Citizenship Amendment Act

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Members of Aasu protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Guwahati.(Photo: AP)

AASU warns of massive protests

The student leader also regretted that neither the Centre nor the State government was prepared to listen to their genuine grievances.

30 Dec 2019 6:15 AM

Congress president Sonia Gandhi distributes sweets to children on the party’s 135th foundation day at AICC HQ in New Delhi on Saturday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Congress slams CAA, Modi govt on foundation day

The basic idea of these exercises was to ask all the poor people whether or not they were Indian, Rahul Gandhi claimed.

29 Dec 2019 6:29 AM

People take part in a rally in support of the Act. (Photo: PTI)

BJP holds grand rally in support of CAA in Assam

The Assam finance minister called upon the people to help accelerate the pace of development.

28 Dec 2019 1:37 AM

Rahul, Priyanka slam CAA, NPR; Congress to hold flag marches

Congress has decided to undertake flag marches and programmes to read the Constitution across the country on its Foundation Day on Saturday.

28 Dec 2019 1:34 AM

Supporters of the Bhim Army (above) take part in a march demanding the release of their leader Chandrasekhar Azad and protest against the amended Citizenship Act, NRC and NPR in New Delhi on Friday. (Photo: PRITAM BANDYOPADHYAY)

Shah, Rahul trade fire over CAA, NPR

He challenged Congress leader Rahul Gandhi to prove that the CAA has a single clause to take away anyone’s citizenship.

28 Dec 2019 1:30 AM

Unfair parallels: Why are Indians silent, apathetic about Kashmir?

The conscience of the very same people does not stir when it comes to Kashmir.

27 Dec 2019 4:33 AM

The health advocates have appealed to the police to actively support the medical community and allow unhindered access to medical treatment for all injured, and urged the government and courts to independently and impartially investigate allegations against the police for hindering medical assistance to the injured protesters and hold accountable those responsible.

Everyone should have access to medical care

The visuals of policemen storming into a hospital and banging on doors are hard to forget.

27 Dec 2019 4:23 AM

Tongue-in-cheek, sophisticated or naughty – the title says it all

Beauvoir’s title was most apt for the book but sometimes, titles can be misleading.

27 Dec 2019 3:25 AM

Time to punish ‘tukde-tukde gang’, says Amit Shah

Taking on Mr Kejriwal, he said the AAP dispensation obstructed Centre’s schemes.

27 Dec 2019 2:35 AM

‘Reign of terror prevailing’ in UP: Activists

NHRC issues notice to UP police chief after receiving complaints about cops violating rights.

27 Dec 2019 2:32 AM

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat in fresh row as he targets protesters

Gen. Rawat, who is due to retire by December 31 as Army Chief, is being seen as the frontrunner to be India’s first Chief of Defence Staff.

27 Dec 2019 2:08 AM

According to officials, a search was conducted at the party office in Shastri Nagar area in which several pertinent materials were recovered. (Photo: Representational)

UP: 2 SDPI workers arrested over violence in Meerut anti-CAA protest

According to officials, search was conducted at the party office in Shastri Nagar area in which several pertinent materials were recovered.

26 Dec 2019 4:24 PM

BJP misread mood on Citizenship law, a minister admits: report

The ruling BJP leaders were taken aback by the backlash over the new citizenship law, some party members said.

26 Dec 2019 1:32 PM

"It appears simple but it is a complex phenomenon. Leaders are those who lead people in the right direction," he added. (Photo: ANI)

Leading crowds to arson, violence is not leadership: Army Chief

Several parts of the country have witnessed a spate of protests over CAA, many of which have turned violent.

26 Dec 2019 1:04 PM

His comments came after reports in a section of media said the lawmaker wrote to the administration of his constituency Hingoli in Maharashtra in support of the amended citizenship law and the National Register of Citizens (NRC), which the Shiv Sena leadership has criticised. (Photo: Facebook)

Have not written any letter, it’s fake: Sena MP on letter of support to CAA

Shiv Sena MP Patil said the letter was 'fake' and he has complained about it to police in Hingoli

26 Dec 2019 12:26 PM

The protest will be against the alleged "state-sponsored crackdown on anti-CAA and NRC protests and on the Muslim community". (Photo: File)

'Merry Christmas everyone apart from Delhi Police': Jamia students' protest continues

Students decorated the road outside the university with Christmas finery and carried on their protest, voicing dissent against the new law.

26 Dec 2019 9:38 AM

Madhya Pradesh chief minister Kamal Nath leads Congress Party’s ‘Samvidhan Bachao Nyay Shanti Yatra’, organised to protest the Citizenship Amendment Act and National Register of Citizenship, in Bhopal on Wednesday. (Photo: PTI)

Kamal Nath leads rally against CAA and NRC

Nath made it clear that the Congress was in support of the National Population Register (NPR).

26 Dec 2019 5:49 AM

Members of Aasu protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Guwahati on Wednesday.(Photo: AP)

How the anti-CAA stir in Assam is different

The AASU called for a public gathering in Guwahati on December 12 for peaceful, democratic demonstrations against the bill, now a law.

26 Dec 2019 1:06 AM

Anti-CAA protesters hold placards and shout slogans at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

As protests rage, is our democracy at risk too?

The Central government in Delhi and governments in BJP-ruled states are coming down heavily on the protesters.

26 Dec 2019 12:48 AM

She said that CAA and NRC were not only against Muslims also against Dalits, tribals and poor people in the country. (Photo: File)

NPR will serve as NRC's database; furnish wrong names, addresses: Arundhati Roy

Addressing a protest gathering at Delhi University, she also said that NRC was targeted against the Muslims of the country.

25 Dec 2019 7:40 PM

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