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Protesters go berserk in Lucknow. Smoke billows out of a burning media OB van during a protest against NRC and amended Citizenship Act, at Parivartan Chowk in Lucknow on Thursday. (Photo: PTI)

Citizenship Act fire engulfs UP, 1 dies

Protesters torch police posts, state-run buses and other vehicles.

20 Dec 2019 1:39 AM IST

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

Assam BJP MLAs ask CM to allay fears on Act

The legislators, who had a closed door meeting at the residence of Mr Hazarika however refused to reveal all the issues.

20 Dec 2019 1:24 AM IST

President Ram Nath Kovind (Photo: File)

Oppn parties knock on Prez's doors, seek intervention on violence,...

Leaders of at least 12 parties, including Congress, CPI-M, CPI, DMK, SP, TMC, RJD, NC, IUML and AIUDF, were part of the...

17 Dec 2019 6:55 PM IST

Mahesh Bhatt. (Photo: Twitter)

Director Mahesh Bhatt joins protest against Citizenship Amendment Act

As a part of the protest meeting, the Preamble of the Indian Constitution was read out by those present.

16 Dec 2019 10:04 AM IST

60 Aligarh University students injured in clashes with cops, campus shut till Jan 5

60 Aligarh University students injured in clashes with cops, campus...

Aligarh Muslim University Registrar Abdul Hamid said the police entered campus late Sunday night and clashes were...

16 Dec 2019 8:55 AM IST

A man during a protest against the passing of Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) at Sanmtragachi in Howrah district of West Bengal. (Photo: PTI)

AASU may form new party; AGP split on Supreme Court plea

Bora wants Brahmaputra Valley off law's purview; curfew back.

16 Dec 2019 1:40 AM IST

SP workers hold placards and shout slogans during a protest against Citizenship Amendment Act. (Photo: PTI)

Roads blocked in WB, oil tanker driver killed in Assam due to CAB...

Incidents of violence were reported from Murshidabad and North 24 Parganas districts, and rural Howrah on Saturday.

15 Dec 2019 11:24 AM IST

Jamia Millia Islamia students called off their university lockdown against the new citizenship law on Saturday, a day after violent protests rocked the campus area, even as the varsity cancelled exams and announced vacation till January 5 in view of the tension. (Photo: File)

Jamia students call off lockdown against Citizenship Act; Uni...

A senior university official said all exams at the university have been postponed and new dates will be announced in due...

15 Dec 2019 10:39 AM IST

Police jawans try to protect themselves as protesters throw stones on them during an agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) at Santragachi in Howrah district of West Bengal on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Citizenship Act: Violent protests rock Bengal, Mamata appeals for...

Assam's districts like Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Jorhat remained tense with report of some violent protests pouring in.

15 Dec 2019 5:46 AM IST

The Congress is opposed to the CAB and we will not let it be implemented in Maharashtra...I think Uddhav ji will completely cooperate with us in this, Raut, a Congress leader said. (Photo: File | ANI)

Congress' Nitin Raut says Maharashtra has no place for Citizenship Act

The Shiv Sena had supported the bill in LS, but had staged a walkout before it was put for voting in RS.

13 Dec 2019 8:59 PM IST

Alleging that the information had been leaked to BJP units and friends of BJP, a number of opposition parties demanded a Joint Parliamentary Committee probe into it. (Representational Image)

JPC on citizenship bill to submit report January 7

The JPC, which met on Monday, rejected all the amendments moved by the members of Opposition parties.

2 Jan 2019 1:13 AM IST

The first draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) which was published on July 30, 2018, updated for the first time since 1951, left out over 40 lakh people in Assam. (Photo: File)

From 1947 to 2019: NRC timeline shows milestones in Assam's history

This timeline post Independence shows a history of population exchange, a state trying to regulate flow of people.

31 Aug 2019 1:10 PM IST