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Fact Check: 2019 Anti-CAA Protest Video Linked To Sambhal Mosque Violence
A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a group of protestors being beaten by men in uniform.
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Government's Explainer On Citizenship Law Amid Opposition Attacks
The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.
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"PM's Decision Is Right": Smriti Irani Defends Citizenship Law Amid Protests
The decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "correct", Union Minister Smriti Irani said amid protests from opposition parties and claimed that the whole country supports it.
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Assam Opposition's Shutdown Call As Citizenship Law CAA Implemented
Protests erupted across Assam with the Opposition parties slamming the Centre's decision to implement the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), paving the way for granting citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh an
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Judge Who Freed Activist Sharjeel Imam Withdraws From Jamia Violence Case
A Delhi court judge, who recently discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, along with nine others in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case, has recused himself from hearing a similar matter, citing "personal reasons".
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UP Fined Anti-Citizenship Law Protesters, It Now Gets A Refund Order
The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to refund fines for damage to property during the 2019 protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Stop It Or We Will: Supreme Court To Team Yogi About Fining CAA Protests
The Uttar Pradesh government was told off by the Supreme Court for trying to recover money for property damage during the 2019 anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests from those identified as protesters.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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Citizenship Act Rules "Under Preparation", Centre Gives Time Till July
The centre has given itself time - till July 9 at least - to frame and implement rules relating to the controversial citizenship law, amendments to which were passed in December 2019 amid chaos in parliament and violent protests across the country
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All Assam Students' Union To Protest Citizenship Law On Modi-Shah Visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to Assam over this weekend, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to launch a state-wide protest on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that started a wave of agitation across the country in 2019 and riots in Delhi.
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Assam Anti-CAA Activist's Bail Plea Rejected By High Court
The Gauhati High court today rejected the bail plea of Akhil Gogoi, an anti-citizenship law activist arrested in 2019 for sedition based on his alleged role in violence during the protests that gripped the nation last year. This is the second time his plea has been rejected since August when an NIA court had refused his application, which he then a...
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Assets Of Anti-CAA Protesters Who Damaged Property To Be Auctioned In Lucknow
The Lucknow district administration will auction the movable properties of two men accused of vandalism during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in December 2019, an official said on Thursday.
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Late-Night Protests Over Arrest Of UP Congress Leader In Lucknow
There were protests at a police station in Lucknow last night after Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the UP Congress minority cell chairperson Shahnawaz Alam for his alleged role in the violence that took place in the state capital in December 2019 during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). At least one person had died and many more ...
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Woman, 57, Falls Ill At Kolkata Protest Site Against Citizenship Act, Dies
An elderly woman, who was part of the ongoing demonstration by women against the CAA and the proposed nationwide NRC at the Park Circus Maidan in the city, died on Sunday after falling ill, the police said.
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
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Fact Check: 2019 Anti-CAA Protest Video Linked To Sambhal Mosque Violence
A video going viral on social media (here, here, and here) shows a group of protestors being beaten by men in uniform.
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Government's Explainer On Citizenship Law Amid Opposition Attacks
The Citizenship Amendment Act - passed by Parliament in 2019 and notified by the government Monday, to come into effect weeks before the general election - have triggered a back-and-forth with the opposition accusing the BJP of polarising voters.
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"PM's Decision Is Right": Smriti Irani Defends Citizenship Law Amid Protests
The decision to implement the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government is "correct", Union Minister Smriti Irani said amid protests from opposition parties and claimed that the whole country supports it.
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Assam Opposition's Shutdown Call As Citizenship Law CAA Implemented
Protests erupted across Assam with the Opposition parties slamming the Centre's decision to implement the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA), paving the way for granting citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh an
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Judge Who Freed Activist Sharjeel Imam Withdraws From Jamia Violence Case
A Delhi court judge, who recently discharged student activists Sharjeel Imam and Asif Iqbal Tanha, along with nine others in the 2019 Jamia Nagar violence case, has recused himself from hearing a similar matter, citing "personal reasons".
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UP Fined Anti-Citizenship Law Protesters, It Now Gets A Refund Order
The Supreme Court today asked the Uttar Pradesh government to refund fines for damage to property during the 2019 protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act.
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Stop It Or We Will: Supreme Court To Team Yogi About Fining CAA Protests
The Uttar Pradesh government was told off by the Supreme Court for trying to recover money for property damage during the 2019 anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests from those identified as protesters.
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After Taiwan Photos, Congress Uses Jharkhand Video To Show Assam Shooting
Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday labelled the state Congress unit a "fake news factory" for using a video of a mock drill in Jharkhand as police brutality during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) in December 2019.
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Citizenship Act Rules "Under Preparation", Centre Gives Time Till July
The centre has given itself time - till July 9 at least - to frame and implement rules relating to the controversial citizenship law, amendments to which were passed in December 2019 amid chaos in parliament and violent protests across the country
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All Assam Students' Union To Protest Citizenship Law On Modi-Shah Visit
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's and Union Home Minister Amit Shah's visits to Assam over this weekend, the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) has decided to launch a state-wide protest on the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) that started a wave of agitation across the country in 2019 and riots in Delhi.
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Assam Anti-CAA Activist's Bail Plea Rejected By High Court
The Gauhati High court today rejected the bail plea of Akhil Gogoi, an anti-citizenship law activist arrested in 2019 for sedition based on his alleged role in violence during the protests that gripped the nation last year. This is the second time his plea has been rejected since August when an NIA court had refused his application, which he then a...
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Assets Of Anti-CAA Protesters Who Damaged Property To Be Auctioned In Lucknow
The Lucknow district administration will auction the movable properties of two men accused of vandalism during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests in December 2019, an official said on Thursday.
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Late-Night Protests Over Arrest Of UP Congress Leader In Lucknow
There were protests at a police station in Lucknow last night after Uttar Pradesh Police arrested the UP Congress minority cell chairperson Shahnawaz Alam for his alleged role in the violence that took place in the state capital in December 2019 during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). At least one person had died and many more ...
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Woman, 57, Falls Ill At Kolkata Protest Site Against Citizenship Act, Dies
An elderly woman, who was part of the ongoing demonstration by women against the CAA and the proposed nationwide NRC at the Park Circus Maidan in the city, died on Sunday after falling ill, the police said.
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At Davos, Piyush Goyal Quizzed About CAA Protests
Union minister Piyush Goyal had to face questions about India's citizenship law in Switzerland, where protests over the law have become a talking point. There has been concern at the World Economic Forum in Davos as India dropped 10 places in the Democracy Index 2019 - a slide that was attributed to, among other things, the protests over the citize...
