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Cornell Law School conducting fact-based study on issues like CAA, NRC

The US-based Ivy League law school, which launched its Cornell India Law Centre here early this month, is dedicated to promoting the study of Indian law and policy within the US legal academy

Ensure our safety, will open parallel road: Shaheen Bagh to interlocutors

Senior advocate Sanjay Hegde and Sadhna Ramchandran met the protesting women for the third consecutive day since the Supreme Court called for moving the protest to another site

Lessons in love

After all the depressing hate speeches and divisive politics we've seen since the beginning of 2020, the sense of love, patriotism and community I experienced in Sundarnagri was a breath of fresh air

US expresses concern over religious freedom in India, cites citizenship law

The remarks came in the wake of widespread protests held across India against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA)

MP govt to table proposal against Citizenship Act in Assembly: Digvijaya

He was talking to reporters on the sidelines of an anti-CAA protest here, in which he took part

Tears and defiance at Shaheen Bagh as SC interlocutors meet protestors

The Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors visited Shaheen Bagh on Wednesday to initiate talks with the protesters after the court suggested that the agitation should be held in an alternative site where no public place is blocked. The protesters have been on a sit-in against the new citizenship law for over two months. Talking to reporters, the interlocutors, Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran, said they had come to Shaheen Bagh to listen to people who had assembled in large numbers.

Govt will at least talk to us now: Shaheen Bagh protesters on interlocutors

The famous grandmothers or 'dadis' of Shaheen Bagh welcomed the decision saying they now expect genuine mediation with the government

Delhi court seeks status report from police on probe into Jamia violence

The court has also sought an overall status report from the Delhi Police on the ongoing investigation in a case related to the violence near Jamia Millia Islamia during the protest

CAA protests: Sharjeel sent to day-long custody; HC notice to Centre, state

CAA protests: The police said they wanted to quiz Imam after an accused alleged in his disclosure that he was provoked by Imam's speeches

SC appoints mediators to talk to Shaheen Bagh protesters on shifting venue

Democracy works on expressing views but there are lines and boundaries for it, it said

Govt must hear voices of protest: Montek Singh Ahluwalia on anti-CAA stir

He asserts that there is an urgent need to create an environment of social harmony

Notices served to 11 people for sit-in against CAA in UP's Sambhal

According to police, Muslim women are staging the protest round-the-clock in Nakhasa locality of the district since January 24

Assam NRC data vanishes from website, home ministry says it is safe

"The NRC data is safe. Some technical issues are in visibility on cloud. These are being resolved soon," a home ministry spokesperson said

Rs 1 lakh reward for info to trace accused in Dec 15 violence: Delhi Police

According to the official order, as and when any information about the accused is received, the same may be sent immediately to DCP (Southeast) or DCP (Crime Branch)

SC says Shaheen Bagh protesters cannot block roads, next hearing on Feb 17

The apex court issued notices to the Centre, Delhi government and the police on the pleas seeking removal protesters from Shaheen Bagh

The Bard of Jaffrabad

"This is why we're protesting, we are neither terrorists nor anti-nationals, but patriots who love India and the secular ideals it has always upheld," a protestor told the author

A dangerous path

Political rhetoric has taken an unwarranted turn

Steadfast, peaceful: Delhi's other Shaheen Baghs protesting against CAA

Taking inspiration from and modelled on Shaheen Bagh, a number of protest sites have sprung up around Delhi. Amrita Singh and Somesh Jha capture the mood

CAA stir: Shaheen Bagh women to college students, why are they on streets?

Business Standard speaks to protesters and tries to find out what makes these demonstrations different from others in the past

Citizenship law not against minorities; protests based on falsehood: Modi

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) aims to fast-track citizenship for persecuted Hindus, Parsis, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Christians who arrived in India before December 31, 2014