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ED investigating role of PFI, NGO for funding protest against Article 370

The probe agency is likely to summon more people connected with these two organisations to find out the source of the funds

UDF MLAs block Kerala Governor inside assembly, display anti-CAA placards

The incident took place when Chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan ushered Khan to the assembly hall for presenting the policy address

Best of BS Opinion: Air India privatisation, identity politics, and more

Identity politics dressing up as state policy can be a thorn in the flesh. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up

Mamata paints her dissent against CAA, urges people to carry on protest

She was part of a group that had organised a protest near the Mahatma Gandhi statue on Mayo Road, Kolkata

CAA to continue to face opposition on streets, just like Emergency: Yechury

The CPI(M) on Tuesday said the citizenship law will continue to face opposition on the streets despite Parliament's approval, just like the Emergency was opposed notwithstanding its passage in both Houses. In a series of tweets, CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury said those arguing that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act cannot be questioned because it has been passed by Parliament must also remember that Emergency was also cleared by Parliament. "While we opposed it, fought and restored democracy, some belonging to the present ruling party also joined. Were they wrong then? Government must listen to the people and take back CAA, NRC & NPR. "We opposed CAA in Parliament. We moved for saying yes to persecuted persons, from all neighbouring countries, of any religion. What we opposed in Parliament will also be opposed on the streets. That's democracy," he said. Yechury added that the "divide and rule" police practised by the BJP and the RSS is aimed at dividing Indians on the ...

Don't reduce devolution

Increasing grants and tied funds not enough

Payments from PFI are for my professional service: Sibal says amid CAA row

Sibal said that he was paid Rs 77 lakh in respect to a litigation in SLP of 2017 titled "Safin Jahan (petitioner) versus Asokan KM and others (Respondents)"

ED finds 'financial link' between PFI and CAA protests; organisation denies

The sources said a total amount of Rs 120 crore, credited to bank accounts linked to the PFI, are under the ED's scanner

West Bengal becomes fourth state to pass resolution against Citizenship Act

Kerala, Punjab and Rajasthan are the other three states to pass resolution opposing Citizenship Act

'Don't re-elect Kejriwal': Amit Shah accuses of AAP of spreading violence

Addressing an election rally in Rohtas Nagar, Shah said, "To develop Delhi, vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). If this happens, Shaheen Bagh will be clearly affected"

Bhim Army's Chandrashekhar Azad expelled from Hyderabad, sent back to Delhi

The anti-caste leader tweeted Monday morning that the police brought him to Hyderabad Airport and was sending him to Delhi

Implementing NPR, NRC would be complete victory for Jinnah: Shashi Tharoor

On the BJP's defence that the NPR was carried out during the UPA regime, Tharoor said the Congress government had utilised a decision of the NDA government led by former Prime Minister Vajpayee

From Naseeruddin Shah to Amitav Ghosh, 300 personalities back anti-CAA stir

The personalities said that contrary to the stated objective of the government, the CAA doesn't appear to be a "benign legislation only meant to shelter persecuted minorities".

Entirely internal, says India as EU moves to vote on CAA resolution

The European Parliament is set to debate and vote on a resolution tabled by some of its members against the CAA which it says marks a 'dangerous shift' in the country's citizenship regime

Congress launches NUR campaign to gather details of unemployed youth in UP

The party has released a mobile number to help unemployed youth to give a missed call and register under the NUR

Constitutional questions raised by CAA need answers: Ashoka Univ Professor

Madhav Khosla, author of India's Founding Moments, tells Aditi Phadnis that equality and freedom, fundamental to the Constitution, could face challenges in the future

Mental burden of protests: The toll on young minds out on India's streets

An unseen consequence of the resilience seen on India's streets is the toll on young minds, writes Nikita Puri

Rajasthan Assembly passes resolution against CAA, BJP members oppose

Leader of Opposition Gulab Chand Kataria questioned the right to challenge the Act in the state assembly

Lucknow University moots idea to include CAA in political science syllabus

The proposal to include CAA as one of the political science papers would have to pass through a series of approvals

Muslim infiltrators from Pak, Bangladesh should be driven out: Shiv Sena

The Sena also took a dig at Raj Thackeray over his ideological shift towards Hindutva