Supreme Court to hear 60 petitions against new citizenship law today
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday is all set hear 60 petitions filed against the news citizenship law passed by the Indian government recently.
Anti CAA stir: Seelampur now under control, 21 injured
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in Delhi's Seelampur turned violent and clashed with the police leaving around 21 injured, police sources said here.
Anti-CAA stir: CM Arvind Kejriwal appeals for peace
New Delhi/UNI: Amid fresh violence in North-East Delhi's Seelampur against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the people to maintain peace.
Delhi: Protest against new citizenship law turns violent in Seelampur, police fire tear gas
New Delhi/IBNS: The police resorted to lathicharge and even lobbed tear gas shells as a protest against the new citizenship law turned violent in New Delhi's Seelampur area on Tuesday.
Australia cautions its citizens on visiting India
Canberra/UNI: Australia on Tuesday asked its citizens to exercise a "high degree of caution" while travelling to India in view of the violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
Anti-CAA protest: Supreme Court refuses to hear pleas, refers case to HC
New Delhi/UNI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to entertain pleas on police atrocities against students of Jamia Millia Islamia and Aligarh Muslim University during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act on Sunday.
Jamia incident is an attack on soul of nation: Priyanka Gandhi Vadra attacks BJP
New Delhi/IBNS: Joining a protest at India Gate in Delhi over the clash between Jamia Millia Islamia University students and the police in the national capital on Sunday, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Centre and described the incident as an attack on the soul of the nation.
Bharatiya Janata Party briefs PM on law and order situation in Bengal
Kolkata/UNI: With spate of violence in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) rocking West Bengal, the BJP leadership apprised Prime Minister Narendra Modi of the law and order situation in the state when the latter made a brief halt at Andal airport in Burdwan district on way to Jharkhand for election campaign.
CAA protest: Improvement in Assam situation; train services severely hit
Guwahati/UNI: The overall situation in Assam arising out of protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019, showed further signs of improvement with curfew in Guwahati and Dibrugarh, among other places, relaxed for several hours today, though railway traffic remained severely hit owing to the agitations and internet services continued to be suspended.