Four-member TMC delegation to visit violence hit-UP in wake of CAA protest
Kolkata/UNI: A four-member delegation of All India Trinamool Congress will visit the grieving families of the agitators killed in police firing in Lucknow during CAA protests, party sources said today.
Allahabad HC seeks UP govt reply on Lucknow violence
Lucknow/UNI: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Saturday sought the government's reply on the violence and damages to public property that took place in this state capital on last Thursday, within two weeks.
CAA: RJD sponsored Bihar bandh evokes mixed response
Patna/UNI: Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) sponsored Bihar bandh against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register for Citizenship (NRC) evoked mixed responses today.
Yogi urges people to not get misled by anti-social elements
Lucknow/UNI: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has cautioned the people against anti-social elements spreading rumours about the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).
Bandh supporters damage government buses in Munger
Munger/UNI: Anti-social elements this morning broke the glass-panes of four buses of the Bihar State Road Transport Corporation and damaged them badly.
After three killed over CAA protests, internet suspended in Mangalore, Lucknow
Mangalore/Lucknow/IBNS: After three people were killed following the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, across the nation, internet services are kept suspended in Mangalore and Lucknow for 48 hours from Thursday night, media reports said.
Entry, exit gates of Jamia Millia Islamia and Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh are closed: DMRC
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid violent protests occurring in the national capital in recent times over the new citizenship law, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation on Friday said entry and exit gates of Jamia Millia Islamia and Jasola Vihar Shaheen Bagh stations remain closed in Delhi on Friday.
Lucknow/IBNS: In his stern message sent to those involved in protesting against the new citizenship law passed by the Indian government, UP CM Yogi Adityanath said violence in the name of democracy will not be accepted.
BJP, AAP responsible for violence in national capital: Delhi Congress
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) president Subhash Chopra on Thursday alleged that the BJP Government at the Centre and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, to gain political mileage and implement their divisive political agenda, have conspired to put the lives of the youth in the dark and set the national capital aflame in violence.
Govt has no right to shut internet, metro services to prevent protests: Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi/ IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday slammed the government's move to clamp down internet services in certain parts of Delhi and said the Centre is insulting the soul of India by suppressing the country's voice.
CAA: Farhan Akhtar broke law, alleges senior IPS officer
Mumbai/IBNS: Actor and director Farhan Akhtar may find himself tangled in legal trouble by urging people to join him in today's CAA and NRC protest march at August Kranti Maidan in Central Mumbai.
Countrywide protests against CAA continues
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Agitation against the newly amended citizenship law showed no signs of waning as countrywide protests were witnessed on Thursday with many places, including national capital of India, witnessing a partial shutdown of public transport, traffic restrictions and suspension of telecom and internet services, media reports said.
Mamata condemns detention of Ramchandra Guha
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday condemned the detention of noted historian Ramchandra Guha.
Telecom operators suspend services in many parts of Delhi
New Delhi/IBNS: Telecom operators, including Vodafone, Airtel, Reliance Jio, on Thursday, suspended services in certain parts of Delhi and NCR, following police orders, media reported
Amid protests, BJP releases video footage of ex-PM Manmohan Singh's speech in RS backing CAA
New Delhi/UNI: Facing a stiff opposition from the students and political opponents over the new citizenship law, the BJP on Thursday released video footage of former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh where he could be heard pushing for such a legislation in 2003 during the stint of ex-PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee.