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Amid protests in North East over Citizenship Amendment Act, US, UK, France, Canada, Israel issue travel advisories
Fp Staff • 5 years agoVisit of Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe scheduled from 15 to 17 December in Guwahati has also been cancelled and Bangladesh Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has also cancelled his three-day visit to India
Citizenship Amendment Act protests: Authorities extend internet suspension in Assam till Monday to curb 'misuse' of social media
• 5 years agoInternet services were suspended on Wednesday initially for 24 hours in ten districts of the state and then extended for another 48 hours across the state
Citizenship Act protests in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee requests people to not get involved in violence, take law in hands
• 5 years ago'Be sure that the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens (NRC) will not be implemented in Bengal', said West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee
From putting AGP on back foot to stoking indigenous fears, Citizenship Act is shaping Assam's political dynamics ahead of 2021 polls
Kangkan Acharyya • 5 years agoGiven the nature of the protests to the Citizenship Amendment Act, the issue is shaping the political dynamics of the Assam in various ways ahead of the 2021 polls.
Anti-Citizenship Act protests: Jamia Millia Islamia students call off university lockdown; varsity announces holidays till 5 Jan
• 5 years agoJamia Millia Islamia University administration said those who indulged in violence and clashed with police were 'outsiders' and not students
As anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rock Bengal, BJP goes all out to woo Matuas miffed by Assam NRC
Plaban Gupta • 5 years agoAs West Bengal is rocked by anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests, battle lines have been drawn between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP.
CAA protests in West Bengal: Protesters block NH 34 in Murshidabad, stage sit-ins at Shondaliya, Kakra Mirzapur stations to oppose amendments to citizenship laws
• 5 years agoIncidents of violence were reported from Murshidabad and North 24 Paraganas districts, and rural Howrah, police said
Anti-CAA protests in West Bengal: Mamata Banerjee's miscalculation limits space for political manoeuvering, will likely play into BJP hands
Sreemoy Talukdar • 5 years agoThe violence, arson and vandalism that continued unabated for more than three days in West Bengal following the enactment of Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has got Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee worried, but the blame for this ferocious unrest that resulted in inconvenience for lakhs of people, intimidated many and destroyed private and public property worth crores lies entirely at her door.
Dispur schoolboy killed in Assam protests wanted to be a drummer; candles illuminate street darkened by violence
Niloybhattacherjee • 5 years agoStates have no power to deny implementation of Citizenship Amendment Act, says Ministry of Home Affairs
• 5 years agoAccording to the MHA sources, the issue of citizenship comes under Union List by the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, and therefore such amendment is applicable for all states.