Priyanka Gandhi stopped by Lucknow Police from meeting family of actor-activist Sadaf Jafar
Lucknow/IBNS: Congress general secretary(UP East) Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was on Saturday stopped by Lucknow Police from visiting the family of a protester arrested during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests earlier this month, media reported.
Japan, Norway, Hungary investments in Assam in backburner over anti-CAA protests
Guwahati/UNI: Besides losing mileage with Japan over postponement of Annual India-Japan Summit at Guwahati due to the recent violence during anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, in the state, investment of at least Rs 4000 crore by foreign companies in the state has also been put on the backburner, Assam Industry and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said here today.
NPR, NRC will be more detrimental to poor people than demonetisation: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the widespread nation-wide protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said the National Population Register (NPR) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) will be more detrimental to poor people than the Narendra Modi government's demonetisation move in 2016.
Example for the country: Yogi Adityanath praises crackdown on anti-CAA protesters
Lucknow/IBNS: Praising his own government's crackdown on all people who in the name of anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act-protest vandalised public properties, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the actions against the agitators have set an example for the country.
Go to Pakistan: Meerut police officer caught on camera telling anti-CAA protesters
Meerut/IBNS: In a video which went viral on social media, a Meerut police officer was caught on camera asking some people to go Pakistan for protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment), Act, 2019.
Rahul Gandhi to address anti-CAA protest rally in Guwahati tomorrow
Guwahati/IBNS: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi will address a protest rally against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Guwahati on Saturday.
Left, Congress jointly hold protest rally against CAA-NRC-NPR in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Protesting against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR), 20 political parties, including 17 Left parties and the Congress, held a massive rally in Kolkata on Friday.
Home Minister Amit Shah challenges Congress to show clause of citizenship denial to Muslim in CAA
Shimla/UNI: Amid row erupting over the new citizenship law, Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Friday challenged the Congress party and its leader Rahul Gandhi to show him any clause in the Citizen (Amendment) Act 2019 which deny citizenship to Muslim and any other minority.
Large number of people protest against CAA after Friday prayers in Delhi's Jama Masjid
New Delhi/IBNS: Even as Delhi reeled under cold wave on Friday, a large number of people staged protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) after reading namaz in Jama Masjid here, media reported.
Left, Congress jointly protest against CAA in Kolkata
Kolkata/IBNS: Seventeen Left parties and Congress jointly held a protest rally against the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), which was passed by the Narendra Modi government at the Centre recently, in Kolkata on Friday.
Commoner saves UP cop from mob attack during violent anti-CAA protests
Firozabad/IBNS: A policeman was rescued by an ordinary citizen when he came under the attack of a mob during anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad on Dec 20.
Anti-CAA protest to grip Delhi once again
Delhi/IBNS: A section of students of Jamilia Islamia University will gherao the UP Bhawan in the national capital to protest against the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh over the deaths during the violent Citizenship Amendment Act protests.
Devendra Fadnavis to lead pro-CAA rally in Mumbai
Mumbai/IBNS: A pro-Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) rally is set to take place at 4 pm in Mumbai's August Kranti Maidan under the leadership of opposition leader and former Chief Minsier Devendra Fadnavis.
Modi Govt has granted citizenship to nearly 600 Muslims : Hardeep Puri
New Delhi/UNI: Amid raging debate over the new Citizenship Act, BJP leader and Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Friday said contrary to the allegation the newly enacted law "affirms India's position as an upholder of humanitarian values".
BJP takes out pro-CAA rally in Puducherry
Puducherry/UNI: The Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP) on Friday took out a rally in support of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).