Sat, 04 Jan 2020 21:14:53
NEW DELHI: Noting that NRC in Assam has led to "bitter experience," senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Saturday said the National Population Register (NPR) of the BJP government "was clearly linked to the NRC" and asked why home minister Amit Shah was not stating in clear terms that the NRC exercise will not be carried out.
Former home minister Chidambaram told ANI in an exclusive interview
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:54:15
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said here on Saturday that during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) police picked up Madarsa students, including minors, and put them behind bars.
"I met Maulana Asad Hussaini who was brutally thrashed by Police. Students of Madarsa including minors were picked up by Police without any reason, of them some were released and some are still
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:48:05
Former IAS officer Kannan Gopinathan, who submitted his resignation over “denial of freedom of expression in Jammu & Kashmir” following the dilution of Article 370, claimed that he was detained by the Uttar Pradesh police on Saturday. Gopinathan claimed that he was detained while he was en route to attend an anti-Citizenship law protest at Aligarh Muslim University.
The former bureaucrat took t
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:24:18
MUMBAI: Former Union Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday announced that Rashtra Manch, his political action group, will take out 'Bharat Jodo Yatra 2020' from Mumbai to Delhi to demand the withdrawal of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA).
Addressing a press conference here, the former BJP leader said the 21-day yatra will begin on January 9 and reach Delhi at the Rajghat on January 30, on th
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:17:05
Lucknow: A court here granted bail on Saturday to social activist Sadaf Jafar and former IPS officer SR Darapuri, besides 13 others arrested in connection with anti-CAA protests in Lucknow.
The court of Additional Sessions Judge SS Pandey asked the accused to furnish two sureties of Rs 50,000 each and personal bonds of an equal amount.
The judge had reserved his orders on the bail appli
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:15:22
Bengaluru: Congress workers on Saturday held a protest against the Central government at the Maurya circle here.
The protestors slammed the Centre for not being able to control the price of essential items across the country.
While some of the protestors carrying placards raised slogans against the Prime Minister Modi-led BJP government at the centre, few demonstrators were seen weari
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:10:35
Hyderabad, Jan 4 (PTI) Hundreds of people on Saturday marched towards the Dharna Chowk in the central part of the city to protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the National Population Register (NPR).
On the busy road from Masab Tank to the Dharna Chowk, the protesters travelled in cars, two-wheelers and by walk, raising slogans, including again
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:05:35
Bengaluru: A Congress delegation on Saturday filed a complaint with the police against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA G Somashekar Reddy over his "We are 80 per cent, you are 18 per cent" remark.
On Friday, the BJP MLA had apparently threatened the Muslim community against participating in anti-CAA protests, saying that opposing the new Citizenship Act will not be good for them and they will
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Sat, 04 Jan 2020 20:03:16
Jamia Millia Islamia is scheduled to reopen on January 6 after a winter vacation following which semester examination will commence.
The varsity was closed on December 16 after protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act turned violent on December 15. It had also cancelled the examinations and declared vacation till January 5.
According to an official statement released by the univers
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