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Stalin also defended an earlier speech Dravidar Kazhagam chief Veeramani made on Lord Krishna. (Photo: ANI)

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Madras HC directs police to videograph DMK anti-CAA rally

The DMK and its alliance parties had last week announced that they would take out a mega rally here on December 23...

23 Dec 2019 4:27 AM GMT

Minhajuddin, an LLM student, now wants to go back to his hometown in Bihar after completing his studies as he said he doesnt even feel safe in his university campus anymore. (Photo: Screengrab)

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'Don't feel safe here anymore': Jamia student who lost partial vision...

Minhajuddin, an LLM student, said his faith in law and order has been shaken.

23 Dec 2019 3:01 AM GMT

Irfan Pathan has expressed concern about the students of the Jamia Millia Islamia after several of them were injured during violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act. (Photo: PTI)

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CAA protests: 15 arrested in connection with Delhi's Daryaganj...

While protesters torched a vehicle outside the DCP office and several other vehicles were also vandalised.

21 Dec 2019 7:03 AM GMT

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'My name is Azad, police can't hold me captive': Bhim Army chief

Chandrashekhar Azad, whose name means free or independent, said his group was not involved in the violence near Delhi...

21 Dec 2019 5:51 AM GMT

Omar Rashid is the Uttar Pradesh correspondent for The Hindu newspaper, and said he was busy with filing his story at a local restaurant along with a friend when the police arrived. (Photo:Facebook)

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Amid CAA protest, journalist detained, abused' by UP cops; released

He was finally released after he was accused of conspiracy in the Lucknow violence against the Citizenship Act.

21 Dec 2019 5:29 AM GMT

They blocked the highway by burning tyres. While at Vaishali, the highway was blocked by the RJD workers with the help of buffaloes. (Photo: ANI)

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Tejashwi says IDs are lost in floods each year, calls for Bihar bandh...

At Darbhanga, RJD workers and supporters protested bare chest, sloganeering against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and central...

21 Dec 2019 4:58 AM GMT

$\My first event tomorrow morning leading an @inckerala #IndiaAgainstCAA_NRC protest rally in Kozhikode. All welcome!\ tweeted Tharoor with a distorted map of India. (Photo:Screengrab)$ India

Shashi Tharoor posts distorted map of India, gets trolled; deletes...

Tharoor, on Friday, had tweeted about his participation in a rally at Kozhikode on Saturday against the Citizenship...

21 Dec 2019 4:41 AM GMT

Ravi, the tourism minister, purportedly made the statement while responding to a question by reporters supposedly on Wednesday regarding Congress MLA U T Khaders recent statement that Karnataka will blow up in cinders if the Citizenship Amendment Act is implemented. (Photo: File)

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Karnataka minister warns 'Godhra' like situation amid CAA protests

The Congress wanted police to register a case against Karnataka minister C T Ravi and take him into custody.

21 Dec 2019 4:01 AM GMT

Hundreds of students staged protests outside the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Monday over fee hike, curfew timings and dress code restrictions in the varsity. (Photo: ANI)

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Bhim Army chief detained, 8 minors among 40 detained in Delhi

On Friday, police resorted to lathi-charge and used water cannons to disperse the crowd that turned violent in Daryaganj...

21 Dec 2019 3:15 AM GMT

Two people died in protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday according to Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, Assam Director General of Police (In-charge). (Photo: ANI)

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9 dead in violence across Uttar Pradesh during Citizenship Act...

Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police OP Singh claimed that none of the protesters were killed in police firing.

21 Dec 2019 2:50 AM GMT

Prohibitory orders were imposed in 12 police station areas of Northeast Delhi, officials said, adding police used drones to keep a tab on the law and order situation in the district. (Photo: ANI)

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Bhim Army chief slips from detention during Jama Masjid's protest in...

In view of the planned protest, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation shut Chawri Bazar, Lal Quila and Jama Masjid stations.

20 Dec 2019 8:21 AM GMT

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Yeddy appeals to stay off 'vested interests' after CAA protests claim...

'Let us all join together in upholding this image by maintaining peace and harmony,' he added.

20 Dec 2019 6:38 AM GMT