Curfew relaxed in Guwahati on Saturday
Dec 14, 2019, at 11:43 am
Guwahati/UNI: The ongoing indefinite curfew, which was imposed in the wake of protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2019 (CAB), now an Act, has been relaxed in Guwahati from 7 am to 4 pm on Saturday.
Protest against Citizenship Act reaches Bengal, railway services hit
Dec 13, 2019, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: Amid ongoing protests in the north-east, agitation against the new Citizenship Act reached West Bengal with demonstrators staging protests in various parts of the state and even halted train services at several stations on Friday.
Jamia Millia students stage protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB)
Dec 13, 2019, at 05:59 pm
New Delhi/UNI: Students of Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) University on Friday here staged a protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) 2019. The agitating students marched from the university campus to Parliament to oppose the Citizenship Amendment Bill, passed by Parliament on Thursday.
Anti-CAB protestors defy curfew in Assam
Dec 13, 2019, at 05:39 pm
Guwahati: The situation in Assam over anti-CAB protests continued to remain tensed with people defying indefinite curfew imposed in various parts, including Guwahati and Dibrugarh, to participate in agitations.
Anti-CAB protests hits oxygen supply in NE, Bhutan
Dec 13, 2019, at 03:43 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Oxygen supply to all major government as well as private hospitals in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland as well as Bhutan has been severely hit due to the ongoing anti-CAB protests in Assam.
TMC's Mahua Moitra moves SC against new citizenship law, fails to get urgent hearing
Dec 13, 2019, at 12:10 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Friday moved the Supreme Court challenging the validity of the controversial citizenship law which will grant citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Parsi, Buddhist, Jain, Christian but not Muslim refugees who came to India from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan before 2015.
CAB protest: Curfew relaxed in Assam's Dibrugarh, AASU calls for hunger strike
Dec 13, 2019, at 11:34 am
Guwahati/IBNS: The indefinite curfew, which was imposed in Assam's Dibrugarh over the violent protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was relaxed for five hours on Friday.
Speculation that Bangladesh FM cancelled trip to country over CAB unwarranted: India
Dec 13, 2019, at 01:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: India on Thursday rubbished the speculation that Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen cancelled his trip to the country over the passage of controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in Parliament calling it "unwarranted".
CAB gets President's assent, becomes law
Dec 13, 2019, at 01:22 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which was passed by Parliament earlier, became a law after getting President Ram Nath Kovind's assent on Thursday.
Protests against CAB turn violent in Guwahati, 3 dead in police firing
Dec 12, 2019, at 09:46 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Three protesters were killed and several got injured as police resorted to firing in the capital city of Assam, Guwahati, as the agitation turned violent against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill on Thursday evening, media reports said.
Congress acted like Pakistan in ignoring non-Muslim refugees: PM Modi in Jharkhand
Dec 12, 2019, at 06:23 pm
Dhanbad/IBNS: Training his guns against the oldest party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Jharkhand on Thursday said the Congress acted like Pakistan in ignoring the non-Muslim refugees who will now be granted citizenship under the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.
India under Modi moving with Hindu Supremacist agenda, says Imran Khan; New Delhi hits back
Dec 12, 2019, at 04:45 pm
Islamabad/New Delhi/IBNS: A day after New Delhi passed the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, in Parliament, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday intruded into India's internal policy slamming the country for moving with a "Hindu Supremacist agenda" under the Narendra Modi regime.
No bill will affect India Bangladesh relations: Ministry of External Affairs
Dec 12, 2019, at 04:39 pm
New Delhi/ IBNS: No Bill will effect the strong relationship between India and Bangladesh, Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said today, adding that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 includes religious minorities of that country who were persecuted during the military and previous regimes and India recognises the efforts made by the Sheikh Hasina government to protect the minorities.
Bangladesh Foreign Minister cancels visit to India amid CAB protests
Dec 12, 2019, at 03:48 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amid mass protests against Citizenship( Amendment) Bill, 2019, in the North-East, Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has cancelled his visit to India, media reported.
Five columns of army deployed across Assam and Tripura
Dec 12, 2019, at 03:27 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Five columns of paramilitary forces, two in Guwahati and three in across Tripura, NDTV reported, as agitators violated curfew and took to streets to stage protests, which turned violent in many places, .
BJP brings discriminatory CAB, while celebrating Gandhi's 150th birth anniv: Priyanka Vadra
Dec 12, 2019, at 03:04 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday hit out at the BJP, and said it is bringing a discriminatory bill at a time when it is also celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.
Darul Uloom VC condemns students' protest against CAB
Dec 12, 2019, at 02:40 pm
Saharanpur/UNI: Darul Uloom Deoband Vice-Chancellor Mufti Abul Qasim Nomani has criticised the madrasa students for creating a ruckus in the city, staging a 'dharna,' and creating a jam on the national highway while protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB).
Fresh protest erupts in Assam over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill
Dec 12, 2019, at 02:25 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Despite the imposition of curfew and the deployment of Army, fresh protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, erupted here on Thursday.
BJP brought divisive CAB while drumming Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary: Priyanka Vadra
Dec 12, 2019, at 12:21 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Taking a swipe at the Centre over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which is set to become a law, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) brought the "divisive" bill at a time they are drumming the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi.
Indian Union Muslim League to challenge CAB in Supreme Court
Dec 12, 2019, at 11:44 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) will challenge the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been passed by Parliament and is awaiting the President's ascent to become a law, in the Supreme Court.
Assam brothers and sisters have nothing to worry about CAB: PM Modi
Dec 12, 2019, at 11:08 am
New Delhi/IBNS: As the violent protests gripped Assam over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached out to the people of the northeastern state assuring them that they have nothing to worry about the bill which will grant citizenship to all non-Muslim refugees who came from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan to India before 2015.
CAB protests engulf Assam, curfew imposed in Guwahati
Dec 12, 2019, at 09:01 am
Guwahati/IBNS/UNI: Army staged flag march at different places across Assam at night as the protests against the passing of the citizenship bill continued in the state on Wednesday.
Congress workers protest against CAB in Uttar Pradesh
Dec 11, 2019, at 06:04 pm
Prayagraj/UNI: Opposing the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB), the Congress workers on Wednesday staged a protest and burnt copies of the Bill in this district of Uttar Pradesh.
Internet services suspended in Assam
Dec 11, 2019, at 06:00 pm
Guwahati/UNI: Internet services in 10 districts of Assam will remain suspended for 24 hours from 1900 hours this evening in view of the prevailing law and order situation arising out of the anti-CAB protests in the state.
Trains cancelled due to anti-CAB protests
Dec 11, 2019, at 05:50 pm
Guwahati/UNI: As many as 15 trains have been cancelled by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) due to the anti-CAB protests that have been going on in Assam.
GJM (Binay Tamang) and TMC protest CAB BillÂ
Dec 11, 2019, at 05:45 pm
Darjeeling/UNI: The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (Binay faction) today jointly with the TMC (Hills) staged a dharna against the Citizen Amendment Bill (CAB) in front of the district magistrate premises here.
Army on stand-by in Dibrugarh; ‘Dispur Chalo’ paralyses Guwahati, curfew imposed
Dec 11, 2019, at 05:43 pm
Guwahati/UNI/IBNS: Hundreds of students today took out a ‘Dispur Chalo’ march through the streets of Assam’s main city Guwahati, while Army was put on stand-by in Dibrugarh town and a spontaneous bandh was observed in Jorhat as anti-CAB protests continued to rock Assam. Curfew has been imposed in the city.
CAB aims to change the foundation of Indian Constitution: Kapil Sibal
Dec 11, 2019, at 05:01 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Congress leader Kapil Sibal on Wednesday attacked Home Minister Amit Shah on the Citizenship Amendment Bill and said it aimed to change the foundation of the Indian Constitution.
Kamal Haasan questions Centre's motive on CAB, wonders if it is a vote garnering exercise
Dec 11, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Actor turned Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan has raised questions on the Centre's motive on CAB (Citizenship Amendment Bill) and said if it had been benevolent, Sri Lankan Tamils and Muslims had been included in the Bill.
Court will strike down 'unconstitutional' CAB: P Chidambaram in Rajya Sabha
Dec 11, 2019, at 03:13 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: At a time the Centre is looking to pass the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 in the upper house, Congress Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram on Wednesday said the bill will ultimately be struck down by the judiciary terming it as "unconstitutional".