Citizenship Amendment Act

Will interlocutors return to Shaheen Bagh after 2 days of negotiations with no result

Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Senior lawyer Sanjay Hegde and Sadhana Ramachandran returned to Shaheen Bagh on February 20 for the second day of negotiations and said they would attempt to find a solution while letting Shaheen Bagh stay. The second round of talks between the protesters and interlocutors ended without any resolution and with a reiteration of the demand for repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Now the question is will the interlocutors return to Shaheen Bagh again.

Feb 21, 2020, 10:32 AM IST

Woman shouts 'Pakistan Zindabad' during Asaduddin Owaisi's rally, he stops her

The police immediately detained the girl, identified as Amulya. The police have imposed a case of treason on the girl. The female policemen took her to the nearest police station.

Feb 20, 2020, 23:37 PM IST

Breaking News: Won't go back to Shaheen Bagh on Friday, will meet representatives of anti-CAA protestors separately, say SC-appointed mediators

She announced that the mediators will not go to Shaheen Bagh on Friday but 10 women representing the protesters will meet separately in a different place for holding talks. 

Feb 20, 2020, 19:29 PM IST

Muslim organisations hold anti-CAA protest in Chennai, other cities of Tamil Nadu

Despite repeated assurances by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami that the CAA would not harm Indian citizens, Muslims organizations took out massive rallies in Chennai, Madurai, and Tirunelveli among other cities of Tamil Nadu to express their opposition to the CAA-NRC-NPR. 

Feb 20, 2020, 00:11 AM IST

Breaking news: Anti-CAA protesters defy Madras HC order, march to lay siege of Tamil Nadu assembly

Thousand of people came out on Chennai's Wallajah Road on Wednesday (February 19) to protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), National Register of Citizens (NRC) and National Population Register (NPR).

Feb 19, 2020, 11:50 AM IST

Supreme Court hands over the arbitration of Shaheen Bagh case to three lawyers, Will solution be found?

Demonstrations against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) have been going on for the last two months in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh. During the hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday, the court appointed Sanjay Hegde, Sadhana Ramachandran and former chief information commissioner Wajahat Habibullah as interlocutors to talk to the protesters. The court has asked the Delhi Government, Delhi Police and the Central Government to discuss and talk to the protesters to remove them from the place.

Feb 19, 2020, 09:22 AM IST

EAM S Jaishankar defends CAA at EU Foreign Ministers meet in Brussels, says critics of new law misled by politics

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday (February 17) attended the European Union’s (EU) meet of foreign ministers in the Brussels and defended the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), saying that the critics of the new legislation have been ‘misled’ by politics of a ‘very passionate’ democratic society. 

Feb 18, 2020, 07:31 AM IST

Breaking News: SC asks senior lawyer Sanjay Hegde to talk to Delhi's Shaheen Bagh anti-CAA protesters

Senior lawyer Sanjay Hegde has been given the responsibility of talking to the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protesters at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh to find out a solution to the road blockade in the area by the Supreme Court of India. 

Feb 17, 2020, 14:56 PM IST

Telangana to pass anti-Citizenship Amendment Act resolution, appeals Centre to repeal new law

The decision to pass a resolution against the CAA in the upcoming state assembly session was taken at a cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao.

Feb 17, 2020, 07:18 AM IST

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar will be shown door for doing communal politics: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav added that the voters in Delhi have shown the way by defeating BJP and supporting "real nationalism" and history will be repeated in Bihar too.

Feb 16, 2020, 14:54 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi gets Rs 1.04 crore notice for anti-CAA protest

The notice issued by additional city magistrate (first) Rajesh Kumar, asks Congress leader Imran Pratapgarhi 'why Rs 1.04 crore spent on deploying force to maintain law and order in and around the Eidgah should not be recovered from him'.

Feb 16, 2020, 10:44 AM IST

Anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh can't meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah in large group: Delhi Police

Delhi Police on Sunday (February 16) said that they have asked the Shaheen Bagh protesters to form a delegation which wants to meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and they will try to arrange a meeting. 

Feb 16, 2020, 10:01 AM IST

Idea of ​​India comes from its people, not borders: Anurag Kashyap

Praising the people he said, "Your strength and love has spread to the entire country. Every city is coming up with several Shaheen Baghs."

Feb 14, 2020, 23:24 PM IST

Anti-CAA stir: Notices to 13 people for recovery of Rs 21 lakh for vandalising public property in UP

The Lucknow district administration has issued notices to 13 persons for recovery of over Rs 21 lakh as damages for vandalising public property during the anti-CAA protests here on December 19.

Feb 14, 2020, 09:23 AM IST

Twitter account of Karnataka BJP blocked for 24 hours

On Wednesday, BJP Karnataka official handle tweeted, "It is unfortunate that our handle was locked out by Twitter for speaking the truth about liberals."

Feb 12, 2020, 22:55 PM IST

BREAKING NEWS: Deoband a 'gangotri of terrorism', terrorists like Hafiz Saeed are born here; says Union Minister Giriraj Singh

Union Minister and BJP leader Giriraj Singh on Tuesday (February 11) said that Deoband is a 'gangotri of terrorism' and several terrorists, including Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed, are born in this Uttar Pradesh town. 

Feb 12, 2020, 12:39 PM IST

PFI plans to hold protests against CAA, NRC at 5000 places: Intelligence report

The report said that the impact of this protest is also visible. In some areas of Andhra Pradesh and in Karnataka, reports are coming in that Muslims are not cooperating with the government officials.

Feb 10, 2020, 13:52 PM IST

THE END of political intrigue in Shaheen Bagh today?

There will be a hearing in the Supreme Court today in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the case of protests going on in Shaheen Bagh for almost two months. Earlier, the Supreme Court on Friday postponed the hearing due to Delhi elections.

Feb 10, 2020, 11:40 AM IST

Hearing in Supreme Court on 2 major petitions related to Shaheen Bagh today

There will be a hearing in the Supreme Court today in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act in the case of protests going on in Shaheen Bagh for almost two months. Earlier, the Supreme Court on Friday postponed the hearing due to Delhi elections.

Feb 10, 2020, 09:14 AM IST

Supreme Court to hear plea for removal of anti-CAA protesters from Delhi's Shaheen Bagh

The Shaheen Bagh had lately gained nationwide attention due to a continued anti-CAA sit-in by people, especially Muslim women against the Citizenship Amendment Act, National Population Register and National Register of Citizens.

Feb 10, 2020, 07:22 AM IST