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Top headlines: Das clarifies on repo rate; wholesale inflation rises in Nov

From Moody's comment on weak household consumption in India to Modi's comment on Citizenship Act protests, Business Standard brings you the top headlines of the day

IIM Bangalore students write to PM, protest police crackdown on Jamia, AMU

The letter signed by the students clarified that they have written it in their personal capacity

Mamata leads massive protest march against Citizenship Act and NRC

Scores of TMC workers, senior party leaders and protesters rallied behind her as she took to streets protesting against the amended citizenship law

As anti-CAA protests rock Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal seeks time to meet Shah

In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said peace should be restored immediately

Anti-Citizenship Act stir: Protests rage in Bengal, curfew relaxed in Assam

A spokesperson for the railways said demonstrators have blocked the tracks on Sealdah-Diamond Harbour and Sealdah- Namkhana sections

Citizenship Act protests: Internet services to stay suspended till Tuesday

Assam has been under an internet blackout since Wednesday amid violent protests against the citizenship law

In pictures: Protests against Citizenship Amendment Act across nation

Authorities in several Indian states are bracing for protests against a new law that grants Indian citizenship to undocumented migrants based on religion

Anti-Citizenship Act protest: 21 arrested in connection with clash at AMU

Internet services in Aligarh, Saharanpur and Meerut stand suspended

Violent protests against citizenship law 'deeply distressing': Modi

Anger against the law has fueled protests across the country, from Assam to Delhi, to demonstrations in Bengaluru and Mumbai

New citizenship law throws life out of gear in many parts of the country

Though, passed with as many as 125 MPs voting in favour of it, the Act however, failed to convince large sections of India's population, especially those hailing from Assam

Citizenship Act protests: BJP flays state-wide hartal in Kerala on Dec 17

Kerala BJP alleged the hartal was being organised by some 'extremist groups' with the support of ruling Left Democratic Front and the opposition United Democratic Front

Mayawati demands high-level inquiry into police action on JMI, AMU students

The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also appealed to all communities to maintain calm after violence rocked the two universities

Can't take law in own hands: Kerala Guv asks protesters to shun violence

Protest marches were taken out past midnight on Sunday by members of various student outfits in Kerala, including the ruling CPI (M), SFI and DYFI

Citizenship Act protests: Irfan Pathan expresses concern for Jamia students

The university had turned into a battlefield on Sunday as police entered the campus following protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which led to violence and arson

Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing of plea against police action on students

The plea sought judicial inquiry into the action taken by the police, including allegedly firing at the students

Punjab CM urges Modi to repeal 'controversial' Citizenship Act immediately

Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has appealed to the Centre to repeal the amended Citizenship Act while urging the Union Home Minister and the Delhi Chief Minister to do all it takes to bring the situation under control. Protestors had torched four public buses and two police vehicles as they clashed with police in New Friends' Colony near Jamia Millia Islamia in Delhi during a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act on Sunday, leaving nearly 60 people including students, cops and firefighters injured. "Disturbed by reports from Delhi in the wake of anti CAB protests....urge (Home Minister) Amit Shah & (Delhi CM) Arvind Kejriwal to do all it takes to bring the situation under control & prevent it from escalating further," Singh tweeted. He also appealed to the Narendra Modi government "to repeal the controversial Act immediately". Singh on Thursday had said the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill was a direct assault on India's secular character and Parliament had "no .

Situation tense in Jamia after violence, 50 detained students released

Protesters torched four public buses and two police vehicles as they clashed with the police near Jamia Millia Islamia, during a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act

Citizenship Act: Curfew relaxed in Guwahati, Dibrugarh after week-long stir

Night curfew in Guwahati, however, will continue to be in force

Roads, trains blocked as Bengal protests against citizenship law continue

Internet services remained suspended in six districts of state after protests against citizenship law.

Citizenship Act protest: Entry, exit gates of all Delhi metro stations open

The entry and exit gates of all metro stations were opened and services had resumed at all stations, the DMRC said on Monday. In the wake of violence in southeast Delhi after a protest against the amended Citizenship Act, the Delhi Metro Rail corporation (DMRC) closed the gates of around 13 metro stations on Sunday evening, following advice from police. "Security Update Entry & exit gates at all stations have been opened. Normal services have resumed in all stations," the DMRC said in a tweet on Monday.