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Page 30 - Citizenship Bill

No Indian will be harassed by asking to submit old documents: MHA on CAA

A well laid-out procedure in this regard will be issued by the home ministry

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 8:10 PM IST

Anti-CAA protests: Internet suspended in major UP cities for 45 hrs

Broadband internet services were also suspended in some cities, including Lucknow and Ghaziabad

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 5:55 PM IST

As CAA protests rage across India, govt ready to accept suggestions

The offer of the government came amid ongoing protests against the recently-enacted legislation

As CAA protests rage across India, govt ready to accept suggestions
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 5:47 PM IST

Those born in India before 1987 and their children are Indians: Govt

According to the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, people of the country, barring those in Assam, whose one parent is an Indian and neither is an illegal immigrant are also considered Indian cit

Those born in India before 1987 and their children are Indians: Govt
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 5:11 PM IST

Mamata's referendum remark an insult to Parliament, says Smriti Irani

Banerjee's comment drew sharp reactions from the BJP leadership which asked the TMC supremo not to make herself "a laughing stock"

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 4:17 PM IST

Mamata must apologise for suggesting referendum on CAA: Javadekar

Addressing a rally in Kolkata on Thursday, Banerjee had dared the ruling BJP to go for a UN-monitored referendum on the matter

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Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 4:11 PM IST

CAA stir: Curfew in Shillong relaxed for 16 hrs as city returns to normalcy

Curfew imposed on Sadar and Lumdiengjri police station areas in Shillong was eased from 5 am to 9 pm in view of the improved law-and-order situation

CAA stir: Curfew in Shillong relaxed for 16 hrs as city returns to normalcy
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 2:39 PM IST

From housewives to students, women take centre stage in anti-CAA protests

The women can be seen painting graffiti on university walls, organising rallies and gathering funds for posters and food for protesters

From housewives to students, women take centre stage in anti-CAA protests
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 2:27 PM IST

Security forces on high alert as anti-CAA stir spread across the country

The police also used drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the area, while Delhi Metro gates for some stations in the Old Delhi area were closed.

Security forces on high alert as anti-CAA stir spread across the country
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 1:30 PM IST

Mobile internet, SMS remain shut in Lucknow, parts of UP amid anti-CAA stir

Additional Chief Secretary Awanish Kumar Awasthi had Thursday night issued an order to suspend the services till Saturday noon

Mobile internet, SMS remain shut in Lucknow, parts of UP amid anti-CAA stir
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 1:12 PM IST

Prohibitory orders in 12 Northeast Delhi areas, police conducts flag march

The police also used drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the area

Prohibitory orders in 12 Northeast Delhi areas, police conducts flag march
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 12:48 PM IST

CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened

A red alert was sounded and the city put under a heavy security cover in view of the first Friday prayers since the police crackdown on the students of Aligarh Muslim University protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act earlier this week. A senior official said that District Magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh has issued a red alert, and 10 companies of Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) and four companies of Rapid Action Force (RAF) have been deployed as a precautionary measure. The heavy security measures are in view of the Friday prayers, officials said. Internet services remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day while banking services and businesses have been badly hit. The city has been witnessing continued demonstrations for the past few days, with the situation turning violent on Sunday when hundreds of AMU students protesting the amended Citizenship Act clashed with the police at a campus gate, leaving 60 injured. Teachers from AMU took out a protest march on Thursda

CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 12:42 PM IST

CAA protests: Govt restores internet services in Assam after HC order

A senior official of private telecom operator Airtel said the ban was lifted from 9 am on Friday

CAA protests: Govt restores internet services in Assam after HC order
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 10:32 AM IST

Will take revenge on CAA protesters for 'property destruction': Adityanath

He said those damaging property have been captured in video and CCTV footage and he will take revenge from them by seizing their property.

Will take revenge on CAA protesters for 'property destruction': Adityanath
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 8:59 AM IST

As protests against citizenship tests swell, what Is Modi's endgame?

Protests in Indian cities against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the proposed National Register of Citizens have attracted young people of all faiths and none.

As protests against citizenship tests swell, what Is Modi's endgame?
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 8:52 AM IST

3 killed in police firing as protests against citizenship law sweep country

Reports of violence also came from BJP-ruled Karnataka and Gujarat, and Trinamool Congress-ruled West Bengal

3 killed in police firing as protests against citizenship law sweep country
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 6:52 AM IST

Citizenship Act protest highlights: Internet suspended in many parts of UP

CAA protests LIVE updates: Thousands of students, activists and opposition leaders hit the streets in the national capital defying heavy security clampdown and prohibitory orders

Citizenship Act protest highlights: Internet suspended in many parts of UP
Updated On : 20 Dec 2019 | 1:50 AM IST

India has robust domestic debate, says Mike Pompeo on citizenship law

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is visiting Washington for 2+2 talks, defends Citizenship Amendment Act.

India has robust domestic debate, says Mike Pompeo on citizenship law
Updated On : 19 Dec 2019 | 11:54 PM IST

Stay off protests, social media debates on CAA: MNCs to employees

While prohibitory orders under CrPC section 144 were in place in Uttar Pradesh's Noida, a massive traffic snarl trapped thousands of commuters on NH-48, the Gurgaon-Delhi road.

Stay off protests, social media debates on CAA: MNCs to employees
Updated On : 19 Dec 2019 | 11:43 PM IST
Guwahati HC directs Assam govt to restore mobile internet services by 5 pm
Updated On : 19 Dec 2019 | 11:38 PM IST