Up Citizenship Act Protest

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 ...

Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer SR Darapuri on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh government's move to name and shame protesters accused of inciting violence during demonstrations against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was a danger to the life and liberty of citizens not yet convicted by courts.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over hoardings with names, addresses, and photos of those who were accused of violence during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The hoardings were put up at prominent intersections in Lucknow.

Shabista Khan, wife of Dr Kafeel Khan who was detained under the National Security Act for alleged inflammatory statements during an Anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court requesting security to her husband, claiming his life might be in "danger".

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

US President Donald Trump, asked on Tuesday about the violence in parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he wants people to have religious freedom".

The Allahabad High Court has ordered UP Police to identify and act against cops who vandalised two-wheelers parked outside the Aligarh Muslim University during a violent face-off with students in December last year

A road in South East Delhi's Shaheen Bagh that had been blocked for 70 days amid protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was reopened on Saturday. However, with roadblocks set up by the police in Noida and Delhi, there will not be any relief for commuters travelling between the two cities.

Continuing the process of seeking damages for anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has now asked 28 people, including Congress member Sadaf Jafar, retired IPS officer SR Darapuri and activist Mohammad Shoaib, to pay more than Rs 63 lakh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday sparked a huge controversy with his remarks in the state assembly on the deaths in December as protests against the citizenship law CAA spiralled into violence in parts of the state.

Union minister Giriraj Singh, rarely pulled up by his party, the BJP, for his outrageous hate speeches, has contributed one more. This time, he has alleged that Islamic seminary Deoband in Uttar Pradesh is an "aatankvaad ki Gangotri (source of terrorists)".

HS Doreswamy has just wrapped up a five-day protest against the contentious citizenship law. He met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to him. Nothing unusual about that, one might say. It is the era of protests.

In the wake of some Muslim leaders from Madhya Pradesh quitting the BJP in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said his party has not put up a board of "no exit" or "no entry".

Posters claiming that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is missing have been plastered in his parliamentary constituency Azamgarh, questioning the MP's absence in the wake of police action on women protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.

A senior photographer in Mumbai said he was assaulted on Thursday afternoon by two policemen when he was trying to click photos at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.

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 ...

Former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer SR Darapuri on Sunday said the Uttar Pradesh government's move to name and shame protesters accused of inciting violence during demonstrations against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was a danger to the life and liberty of citizens not yet convicted by courts.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday hit out at Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government over hoardings with names, addresses, and photos of those who were accused of violence during protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). The hoardings were put up at prominent intersections in Lucknow.

Shabista Khan, wife of Dr Kafeel Khan who was detained under the National Security Act for alleged inflammatory statements during an Anti Citizenship (Amendment) Act protest, has written a letter to the Chief Justice of the High Court requesting security to her husband, claiming his life might be in "danger".

The Delhi Police have tightened security at south Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, where people have set up tents and dug in for over two months to protest against the controversial citizenship law. The police's move came after a rightwing group Hindu Sena said it would hold a march to Shaheen Bagh, only to be called off later.

US President Donald Trump, asked on Tuesday about the violence in parts of Delhi over citizenship law protests and religious freedom, said he discussed it with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and "he wants people to have religious freedom".

The Allahabad High Court has ordered UP Police to identify and act against cops who vandalised two-wheelers parked outside the Aligarh Muslim University during a violent face-off with students in December last year

A road in South East Delhi's Shaheen Bagh that had been blocked for 70 days amid protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) was reopened on Saturday. However, with roadblocks set up by the police in Noida and Delhi, there will not be any relief for commuters travelling between the two cities.

Continuing the process of seeking damages for anti-CAA protests in Uttar Pradesh, the Yogi Adityanath government has now asked 28 people, including Congress member Sadaf Jafar, retired IPS officer SR Darapuri and activist Mohammad Shoaib, to pay more than Rs 63 lakh.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday sparked a huge controversy with his remarks in the state assembly on the deaths in December as protests against the citizenship law CAA spiralled into violence in parts of the state.

Union minister Giriraj Singh, rarely pulled up by his party, the BJP, for his outrageous hate speeches, has contributed one more. This time, he has alleged that Islamic seminary Deoband in Uttar Pradesh is an "aatankvaad ki Gangotri (source of terrorists)".

HS Doreswamy has just wrapped up a five-day protest against the contentious citizenship law. He met Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to him. Nothing unusual about that, one might say. It is the era of protests.

In the wake of some Muslim leaders from Madhya Pradesh quitting the BJP in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, Union Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said his party has not put up a board of "no exit" or "no entry".

Posters claiming that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is missing have been plastered in his parliamentary constituency Azamgarh, questioning the MP's absence in the wake of police action on women protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens.

A senior photographer in Mumbai said he was assaulted on Thursday afternoon by two policemen when he was trying to click photos at a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act or CAA.