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CAA: What is the meaning of such challenges, Chidambaram asks PM Modi

He was responding to the challenge posed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the opposition to publicly declare that they are prepared to accord Indian citizenship to all Pakistanis

Anti-CAA protests: Madras varsity students agitate for third day in a row

Police personnel, who had entered the campus on Tuesday, said they had done so for the "safety of the students."

Delhi anti-CAA protests: Okhla underpass and portion of Mathura Road closed

Sources said that the traffic was closed owing to the planned protest by Jamia students against Citizenship Amendment Act.

The isolation risk

Govt's recent decisions have affected India's international standing

Citizenship Act to adversely impact Northeast people: Assamese group in US

The AANA also urged the prime minister to update the Assam National Register of Citizens (NRC) released on August 31, 2019

Top events today: SC to hear pleas against CAA, GST Council meet, and more

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court will hear plea of a convict seeking review of the court's earlier judgment upholding his death penalty in the Nirbhaya gang rape-and-murder case

CAA protest: SC refuses to form inquiry panel; Opposition to meet Prez

Opposition seeks intervention on recall of citizenship law

Using force not right but police will retaliate if you pelt stones: Gambhir

"I said lathi charging students is wrong but if something has happened due to self protection then it is not wrong," said Gambhir when asked to comment on the police crackdown on students

CAA protests: 12 policemen among 21 injured in violence at Seelampur

A "hidden mob", which swelled to 4,000 to 5,000 people, indulged in "minor clashes" with police in Seelampur, officials said.

If anybody destroys railway property shoot them at sight: Suresh Angadi

The minister further asserted that it is taxpayers' money and to develop one train it takes years together

If you are a bus driver in Indore, drive slow or you may have to do sit-ups

A video clip of the punishment went viral on social media, in which five drivers were seen doing sit-ups on the roofs of the buses

Delhi University students come out in support of Jamia, condemn CAA

According to a member of Pinjra Tod, there were around 400 students who participated in the anti-CAA protest and they held a march from the DU arts faculty to the Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station

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.

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

Yale to MIT: Top global varsities protest against crackdown in Jamia, AMU

Students and teachers at Columbia University also issued a solidarity statement and have planned a protest march.

Amid nationwide protests, Amit Shah says no going back on Citizenship Act

Shah expressed confidence about the amended Citizenship Act standing legal scrutiny

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

Police didn't fire but empty cartridge found near Jamia, says MHA official

A total of three persons were admitted to Safdarjung and Holy Family hospitals, the official 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, ..

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.