Violent CAA protests take 3 lives in 2 states, internet shutdown, restrictions send ripples in Delhi: Highlights
5 years ago

Violent CAA protests take 3 lives in 2 states, internet shutdown, restrictions send ripples in Delhi: Highlights

India Today  

Protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act raged across cities and turned violent in many parts, resulting in vandalism, destruction, arson and the deaths of at least three people. Internet shut down and restrictions that have so long affected other parts of the country reached the national capital on Thursday when protesters agitating against the Citizenship Act were detained in large numbers and authorities snapped the Internet and mobile networks in Red Fort, ITO and other parts of central Delhi. Here's all that happened on Thursday across states over the Citizenship Act: KARNATAKA DEATHS Protests in Mangaluru took a violent turn on Thursday as protesters tried to lay siege to the Mangalore North police station and tried to attack police personnel. SECTION 144 IN DELHI As several groups announced multiple protest rallies and events across Delhi on Thursday, Delhi Police imposed Section 144 in central and parts of north Delhi to prevent large gatherings. ASSAM PROTEST ON, INTERNET BACK SOON Protests against the amended Citizenship Act continued across Assam on Thursday with several social bodies and opposition political parties organised sit-ins at Guwahati and other places of the state.

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Thousands take out rally against AFSPA, civilian killings in Manipur's Imphal
1 month ago

Thousands take out rally against AFSPA, civilian killings in Manipur's Imphal

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: Thousands of people, largely women and students, took out a massive rally in the Manipur capital Imphal on Tuesday against the Armed Forces Act and civilian killings by “terrorists”. The rally, coinciding with the International Human Rights Day, was taken out from the Thau Ground and it culminated at the Khuman Lampak Stadium, 5 km away. Five organisations such …

Fact Check: 2019 Video From Anti-CAA Protest Falsely Linked To Sambhal Violence
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Fact Check: 2019 Video From Anti-CAA Protest Falsely Linked To Sambhal Violence

ABP News  

A video going viral on social media shows a group of protestors being beaten by men in uniform. Fact: The video dates back to 20 December 2019, when the police clamped down on protesters who threw stones at them during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests at Nakhass Chowk in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This 2020 post claims it shows police lathi …

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-AAP Councillor Denies Insurgency Charges, Says Protests Don't Constitute Insurgency

The Hindu  

Former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain has stated that protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) or the National Register of Citizens in meetings does not amount to ‘armed rebellion’ or ‘insurgency’. Hussain made the submission through his counsel in the court of Additional Sessions Judge Sameer Bajpai. The court has been hearing arguments on the framing charges in the …

Delhi Police bans protests in parts of city till October 6
3 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Police bans protests in parts of city till October 6

The Hindu  

Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora on Monday ordered a ban on protests in several parts of the city till October 6. It cited the “prevailing communal atmosphere in view of the proposed Waqf Bill and the issue of Shahi Idgah in Sadar Bazar area, the politically surcharged issue of the MCD Standing Committee election and the pending declaration of results …

HC to hear pleas related to 2020 Delhi violence on October 19
4 months, 1 week ago

HC to hear pleas related to 2020 Delhi violence on October 19

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Friday scheduled October 9 for hearing a series of petitions related to the February 2020 violence in North-East Delhi, including the alleged hate speeches by several BJP leaders. The petitions primarily call for the registration of FIRs against several BJP leaders accused of delivering hate speeches that allegedly fueled the violence. Emphasising the …

Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told

Hindustan Times  

The Assam government has directed the border wing of the state police not to forward to foreigners’ tribunals the cases of people who have entered Assam and are eligible for grant of Indian citizenship under the terms of the Citizenship Amendment Act. Don’t send CAA cases to tribunal, Assam police told As per provisions of CAA 2019, which was implemented …

Framing of CAA rules spawns protests across Kerala
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Framing of CAA rules spawns protests across Kerala

The Hindu  

The notification of the Citizenship Rules, 2024 by the Union government on Monday that would enable the implementation of the Citizenship Act triggered protests across Kerala on March 12. BJP’s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar said the Lok Sabha’s 2019 enactment merely offered a safe harbour for six minority communities facing persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan by welcoming them as …

Flag marches in parts of Delhi after CAA comes into force
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Flag marches in parts of Delhi after CAA comes into force

Hindustan Times  

Delhi Police personnel and companies of the Central Armed Police Forces conducted flag marches in various parts of the Capital on Tuesday, a day after the Central government implemented the contentious Citizenship Act, 2019 — a law that paves the way for citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan who entered India before December 31, 2014. Read …

Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Anti-CAA protests in Assam: Guwahati Police threatens to take legal action

Live Mint  

Anti-CAA protest Assam: On March 11, the Centre initiated the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019. The Guwahati Police has cautioned against damages during protests, stating legal actions will be taken against violators. CAA India LIVE Updates Assam has a history with the CAA, marked by violent protests in 2019 resulting in casualties. Assam CM’s warning Assam Chief Minister …

Assam: Guwahati Police's warning after CAA copies burnt, ‘hartal’ announced
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Assam: Guwahati Police's warning after CAA copies burnt, ‘hartal’ announced

Hindustan Times  

The Guwahati police issued a legal notice to the organisations which have called for a hartal in Assam to protest against the contentious Citizenship Act. Soon after the Centre announced the implementation of the CAA, protests erupted across Assam with Opposition flaying the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre. Follow live updates on CAA notification In a stern warning …

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Dark day’: India on edge over religion-based citizenship law before polls

Al Jazeera  

Protests break out in parts of the country. New Delhi, India — Protests have erupted in parts of India over the Narendra Modi government’s implementation of a controversial citizenship law ahead of national elections, as security forces rushed to areas of the national capital that had previously been epicentres of large demonstrations against the legislation. “The CAA has always been …

Call for protests in Assam after CAA notification, Opposition warned of action
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Call for protests in Assam after CAA notification, Opposition warned of action

India Today  

Guwahati Police has served legal notice to political parties under the United Opposition Forum in Assam and other organisations for their unified call to protest against the Citizenship Act during the statewide 'Sarbatmak Hartal' on Tuesday. "Any damage to public/private property, including Railway and National Highway properties or injury to any citizen caused due to 'Sarbatmak Hartal', legal action under …

Security tightened in Shaheen Bagh, many areas over CAA
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Security tightened in Shaheen Bagh, many areas over CAA

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The security in the national capital was heightened, especially in communally sensitive areas, after the Ministry of Home Affairs notified the rules for implementing the Citizenship Act on Monday. Deputy Commissioner of Police Joy Tirkey said police personnel patrolled and checked sensitive areas extensively. Tirkey said 29 ‘Aman Committee’ meetings were convened to dispel misconceptions about the CAA …

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation
10 months ago

Assam students stages massive protest against CAA, threatens to intensify agitation

Deccan Chronicle  

Guwahati: The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad on Tuesday staged a massive protest opposing the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act in Assam. Instead, we demand that ILP be enforced in Assam without further delay.” Meanwhile, opposition parties in Assam have sought an appointment with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the state later this week to apprise …

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA
10 months, 1 week ago

Citizenship Amendment Act: Assam’s Stand Against the CAA

The Hindu  

Assam faces another round of protests against the Citizenship Act of 2019 with a conglomerate of 16 political parties and about 30 NGOs announcing a series of agitations. The NGOs headed by the All Assam Students’ Union will also observe a 12-hour hunger strike on March 9 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the State. “The Assamese people will …

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1
10 months, 1 week ago

Farmers protest: Internet ban imposed in 2 Punjab districts from Feb 28 to March 1

India TV News  

Mobile internet services were banned in Punjab's Patiala and Sangrur from February 28 to March 1 amid the ongoing farmers protest. Image Source : INDIA TVAn official statement on the internet ban in Punjab Internet suspended in Haryana Earlier, the government of Harayana imposed a ban on internet services and bulk SMS in Ambala Sadar, Panjokhra and Naggal regions of …

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit
11 months ago

Assam witnesses anti-CAA protest ahead of PM Modi’s visit

Hindustan Times  

Assam witnessed a protest against the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act ahead of Prime Minster Narendra Modi’s visit to the state on Saturday. Members of the Co-ordination Committee Against CAA, Assam staged a protest at Guwahati’s Lakhidhar Borah Khetra on Saturday afternoon, and it was attended by Sahitya Academy award winning writer Hiren Gohain and other eminent citizens from …

Home Ministry seeks eighth extension to frame CAA rules
1 year, 5 months ago

Home Ministry seeks eighth extension to frame CAA rules

The Hindu  

The Ministry of Home Affairs has sought yet another extension to frame the rules of the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. The Ministry has written to the parliament committee on subordinate legislation in the Lok Sabha, seeking time till end of September to frame CAA rules, a government official said, adding that the committee had granted the extension. The Manual on …

Nuh violence: SC issues notices to Haryana, Delhi and UP govts amid protests, next hearing on August 4
1 year, 5 months ago

Nuh violence: SC issues notices to Haryana, Delhi and UP govts amid protests, next hearing on August 4

India TV News  

Amid protest marches and demonstrations being organised against the violence in Haryana's Nuh, the Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and governments. Protests by VHP, Bajrang Dal Meanwhile, Members of Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Wednesday staged protests in several parts of the national capital against the violence that broke out in the Nuh …

India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state
1 year, 5 months ago

India’s Parliament rocked by protests for a third day over ethnic violence in remote state

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s Parliament was disrupted for a third day Monday by opposition protests over ethnic clashes in a remote northeastern state in which more than 130 people have been killed since May. Opposition lawmakers carried placards and chanted slogans outside the Parliament building as they demanded a statement from Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the violence in Manipur …

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state
1 year, 5 months ago

Massive protests take place against mob assaults on women in India's remote northeastern state

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Thousands of people, mostly women, …

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments
1 year, 6 months ago

Anita Anand | Protests, and how to handle them: A wake-up call for all governments

Deccan Chronicle  

Growing up in rural West Bengal, I first encountered protests when I heard the word “gherao”, which literally means “to encircle”. Two recent and substantial protests in India were against the Central government’s proposed policies or policies adopted without sufficient interaction with the concerned parties: the Citizenship Amendment Act and the three farm bills. In December 2019, the government proceeded …

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern
2 years, 6 months ago

Hinting at Bigger Conspiracy? Amid Al-Qaeda Threat, Friday Stir on Prophet Remark Raises Concern

News 18  

Protests erupting in several parts of the country, including Delhi, after Friday prayers at mosques raises a key question on security — is there a bigger conspiracy or an outfit behind it? The nationwide protests also raise a concern as it comes two days after a letter warned of Islamist militant attacks to avenge derogatory remarks about Prophet Mohammad by …

Plain Speak: Ghosts of CAA and Farm Laws Protests Back to Haunt Delhi
2 years, 8 months ago

Plain Speak: Ghosts of CAA and Farm Laws Protests Back to Haunt Delhi

News 18  

At the height of anti-CAA protests, large crowds of Muslim protesters in Chand Bagh area of Delhi attacked the police mercilessly, to the extent that head constable Ratan Lal was killed and Shahdara DCP Amit Sharma sustained serious injuries. During the anti-farm laws blockade, on January 26, India’s Republic Day, large swathes of protesters ran amok on the Red Fort, …

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning
2 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA stir: SC slams Yogi govt over recovery notices, issues warning

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday slammed the Yogi Aditynath-led Uttar Pradesh government for acting on recovery notices issued to citizens who were allegedly involved in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in December 2019. The court's observations came on a plea filed by Parwaiz Arif Titu seeking quashing of notices sent to alleged protestors by the district administration for recovering …

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation
3 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Assam polls, AASU launches fresh anti-CAA agitation

India Today  

Ahead of the assembly polls in Assam, All Assam Students' Union has launched fresh protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the state. Apart from Guwahati, the students' organisation also held anti-CAA agitations in Biswanath, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Nagaon, Nalbari and other parts of the state. The AASU held the fresh anti-CAA agitation across Assam on Saturday when Prime Minister Narendra …

Delhi Riots to Republic Day Mahyem: Unravelling Plot to Trigger Arab Spring-Style Anarchy in India
3 years, 11 months ago

Delhi Riots to Republic Day Mahyem: Unravelling Plot to Trigger Arab Spring-Style Anarchy in India

News 18  

An old saying goes This perhaps brings to the fore the fundamental issue of whether the anarchic violence that Delhi faced, not once but twice in the last one year, were disparate incidents of attempted civil unrest orchestrated by a bunch of rogue elements or whether there is a bigger conspiracy to pin down, cripple and debilitate India from within. …

'No Protest Should Run So Long, it Could Turn Violent'
3 years, 11 months ago

'No Protest Should Run So Long, it Could Turn Violent'

News 18  

As the farmers’ agitation against farm laws continue at Delhi borders, there is a growing disquiet withing the ranks of the BJP in Punjab. Former BJP national vice president and veteran party leader Laxmi Kanta Chawla said that the agitation shouldn’t have been allowed to go for so long. The party leaders are expressing apprehension that the protests could turn …

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year
4 years ago

Assam Organisations Pay Homage to 5 Anti-CAA Protestors Killed Last Year

News 18  

Several organisations on Saturday paid tributes to the five persons killed during anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam in December last year. The All Assam Students Union organised a programme here to pay homage to the five as part of its 'Gana Hunkar' campaign across the state, while the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti observed 'Sankalp Divas' and vowed to renew …

FIR Doesn't Disclose Any Act Of Violence; Protests Happened All Over The Country: Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against CAA-NRC Protesters
4 years, 1 month ago

FIR Doesn't Disclose Any Act Of Violence; Protests Happened All Over The Country: Madras High Court Quashes FIR Against CAA-NRC Protesters

Live Law  

While observing that the Petitioners had conducted peaceful demonstration/protest against the Amendment of CAA and NRC, the Madras High Court recently quashed the FIR filed against two CAA-NRC Protesters. The Bench of Justice J. Nisha Banu was hearing the petitions of Henri Tiphagne & Saathik Ali, who prayed before the Court to call for the entire records pertaining to the …

'Opportunists' Unleashed Organised Violence in Name of Anti-CAA Stir: Mohan Bhagwat in Dussehra Speech
4 years, 2 months ago

'Opportunists' Unleashed Organised Violence in Name of Anti-CAA Stir: Mohan Bhagwat in Dussehra Speech

News 18  

RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday said “opportunists unleashed organised violence in the name of protests” against the Citizenship Amendment Act. In the background, the efforts by rioters and opportunists to reignite the conflict still continue.” Talking about the coronavirus pandemic, Bhagwat said: “I respectfully bow to all the volunteers who are known and unknown, those who are alive and …

Uttar Pradesh: Brewing storm
4 years, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Brewing storm

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh is one of the four States in north India, along with Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, that saw widespread farmers’ protests in the wake of the passing of the three farm Bills. After the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests, the farmers’ agitation against the Bills is the biggest political protest in Uttar Pradesh. Political parties in Uttar Pradesh, with the …

CAA, stirs gave rise to hate speeches before riots: report
4 years, 3 months ago

CAA, stirs gave rise to hate speeches before riots: report

The Hindu  

An environment for violence was created before the riots broke out in the Capital in February, a recent report released by Citizens and Lawyers Initiative has stated. The report, titled ‘Delhi Riots of February 2020: Causes, Fallout and Aftermath’, claims that the implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act and the protests that followed gave rise to hate speeches, “which stoked the …

India’s police ‘complicit’ in anti-Muslim riots, alleges Amnesty
4 years, 4 months ago

India’s police ‘complicit’ in anti-Muslim riots, alleges Amnesty

Al Jazeera  

The rights group calls on the gov’t to investigate the alleged human rights violations committed by the police. Police in Delhi were “complicit and an active participant” in the February violence in which 53 people, mostly Muslims, were killed, according to an investigation by Amnesty International India. “The Delhi police personnel were complicit and an active participant in the violence …

No evidence to link Kapil Mishra with riots: Delhi Police to HC
4 years, 5 months ago

No evidence to link Kapil Mishra with riots: Delhi Police to HC

Op India  

Delhi Police has been investigating the North-East Delhi’s anti-Hindu riots, where Islamists went rampaging on the streets of the national capital, causing multiple waves of bloodshed, property destruction and rioting in February this year. The Delhi police on Monday informed the Delhi High Court that during the investigation conducted so far, they have not found any “actionable evidence” which indicates …

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests
4 years, 8 months ago

Indian police accused of targeting Muslims over anti-CAA protests

Al Jazeera  

New Delhi, India – The arrest of several Muslim activists behind anti-citizenship law protests in India has caused an outrage, with writers, academics, lawyers and filmmakers calling it “unending witch-hunt” of protesters. Members of civil society on Wednesday condemned the Delhi Police, which fall under the jurisdiction of Home Minister Amit Shah, for “falsely implicating” students activists in Delhi violence …

Plea In SC Seeks Ban On All Protests Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]
4 years, 9 months ago

Plea In SC Seeks Ban On All Protests Against Citizenship Amendment Act [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Hindu Dharma Parishad has filed a PIL in Supreme Court seeking a ban on any protests and agitations, either for or against, regarding the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019. Additionally, the plea seeks the formulation of strict rules and issuance of guidelines against agitations by political parties and all organizations, religious or not, across the country. The petitioner then accuses …

28 Persons Accused Of Violence During Anti-CAA Protests In Lucknow Slapped With Gangster Act [Read Press Note]
4 years, 9 months ago

28 Persons Accused Of Violence During Anti-CAA Protests In Lucknow Slapped With Gangster Act [Read Press Note]

Live Law  

The Lucknow police on Friday booked 28 persons, accused of perpetrating violence during the anti-CAA protests in Lucknow on December 19, 2019, under the UP Gangsters and Anti-Social Activities Act, 1986. As per a press not released by the Lucknow Police, the accused have been slapped with the Gangster Act as investigations confirmed that they conspired as a "gang" to …

Ahead of Friday prayers, Delhi police on high alert
4 years, 9 months ago

Ahead of Friday prayers, Delhi police on high alert

Op India  

In view of recent anti-Hindu riots in Delhi, which has claimed at least 50 lives and left over 250 injured in northeast Delhi, the Delhi Police has sounded a high alert across the national capital and tightened security at ‘sensitive places’ ahead of the Friday prayers. According to the reports, the Delhi police have increased security in sensitive areas across …

Police investigating far-Left ‘activist’ group Pinjra Tod for instigating chain of events that spiralled into the Delhi riots: Read details
4 years, 10 months ago

Police investigating far-Left ‘activist’ group Pinjra Tod for instigating chain of events that spiralled into the Delhi riots: Read details

Op India  

The Delhi police have now said that while there were sit-in protests in Delhi against the Citizenship Amendment Act till the 22nd, a communal riot as the one witnessed by Delhi did not seem imminent and that, the riots could have been triggered by an ‘external force’. According to a report in the Times of India, the Delhi police believes …

Anti-CAA protests: In Bihar's Aurangabad, police file chargesheet against 'rioters', drop five names due to lack of evidence
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: In Bihar's Aurangabad, police file chargesheet against 'rioters', drop five names due to lack of evidence

Firstpost  

While the Aurangabad Police have dropped five accused from the charge sheet, they have added three more based on photo evidence, The Aurangabad Police in the state of Bihar have filed a chargesheet against alleged rioters for turning peaceful protests violent by indulging in stone-pelting. Of the 46 arrested on the day the unrest broke out in Aurangabad, the police …

Anti-CAA protests: Intelligence Agencies point to a Pakistan link
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA protests: Intelligence Agencies point to a Pakistan link

Op India  

The intelligence agencies have specific evidence that connects the terror-state of Pakistan to the anti-CAA protests, reports Hindustan Times. Read: Newslaundry attempts to whitewash Temple Attack during Delhi riots: Four claims, four lies, two apparently added as bonus It is believed that despite the anti-Hindu riots in Delhi was contained at a significant cost, the Pakistani establishment supported by its …

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi riots: The police have lost their autonomy | Opinion

Hindustan Times  

The recent riots in Delhi were the latest in a series of the police failures to uphold the law during the demonstrations against the Citizenship Act, or the CAA. Writing about the Delhi riots, distinguished retired police officer Prakash Singh, now chairman of The India Police Foundation, said, “Police response invariably reflects the bias of the ruling party”. The most …

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Videos emerge showing how Islamists engaged in pre-riot preparations before going on a rampage
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi anti-Hindu riots: Videos emerge showing how Islamists engaged in pre-riot preparations before going on a rampage

Op India  

Delhi has been on the edge after so-called anti-CAA protests took the shape of full-blown anti-Hindu riots. Divya Kumar Soti, columnist and analyst, shared a video thread yesterday which shows how the pre-riot preparations were in full swing in an Islamist neighbourhood in the national capital. Part 1 pic.twitter.com/8zRZoYEqYU — Divya Kumar Soti February 28, 2020 In the video thread …

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam
4 years, 10 months ago

Police detain over 100 anti-CAA protesters in Assam

India Today  

The police on Saturday detained over 100 people who protested against the Citizenship Act in Guwahati. Terming the new citizenship law as "unconstitutional, undemocratic," the protesters raised slogans against the Bharatiya Janata Party -led government at the Centre and state. The protesters also demanded the Assam Legislative Assembly to take a decision against the Act. The protesters also demanded the …

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally
4 years, 10 months ago

Anti-CAA riot mongers gather in Patna to join Kanhaiya Kumar's rally

Op India  

While Delhi continues to burn with Islamists wreaking havoc, targetting the Hindus in the national capital, the left brigade had joined hands at the ‘Samvidhan Bachao, Nagrikta Bachao’ Maha Rally at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan on Thursday. It was joined by the usual coterie of self-proclaimed ‘liberals’, namely JNU Students’ Union president Aishe Ghosh, Rohit Vemula’s mother Radhika Vemula, actress and …

Bihar man files complaint against Kapil Mishra's 'ultimatum' comment in Muzaffarpur court, plea listed for 12 March
4 years, 10 months ago

Bihar man files complaint against Kapil Mishra's 'ultimatum' comment in Muzaffarpur court, plea listed for 12 March

Firstpost  

A complaint has been registered at a Muzaffarpur court against BJP leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly giving a provocative statement that caused violence in the national capital. Muzaffarpur: A complaint has been registered at a Muzaffarpur court against BJP leader Kapil Mishra for allegedly giving a provocative statement that caused violence in the national capital. M Raju Naiyar, who hails …

Delhi violence, anti-CAA protests have not dampened investor sentiment: Nirmala Sitharaman
4 years, 10 months ago

Delhi violence, anti-CAA protests have not dampened investor sentiment: Nirmala Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said violence related to the Citizenship Act in parts of the country has not dampened the mood of foreign investors. Nowhere, and I repeat nowhere, was there a concern saying something is happening in Indi a,” the Minister told newspersons in Guwahati on Thursday evening. Declining to divulge names, Ms. Sitharaman “very prominent investors” were …

New Delhi hit by worst violence in decades: What you need to know
4 years, 10 months ago

New Delhi hit by worst violence in decades: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Four days of unrest in the Indian capital has left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded. Protests against a new citizenship law, which critics describe as divisive, discriminatory and running counter to the country’s secular constitution, erupted in December and were joined by people from all religions and minorities across India. The unrest was triggered after weeks-long peaceful sit-ins …

Northeast Delhi Violence: Chidambaram criticises Centre, Delhi Police for failing to control the situation
4 years, 10 months ago

Northeast Delhi Violence: Chidambaram criticises Centre, Delhi Police for failing to control the situation

India TV News  

Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Wednesday described the violence in Delhi as a colossal failure of Delhi Police. He criticised the Delhi Police and the Centre in a series of tweets for failing to control the law and order situation. On the Delhi High Court's midnight hearing, directing the Delhi Police to ensure safe passage to the injured victims …

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