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Citizenship Act: Assam suspends intra-state e-way bill generation amid stir

In a notification, the Assam government said that several representations were received from different trade bodies and stakeholders to temporarily exempt them from generation of e-way bill.

CAA stir: PM accuses Cong of lies, dares to grant citizenship to Pakistanis

He said the law was enacted for religious minorities of three nations--Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan--who fled their countries because of religious persecution.

Anti-CAA protests: Life without internet and social media in Guwahati

The good old deck of cards is back in vogue in many households in the city whose people have been living without mobile internet since December 11 evening

CAA protests: Tension in some areas around AMU, 26 people released

The AMU on Sunday witnessed violent protests over the amended Citizenship Act

Govt will ensure that non-Muslim refugees live as Indians with honour: Shah

Shah also challenged the people, who are against the new law, to oppose the legislation as much as they can

CAA protests: Kamal Haasan hits out at legislation, says opposed to NRC

The ruling AIADMK's support to the CAA in the Parliament was a betrayal of the Tamils and the nation, he said

Citizenship Act: What will attract Bangladesh and Pakistan Hindus to India?

Millions of Hindus in these countries might find India attractive, but prospects of discrimination could complicate matters

Police lathicharge, use tear gas on Citizenship Act protesters in Seelampur

A large number of policemen were deployed following the violence. Police said the protesters were marching from Seelampur towards Jafrabad.

Jamia violence: Protests in Harvard, Oxford against police crackdown

The protests on the campuses abroad were largely led by Indian students studying there

Citizenship Act protests: UP police arrests 19 in Mau after violence

Protesters on Monday had vandalised a police station and torched vehicles as a demonstration against the amended Citizenship Act

'Death is on the other side': Jamia students recall night of police strike

More than 600 students sought shelter inside the building as violence raged around the university in southeast Delhi

CAA protests: 15,000 social media mediators fight to root out fake news

We flagged and removed as many as 2,500 fake news and communal items, said a mediator

Australia asks citizens to exercise 'high degree of caution' in India

"Demonstrations against the new Citizenship Amendment Act are taking place in parts of the country. Some have turned violent," the advisory stated.

SC agrees to consider plea for probe into violence amid anti-CAA protests

The bench told advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, the petitioner in the case, that it cannot assume the jurisdiction for anything happening nationwide as the situation and facts may be different

State-owned buses stoned, roads blocked during Kerala protests against CAA

Demonstrations were also taken out by the hartal supporters in many places.

Citizenship law protests: Curfew lifted in Guwahati, relaxed in Dibrugarh

In Dibrugarh, the curfew has been relaxed for 14 hours from 6 am on Tuesday

Best of BS Opinion: Green shoots in financial sector, price hike, and more

Kanika Datta sums up the best of BS Opinion articles: from why the public should be consulted in redesigning New Delhi and why the government must not control drug prices.

Pakistan Parliament passes resolution condemning India's Citizenship Act

The resolution said that the Act was an interference in the affairs of neighbouring countries

CAA protest: Guwahati curfew to be lifted tomorrow; internet to be restored

The decisions were taken at a law and order review meeting by Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

Citizenship Act: IIM students, teachers term legislation discriminatory

This letter marks another strong protest against the CAA as has been seen across the universities in the country