Protests Against Citizenship Law

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.

Content promoting hate surged in India on topics from elections to Covid to the 2019 protests against a new citizenship law, show Facebook's internal documents reviewed by NDTV.

Assam leader Akhil Gogoi, who was jailed over protests against contentious citizenship law, this afternoon walked out of prison after nearly two years.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act, (CAA) was brought to divide the people of the country and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had openly protested against it.

Hoping to cash in on the resentment against the centre's controversial citizenship law that sparked massive, violent protests in Assam last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA if voted to power in the state. ...

The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests that were suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic have returned in the north-eastern region of the country.

Actor Kangana Ranaut, called out on Twitter for misidentifying an elderly woman at the farmers' protest in Delhi as one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh demonstration against the centre's controversial citizenship law, lashed out at singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday, setting off a lengthy exchange of unpleasantries on the social networki...

Fifteen people have been named by the police in a vast chargesheet filed over the Delhi riots that raged through the capital city in February this year, leaving more than 50 people dead and property worth crores damaged.

More than 50 people who became known for their protests against the citizenship law in Delhi, have joined the BJP, triggering the claims of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party that the protests were a BJP ruse for political gains. The 24-hour, 101-day protest at northwest Delhi became the template for anti-CAA protests across the country and fizzled out aft...

Assam activist Akhil Gogoi who has been charged with sedition for protesting against the amended citizenship law has been tested positive for coronavirus. He has been lodged in Guwahati jail for the last few months in connection with a case linked to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

A former AMU student leader and son of a varsity teacher has been arrested for his alleged role in the December 15 and subsequent violence during the campus protest against changes in the citizenship law, police said on Friday.

The Delhi Police Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of Jamia student Safoora Zargar, arrested under the anti-terror law --UAPA-- in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying the severity of offence is in no manner mitigated by her pregnancy.

The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the contentious citizenship law, continuing through the harsh Delhi winter and much political turmoil, is now facing a formidable challenge - the outbreak of coronavirus, a global pandemic which has killed more than 5000 people.

The number of coronavirus cases creeping towards 120, the centre on Monday declared a countrywide lockdown of schools, colleges, gyms and swimming pools -- crowded areas that could allow for exponential spread of the virus. After a meeting of a Group of Ministers which reviewed the situation on Monday, the government also advised that people avoid ...

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad -- one of the most prominent faces of countrywide protests against the citizenship law -- today launched his political group, which he called the "Azad Samaj Party". The launch took place on the birth anniversary of BSP founder and Dalit icon Kanshi Ram. The Bhim Army, Mr Azad said, will run parallel to the party...

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.

Content promoting hate surged in India on topics from elections to Covid to the 2019 protests against a new citizenship law, show Facebook's internal documents reviewed by NDTV.

Assam leader Akhil Gogoi, who was jailed over protests against contentious citizenship law, this afternoon walked out of prison after nearly two years.

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Friday said that the Citizenship Amendment Act, (CAA) was brought to divide the people of the country and the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government had openly protested against it.

Hoping to cash in on the resentment against the centre's controversial citizenship law that sparked massive, violent protests in Assam last year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday said that his party will protect every principle of the Assam Accord and will never implement the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA if voted to power in the state. ...

The anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests that were suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic have returned in the north-eastern region of the country.

Actor Kangana Ranaut, called out on Twitter for misidentifying an elderly woman at the farmers' protest in Delhi as one of the organisers of the Shaheen Bagh demonstration against the centre's controversial citizenship law, lashed out at singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh on Thursday, setting off a lengthy exchange of unpleasantries on the social networki...

Fifteen people have been named by the police in a vast chargesheet filed over the Delhi riots that raged through the capital city in February this year, leaving more than 50 people dead and property worth crores damaged.

More than 50 people who became known for their protests against the citizenship law in Delhi, have joined the BJP, triggering the claims of the ruling Aam Aadmi Party that the protests were a BJP ruse for political gains. The 24-hour, 101-day protest at northwest Delhi became the template for anti-CAA protests across the country and fizzled out aft...

Assam activist Akhil Gogoi who has been charged with sedition for protesting against the amended citizenship law has been tested positive for coronavirus. He has been lodged in Guwahati jail for the last few months in connection with a case linked to protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

A former AMU student leader and son of a varsity teacher has been arrested for his alleged role in the December 15 and subsequent violence during the campus protest against changes in the citizenship law, police said on Friday.

The Delhi Police Monday opposed in the Delhi High Court the bail plea of Jamia student Safoora Zargar, arrested under the anti-terror law --UAPA-- in a case related to communal violence in northeast Delhi during protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, saying the severity of offence is in no manner mitigated by her pregnancy.

The protest at Shaheen Bagh against the contentious citizenship law, continuing through the harsh Delhi winter and much political turmoil, is now facing a formidable challenge - the outbreak of coronavirus, a global pandemic which has killed more than 5000 people.

The number of coronavirus cases creeping towards 120, the centre on Monday declared a countrywide lockdown of schools, colleges, gyms and swimming pools -- crowded areas that could allow for exponential spread of the virus. After a meeting of a Group of Ministers which reviewed the situation on Monday, the government also advised that people avoid ...

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad -- one of the most prominent faces of countrywide protests against the citizenship law -- today launched his political group, which he called the "Azad Samaj Party". The launch took place on the birth anniversary of BSP founder and Dalit icon Kanshi Ram. The Bhim Army, Mr Azad said, will run parallel to the party...