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Amid CAA protest, JNU students asked to write exams via e-mail, WhatsApp

JNUSU President shared one such instance as she circulated a screenshot of an e-mail undersigned by Pravesh Kumar of the International studies department.

The fires that Indian news television lit

What will it take for TV news in India to get its act together?

Steps by Modi govt can lead to big refugee crisis in South Asia: Pak PM

The controversial law has sparked protests in several cities across India with protestors demanding its withdrawal

Anti-CAA protests at Jamia Milia: No bullets fired, says Delhi Police

There were several reports and rumours that the protestors might have been fired upon during the police action against the violence that erupted during the protests on Sunday

Dhaka ready to take back 'illegal' Bangladeshis if evidence provided

The issue of amended Citizenship Act is an internal matter of India, Advisor to Hasina on international affairs, Gauhar Rizvi, said

Linking Citizenship Act with NRC most unfortunate: Niti Aayog vice-chairman

Niti Aayog vice-chairman Rajiv Kumar on Tuesday termed the linking of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) with the NRC (National Register of Citizens) as the 'most unfortunate' which is aimed at creating fear among the people. The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) seeks to provide citizenship on preferential basis to members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have entered India till December 31, 2014 following religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. "It is most unfortunate that there has been a conscious & organised effort by some to connect the #CAA with #NRC at a future date. This has been done to create fear & vulnerability among the people. This is eminently avoidable. #CitizenshipAmendmentAct #CitizenshipAmendmentBill," Kumar said in a tweet. At a public meeting in Jharkhand during an election rally on December 2, Home Minister Amit Shah had said he has set a 2024 deadline for implementing the NRC across the country, ..

CAA protests LIVE: Nothing anti-minority about Citizenship Act, says Shah

According to officials, broadband internet services across Assam will be restored today, while curfew has been relaxed in Guwahati till 8 pm. Catch LIVE updates on Citizenship Act protests

Citizenship Act protests: SC directs petitioners to approach High Courts

The bench said two main concerns of the petitioners have been that the students were indiscriminately arrested and they are injured and not getting proper medical treatment.

Anti-CAA protests: Life without internet and social media in Guwahati

The good old deck of cards is back in vogue in many households in the city whose people have been living without mobile internet since December 11 evening

CAA protests: Tension in some areas around AMU, 26 people released

The AMU on Sunday witnessed violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act

Govt will ensure that non-Muslim refugees live as Indians with honour: Shah

Shah also challenged the people, who are against the new law, to oppose the legislation as much as they can

CAA Protests: Internet dependent commercial activities impacted in Assam

The worst affected, however, are mobile app-dependent cab and bike services like Ola, Uber and Rapido

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

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

Delhi cops didn't fire during Citizenship Act protests at Jamia: Officials

There have been allegations that police fired bullets on protesters during the agitation at Jamia