Anti-CAA stir: Locals at Jama Masjid offer roses to police personnel

New Delhi/UNI: Amid the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests on Friday, the agitators showed an impressive, peaceful face of the agitation, by offering roses to Delhi Police PRO M S Randhawa and other senior police officers at Jama Masjid, here.

Anti-CAA stir: Protesters pelt stones in Vadodara

Vadodara/UNI: CAA and the NRC protesters on Friday pelted stones in Hathikhana and Fetupura areas in Vadodara city in which an ACP rank officer sustained minor injury.

Anti-CAA stir hits Delhi Metro operations; entry, exit gates shut at 7 metro stations

New Delhi/UNI: In wake of fresh protests which erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on Friday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed entry and exit gates of four more stations--Jamia Millia Islamia, Jaffrabad, Maujpur-Babarpur and Delhi Gate--as a precautionary measure.

Anti-CAA stir hits Delhi Metro operations: Entry, exit gates shut at 17 stations

New Delhi/UNI: In wake of fresh protests which erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on Thursday, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) closed entry and exit gates of 17 metro stations including Patel Chowk, Central Secretariat and Udyog Bhawan.

CAA protesters gathering at Red Fort detained

New Delhi/IBNS: Even as the capital city of India went under a virtual shut down on Thursday, police detained Citizenship Amendment Act protesters gathered near the iconic Red Fort.

Major traffic snarls in Delhi amid planned CAA protests

Delhi/IBNS: Major traffic snarls gripped the city after Delhi Police barricaded roads in several places and imposed traffic restrictions in several places across the city while section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in areas near Red Fort to prevent large gathering as the administration prepared to deal with another day of Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) protests which had earlier turned violent, media reported.

After Pradyot, GMP to file SLP in SC against CAA

Agartala/UNI: While the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear the petition of  Pradyot Kishore Debbarman, scion of the erstwhile royal family of Tripura, seeking exclusion of the state from the purview of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the tribal wing of opposition CPI (M) - Gana Mukti Parishad (GMP) will move another petition in the apex court against CAA amid tension in the state.

Violence in West Bengal continuing unabated under Mamata Banerjee's support: BJP

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Sunday claimed that the illegal Bangladeshi Muslim immigrants have taken over the protests against the amended citizenship law in West Bengal and alleged that the state government allowed the escalation of the law and order situation.

Mamata Banerjee trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh: Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata/IBNS: West Bengal unit BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Sunday blamed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the widespread violent agitation against the amended citizenship law across the state and alleged that TMC is trying to turn West Bengal into West Bangladesh.

Odisha: Protest against CAA at various stations, Ten Express trains cancelled

Bhubaneswar/UNI: Railways on Saturday cancelled seven express trains from Howrah and three trains from Puri in view of agitation by people at various railway stations in protest against the Citizens Amendment Act.

Violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act remind us of 2001 Parliament attack

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday compared the protests against the amended Citizenship Act, which took a violent turn across the state on Friday, with the Parliament attack on Dec 13, 2001.

Violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act remind us of 2001 Parliament attack:Dilip Ghosh

Kolkata/IBNS/UNI: West Bengal BJP President Dilip Ghosh on Saturday compared the protests against the amended Citizenship Act, which took a violent turn across the state on Friday, with the Parliament attack on Dec 13, 2001.

West Bengal Guv Jagdeep Dhankar appeals for peace amid surge of violence and arson across the state

Kolkata/UNI: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar today expressed concern over the law and order situation across the state over protests against Citizen (Amendment) Act.

Tension over Citizenship Bill hits Bengal too, Beldandga railway complex set on fire

Kolkata/IBNS: Amid fierce agitation in the North East, the protests over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act spread to West Bengal too on Friday with a section of people turning violent against it in different corners of the state and even set on fire a railway complex in Muslim-dominated Mushirdabad besides halting train services at various stations on Friday.

No bill will affect India Bangladesh relations: Ministry of External Affairs

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.