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CAA protests: Activist couple reunites with baby after UP court grants bail

In their absence, their baby was being taken care of by her grandmother Sheila Tiwari, uncle Shashikant and her aunts.

Governor says Kerala assembly resolution against CAA has no legal validity

Pointing out that the southern state had not been affected by partition, the Governor said there are no illegal immigrants in Kerala.

R-Day tableau rejection insult to Bengal, result of anti-CAA stir: TMC

West Bengal government's proposal was rejected after an Expert Committee examined it in two rounds of meeting

CAA row: States have Constitutional duty to implement Acts, says Prasad

He said it was surprising that those who have come to power by taking oath under the Constitution are making "unconstitutional" statements

Letter to BS: Calm the nerves of people before pressing the pedal on NPR

Merely saying that the NPR was initially proposed by the Congress won't do any good

Letter to BS: The three missing 'A's in NPR have led to possible misgivings

The government's decision may be well-intended and even necessary, but it will not serve the purpose if it is taken with undue haste

Year in Review: 11 crucial Bills passed by Indian Parliament in 2019

From Citizenship (Amendment) Bill to J&K Reorganisation Bill and Triple Talaq Bill, here are the most crucial Bills passed by Parliament in 2019

UP seeks ban on PFI for anti-CAA violence, DGP OP Singh writes to MHA

UP DGP OP Singh said on Tuesday that they had written to the Union Home Ministry, seeking a ban on the PFI

Except Parliament, no state assembly has powers on citizenship laws: Prasad

Prasad said the CAA did not relate to Indian citizens and that it neither creates nor takes away citizenship

Year in Review: From CCA stir to Hong Kong demonstrations, protests in 2019

Business Standard lists some of the protests that drew attention around the world in 2019

Kerala CM Vijayan moves resolution in Assembly demanding scrapping of CAA

Vijayan also ensured the Assembly that there wont be any detention centres in the southern state

Year in Review: Many politicians, biz bigwigs suffered setback in Delhi HC

The high court order denying anticipatory bail to Chidambaram in the INX Media corruption case proved costly for him as he was arrested by the CBI the very next day

Best of BS Opinion: Budget for expenditure, India's stature, and more

From Budget 2020 expectations to government decisions hurting India's stature, Business Standard brings you the best of its opinion on Wednesday

Best of BS Opinion: Union Budget 2020, India's dark road, and more

Seldom has the economic situation been more challenging for the Union finance minister

Will recover damages made to rail properties during CAA protests: Railways

"The damage will be recovered from those found involved in arson and violence. This, however, is a preliminary estimate and figure could go up after the final analysis," Railway Board Chairman said

Carrying out arson, violence is not leadership: Army Chief on CAA protests

Leaders emerge from crowds but are not those who lead people in "inappropriate directions", added the Army chief while addressing a gathering at a health summit here

CAA protests: Army chief slams students, Opposition cries 'politicisation'

Opposition has accused Rawat of violating both regulations and tradition, as the army's basic rulebook disallows army personnel from commenting on a political question without govt sanction

Yechury flays Army Chief's 'dangerous' comments on domestic politics

Attacking Rawat over his remarks, Yechury said, "This is politicisation happening (in) armed forces. A dangerous trend.. If it continues, ours will also deteriorate, like the role of Army in Pakistan

Stalin backs protestors, sports 'no CAA, NRC' rangoli outside his house

Alongside the rangoli known as 'kolam' in Tamil, a word was drawn which said 'vendam (don't need/no) CAA-NRC'

Letter to BS: Hope the year 2020 would kiss goodbye to economic crisis

As the year comes to a close, it's a good time to reflect on the impactful events that the year has witnessed