaheen Bagh

The women protesters have been staging silent protest since the morning, and no person was seen delivering any speech during the demonstration

Jamia students allege police assaulted them during anti CAA protest

Jamia Millia Islamia Vice Chancellor Najma Akhtar, along with other senior officials of the varsity, visited Al Shifa to see students injured during the stand-off with Delhi Police earlier in the day

CAA matter is pending with SC, people should trust Judges: Ranjan Gogoi

He further said that the most important fundamental duty for any citizen is to respect the unity and integrity of the nation.

Rs 1 lakh reward for info to trace accused in Dec 15 violence: Delhi Police

According to the official order, as and when any information about the accused is received, the same may be sent immediately to DCP (Southeast) or DCP (Crime Branch)

Misbehaviour with Gargi College students 'extremely unfortunate': Kejriwal

The students of the all-women Gargi College were allegedly molested by a group of men who had gatecrashed a cultural festival on February 6

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'Mashal Juloos' against CAA in Guwahati

Protests have been going on in various parts of the country against the newly amended citizenship law since December last year

Lone Muslim BJP corporator in Indore civic body quits over citizenship law

In a letter to the district BJP unit, Usman Patel, the corporator from the municipal ward no. 38, wrote that he was resigning from all posts in the party

Shaheen Bagh: Women protesters vote in batches to keep agitation alive

On a sit-in for over a month against the Citizenship Amendment Act, women protesters at Shaheen Bagh voted in batches on Saturday so that the agitation remains unaffected. While some of the women voted in the morning, others chose to get their fingers inked in the afternoon and the remaining in the evening. Mehzabeen Qureshi, who returned to the protest site after voting said, "I stayed at home to let other women in the house go out and vote. Now I have joined them here at Shaheen Bagh after voting. I voted today to secure democracy". Zaheeda Khan, another resident of Shaheen Bagh, said they decided to vote in batches. "The women here had decided a day before voting that some of them would go out for voting in the morning, while others will stay back for chores. The others will go in the afternoon and then come back to the protest site. "By the evening, we will be a full house again, all geared up to continue our protest," she said. Zahra Sheikh said they are determined to exerc

Mumbai BJP chief felicitates Uber driver who took poet-activist to police

Mumbai BJP chief Mangal Prabhat Lodha on Saturday felicitated a cab driver who took a passenger to police station after overhearing a phone chat about the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests. The BJP MLA conferred "Alert Citizenship Award" on cab driver Rohit Gaur at the Santacruz police station. Lodha also accused the passenger, poet-activist Bappadittya Sarkar, of hatching an "ant-national conspiracy" against the CAA. "Rohit Gaur....who handed over the Uber taxi passenger devising anti-national conspiracy against the citizenship amendment act. Felicitated Rohit Gaur on behalf of the people of Mumbai calling him at the Santa Cruz Police Station and gave alert citizen award," Lodha tweeted. He also shared pictures showing him felicitating Gaur. On Wednesday night, Sarkar was taken to police station by the driver of his Uber cab. Sarkar, a resident of Jaipur who arrived in Mumbai on February 3 for a poetry reading session at the Kala Ghoda Festival, also took pa

Anti-CAA protesters shouting 'kagaz nahin dikhayenge' will lose: RSS leader

'My message to the voters is 'aaj apna kagaz jaroor lekar jayen. Kagaz jaroor dikhayen,' said Ram Lal

Bodo peace accord has heralded new dawn of peace in Assam, says Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday that it was because of people's support that the Bodo peace accord was signed, heralding a new dawn of peace in Assam. Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state, Modi said now the time was to work together for peace and development of the North- East. "We will not allow violence to return," he asserted. The prime minister also sought to assuage the concerns of people of the region over implementation of the new citizenship law. "Canard is being spread that lakhs of people settlers will come from outside after the enactment of CAA. Nothing of that sort will happen," he said. "The Bodo accord is a victory for all communities and sections of society. There are no losers," he said.

Supreme Court to hear pleas against Shaheen Bagh protest on Monday

Polls in the national capital will be held on Saturday

Kashmir policy, at cross-purposes

By not engaging with those who condemn its actions, India is unwittingly putting Kashmir on the global stage

Shaheen Bagh's multi-faith CAA protesters pray to 'save Constitution'

The inter-faith ceremony, where there was a traditional Hindu-style 'hawan' and chants of Sikh 'kirtan', saw participants also reading out the Preamble of the Constitution

Delhi HC orders review of traffic curb at Shaheen Bagh, hub of CAA protests

The court passed the order while disposing of a PIL filed by advocate and social activist Amit Sahni