Page 12 - Latest Updates on NRC
Sharad Pawar slams govt, calls NRC and CAA diversion from 'serious issues'
He questioned why only migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will be given citizenship under the amended law and not the Sri Lankan Tamils.
 "Sharad Pawar slams govt, calls NRC and CAA diversion from 'serious issues'")
Govt should give up its 'stubborn stand', withdraw CAA and NRC: Mayawati
A BSP delegation had met President Ram Nath Kovind on Wednesday over the contentious law and the violence that has ensued over the legislation
 "Govt should give up its 'stubborn stand', withdraw CAA and NRC: Mayawati")
Over 50% in Chhattisgarh won't be able to prove citizenship: Bhupesh Baghel
He also said that half the people in Chhattisgarh do not possess any document to prove their citizenship as their ancestors were illiterate who migrated to different villages or states.
 "Over 50% in Chhattisgarh won't be able to prove citizenship: Bhupesh Baghel")
Citizenship Act unrest: IIM-B students let their shoes protest for them
Respecting Section 144, in force in Bengaluru until the midnight of December 21, around 60 students came out in turns and left blank placards and footwear at the campus gate
 "Citizenship Act unrest: IIM-B students let their shoes protest for them")
Implementation of NRC and CAA: Why a bureaucratic nightmare may be at hand
If the govt goes ahead with the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizens, the process for the entire population may span 60-70 years - a test for India's under-staffed bureaucracy
CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened
Internet services remained suspended for the fifth consecutive day while banking services and businesses have been badly hit
 "CAA stir: Red alert in Aligarh ahead of Friday prayers; security tightened")
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")
CAA LIVE: 6 killed in Uttar Pradesh, protests turn violent in Delhi
Agitators defied prohibitory orders across regions, prompting authorities to detain activists and politicians on Thursday
 "CAA LIVE: 6 killed in Uttar Pradesh, protests turn violent in Delhi")
Anti-CAA protest: Rail services affected in Bihar; Bengal, Assam peaceful
Traffic was restored after the protesters were chased away by RPF personnel
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From Chile to India, a global anarchy revival could outdo the 1960s
The global wildfire of street protests, from Sudan to Chile, Lebanon to Hong Kong, has finally reached the country whose 1.3 billion population is mostly below the age of 25
 "From Chile to India, a global anarchy revival could outdo the 1960s")
Bengal peaceful, Mamata to conduct protest rally in Kolkata today over CAA
The Left parties are also scheduled to hold a protest march against the new citizenship law from Ramlila Maidan to Lady Brabourne College in the city
 "Bengal peaceful, Mamata to conduct protest rally in Kolkata today over CAA")
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")
Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'
Students and faculty at IITs and IIMs, however, come out in personal capacity against police crackdown on students
 "Premier institutes stay away from Citizenship Act unrest 'officially'")
Citizenship Act antithetical to constitution, urge Centre to revoke it: DMK
Due to the NRC exercise in Assam, not only Muslims but also many lakhs of Hindus were grappling without an idea about their future, the resolution alleged
 "Citizenship Act antithetical to constitution, urge Centre to revoke it: DMK")
Do not support NRC, amended citizenship law not for Indians: Naveen Patnaik
The chief minister's statement came a day after people protesting the Act took out a peaceful rally in Bhubaneshwar
 "Do not support NRC, amended citizenship law not for Indians: Naveen Patnaik")
CAA protests LIVE updates: Sec 144 to be imposed in Bengaluru, Mangaluru
Citizenship Act LIVE: SC has fixed for hearing on Jan 22 pleas filed by IUML, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, others against CAA
 "CAA protests LIVE updates: Sec 144 to be imposed in Bengaluru, Mangaluru")
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
 "CAA protests LIVE: Nothing anti-minority about Citizenship Act, says Shah")
Cannot be bullied, violence must stop: Supreme Court on CAA, NRC protests
Citizenship Law and NRC can be enforced in West Bengal only over my dead body: Mamata
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
 "New citizenship law throws life out of gear in many parts of the country")
India braces for more protests as anger grows against new citizenship law
Political leaders in Kerala, Punjab and West Bengal all said publicly they will not implement the law, setting up a potential conflict with the federal government in New Delhi
