Delhi Court denies Sharjeel Imam's bail plea for inflammatory speeches during CAA protests
Oct 22, 2021, at 11:02 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Friday dismissed the bail plea of JNU student and activist Sharjeel Imam who has been accused of making inflammatory and instigating speeches during the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) protests, according to media reports.
Sep 03, 2021, at 11:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The right to protest and expressing dissent is a fundamental right, the Delhi High Court said Friday granting bail to five accused in the case related to head constable Rattan Lal's murder, which occurred during the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) last year, media reports said.
Recent developments in Afghanistan necessitates CAA enactment: Hardeep Singh Puri
Aug 24, 2021, at 02:46 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid the ongoing evacuation process by the Indian government from the war-torn Afghanistan, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri justified the necessary enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) citing the "harrowing" conditions of Hindus and Sikhs in the "volatile neighbourhood".
Jul 01, 2021, at 10:34 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Assam leader Akhil Gogoi walked out of prison on Thursday after spending one and a half years in detention for his alleged role in Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests , hours after National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court cleared him in a pending case, according to media reports.
Delhi riots case: Student activists denied release despite bail approach high court
Jun 17, 2021, at 04:52 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Student activists Devangana Kalita, Natasha Narwal and Asif Iqbal Tanha on Thursday moved the Delhi High Court challenging the trial court's action to defer their release despite a bail granted by its superior court, media reports said.
Former Bengal minister Upen Biswas resigns from TMC
Apr 28, 2021, at 11:37 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: A day before the eighth and final phase of West Bengal assembly poll, ex-CBI Additional Director and former state minister, Upendra Nath Biswas, on Wednesday resigned from the Trinamool Congress (TMC) party showing 'personal reasons', reports said.
Ex-JNU student leader Umar Khalid granted bail in Delhi riots case
Apr 16, 2021, at 04:21 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student leader Umar Khalid was granted bail by a Delhi court in connection with one of the riots' cases that happened in the northeast part of the national capital last year based on a Khajuri Khas FIR.
CAA will be implemented in letter and spirit: BJP chief JP Nadda in Assam
Mar 23, 2021, at 05:42 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Tuesday said the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will be implemented in letter and spirit releasing the poll manifesto of his party in Assam.
Mar 20, 2021, at 02:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that, if his party is voted to power in Assam, then he will ensure that the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) is not implemented in Assam.
Will bring law to nullify CAA in Assam if voted to power: Priyanka Gandhi
Mar 03, 2021, at 01:28 am
Tezpur/UNI: Slamming the ruling BJP government for imposing CAA, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Tuesday said her party will bring a law to nullify the Citizenship Amendment Act if voted to power in Assam.
Congress announces to build anti-CAA memorial in Assam
Feb 16, 2021, at 08:52 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Taking a hardened stand on the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Congress party on Tuesday announced that the party will build a memorial to commemorate the martyrdom of anti-CAA protestors who sacrificed their lives to save ‘Assamese Pride’.
Congress won’t allow CAA to be implemented in Assam: Rahul Gandhi
Feb 14, 2021, at 10:14 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Stating that Congress won’t allow Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) to be implemented in Assam, Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi said that the issue of illegal immigration could be solved through dialogue.
Feb 13, 2021, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Dismissing a petition seeking a review of its order on the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, the Supreme Court in its latest order said the right to protest cannot be anytime and everywhere.
CAA after Covid-19 vaccination or election vaccination? Mamata Banerjee's retort to Amit Shah
Feb 12, 2021, at 12:17 am
Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday replied to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who has promised the implementation of Citizenship (Amendment) Act after Covid-19 vaccination process, rather with a retort.
CAA will be implemented after Covid-19 vaccination process gets over: Amit Shah
Feb 11, 2021, at 11:13 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite massive opposition from the Trinamool Congress, Left and Congress in West Bengal, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday reiterated his commitment of implementing the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act but only after the Covid-19 vaccination process ends.
Centre to frame rules of Citizenship Act by July 9
Feb 03, 2021, at 04:09 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Centre has given itself a time till July 9 to frame and implement the rules of the controversial Citizenship Act, the amendments to which were passed in December 2019 resulting in violent protests across the country.
BJP is like Donald Trump: Mamata Banerjee
Jan 11, 2021, at 10:27 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Lashing out at her prime challenger Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday equated the saffron brigade with outgoing US President President Donald Trump who had refused to concede defeat for a long time.
Many organizations plan to resume anti-CAA protests in Assam
Dec 23, 2020, at 10:54 pm
Guwahati: Various organizations of Assam have planned to resume anti Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019 stir in the state from Dec 24.
NESO observes black day protesting against CAA
Dec 11, 2020, at 10:47 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Several organizations, including All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) and North East Students’ Organization (NESO), have re-launched its protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 across the North Eastern region.
CAA will be implemented also in West Bengal: BJP chief JP Nadda
Dec 11, 2020, at 02:27 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Despite protests from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Thursday said the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act will also be implemented in the eastern state.
Matua community already Indian citizens, need no CAA certificate: Mamata Banerjee
Dec 09, 2020, at 08:36 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: In an attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said the Matua community, a sect of folk Hinduism which is key in the state's contemporary politics, needs no certificate to prove their citizenship.
Delhi riots: Umar Khalid's judicial custody extended till Nov 23
Nov 21, 2020, at 04:54 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A Delhi court Friday extended the judicial custody of former Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid and JNU student Sharjeel Imam in connection with cases related to north east Delhi riots that broke out in February this year, said media reports.
'Who says this nonsense?' Nitish Kumar slams Yogi Adityanath's CAA remark in Bihar polls
Nov 05, 2020, at 11:37 pm
Patna/IBNS: In a massive embarrassment for the ruling coalition National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday slammed Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for speaking in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in the campaign for the Bihar polls, media reports said.
CAA will be implemented once Coronavirus is over: BJP president JP Nadda
Oct 20, 2020, at 01:47 am
Kolkata/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national president Jagat Prakash Nadda on Monday reiterated that the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) will be implemented once the Novel Coronavirus pandemic is over.
Shaheen Bagh protest against Modi government's CAA receives jolt from Supreme Court
Oct 07, 2020, at 05:49 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: In an order which may have implications across the country, the topmost level of Indian judiciary on Wednesday said no public place can be indefinitely occupied by protesters while giving its judgement on the months long agitation against the contentious citizenship law in Delhi's Shaheen Bagh, media reports said.
Public places can't be occupied indefinitely: Supreme Court on Shaheen Bagh protest
Oct 07, 2020, at 04:40 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said no public place can be occupied indefinitely for protests in its order on the anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) agitation at Shaheen Bagh here.
Delhi Riots: Police name 15 people in 17,000-page charge sheet
Sep 17, 2020, at 01:10 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Delhi Police has named 15 people in a vast charge sheet filed in connection with the bloody riots that ravaged northeast Delhi in the last week of February this year, said media reports.
Allahabad HC clears Dr. Kafeel Khan of NSA charges, orders immediate release
Sep 01, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court on Tuesday dismissed all the charges filed against Uttar Pradesh doctor Kafeel Khan under National Security Act (NSA) and ordered his immediate release, media reports said.
Priyanka takes on Yogi govt over arrest of party leader in Lucknow involved in anti-CAA violence
Jun 30, 2020, at 11:33 am
Lucknow/UNI: Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government for arresting her senior party colleague in Lucknow.
People of Bengal will make Mamata political refugee in 2021: Amit Shah
Jun 09, 2020, at 01:49 pm
New Delhi/Kolkata/IBNS: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday sounded a poll bugle for West Bengal rebooting the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s political activity by relaunching the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act issue to target Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee who, according to the saffron leader, will turn into a "political refugee" after the voting in the eastern state next year.