Protests Over Citizenship Bill

The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it will give a monthly pension of Rs 15,000 to over 300 people jailed during the Emergency period.

Amid massive protests in Assam over the amended citizenship law the BJP's state unit organised a massive pro-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) booth-level event at Khanapara in Guwahati today, attended by national working president JP Nadda

Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a case against 1,000 unidentified students of the Aligarh Muslim University in connection with violence that broke out during anti-CAA protests earlier this month, according to news agency ANI

Jakob Lindenthal, the German student studying at IIT-Madras when he was sent back for participating in anti-citizenship law protests on campus, landed in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor hit out at the "largely absent" Congress this morning as fierce protests against the controversial citizenship law continue to sweep the country

In an unprecedented move, the Indian government suspended mobile internet services in parts of the capital New Delhi on Thursday, as protests over a citizenship bill seen as discriminating against Muslims escalated.

The internet ban in Meghalaya that was imposed after protests broke out over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been removed. Violent protests were seen on the streets of state capital Shillong after the bill was passed by both houses of parliament.

Fresh protests broken out across at least seven Uttar Pradesh districts after Friday prayers this afternoon as thousands defied state-wide prohibitory orders and took to the streets to fight the new citizenship law

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged college and university students protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, to do so in a "democratic manner"

Women students surround a fellow male student as police in riot gear beat him with sticks and kick him, in one of the many videos that have emerged from Sunday evening's violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi during protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Curfew was relaxed in Guwahati from 6 am to 9 pm on Monday, with the city going back to normalcy, following week-long protests over the amended Citizenship Act, Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Rajiv Saikia said.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over advertisements that protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, and say it will not be implemented in the state

The internet has been suspended in parts of Bengal as violent protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act enter a third straight day. Suspension has been announced in Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur and Howrah districts, as well as some in North 24 and South 24 Paraganas

The centre moved to allay fears over an influx of Bangladeshi Hindu refugees into the North East this morning after violent protests engulfed Assam and parts of the North East for a fourth consecutive day on Saturday

On a day when there were pitched battles between students of Delhi's Jamia Millia University and Delhi Police over a protest on the amended Citizenship Act , a similar protest in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town , home to the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University, passed off peacefully due to some tact from the police and a hands-on approach by the tow...

The Assam government on Wednesday announced that it will give a monthly pension of Rs 15,000 to over 300 people jailed during the Emergency period.

Amid massive protests in Assam over the amended citizenship law the BJP's state unit organised a massive pro-CAA (Citizenship Amendment Act) booth-level event at Khanapara in Guwahati today, attended by national working president JP Nadda

Uttar Pradesh Police has registered a case against 1,000 unidentified students of the Aligarh Muslim University in connection with violence that broke out during anti-CAA protests earlier this month, according to news agency ANI

Jakob Lindenthal, the German student studying at IIT-Madras when he was sent back for participating in anti-citizenship law protests on campus, landed in Amsterdam on Wednesday.

Poll strategist Prashant Kishor hit out at the "largely absent" Congress this morning as fierce protests against the controversial citizenship law continue to sweep the country

In an unprecedented move, the Indian government suspended mobile internet services in parts of the capital New Delhi on Thursday, as protests over a citizenship bill seen as discriminating against Muslims escalated.

The internet ban in Meghalaya that was imposed after protests broke out over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act has been removed. Violent protests were seen on the streets of state capital Shillong after the bill was passed by both houses of parliament.

Fresh protests broken out across at least seven Uttar Pradesh districts after Friday prayers this afternoon as thousands defied state-wide prohibitory orders and took to the streets to fight the new citizenship law

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged college and university students protesting the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, to do so in a "democratic manner"

Women students surround a fellow male student as police in riot gear beat him with sticks and kick him, in one of the many videos that have emerged from Sunday evening's violence at Jamia Millia Islamia University in Delhi during protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act.

Curfew was relaxed in Guwahati from 6 am to 9 pm on Monday, with the city going back to normalcy, following week-long protests over the amended Citizenship Act, Assam Police Chief Public Relations Officer Rajiv Saikia said.

Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankar has slammed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over advertisements that protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, or CAA, and say it will not be implemented in the state

The internet has been suspended in parts of Bengal as violent protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act enter a third straight day. Suspension has been announced in Malda, Murshidabad, Uttar Dinajpur and Howrah districts, as well as some in North 24 and South 24 Paraganas

The centre moved to allay fears over an influx of Bangladeshi Hindu refugees into the North East this morning after violent protests engulfed Assam and parts of the North East for a fourth consecutive day on Saturday

On a day when there were pitched battles between students of Delhi's Jamia Millia University and Delhi Police over a protest on the amended Citizenship Act , a similar protest in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh town , home to the prestigious Aligarh Muslim University, passed off peacefully due to some tact from the police and a hands-on approach by the tow...