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HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal appeals to political parties to keep 'academic institutions away from their politics'
• 5 years agoHRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal 'Nishank' appealed to political parties on Thursday to keep academic institutions away from their politics, while asserting that students are a priority of the Narendra Modi government
Citizenship Amendment Act will not be implemented in West Bengal as long as I am alive, says Mamata Banerjee
• 5 years agoHitting out at the proposed NRC, Mamata Banerjee questioned why people will have to prove their citizenship once again.
'Why did you stay back to take videos when everyone else fled': A friend records the arrest of Sadaf Jafar, the lone woman held for anti-CAA protests in Lucknow
Sushmitaverma • 5 years agoSadaf Jafar, a former school teacher, the lone woman arrested on December 19 in the aftermath of anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (2019) protests is among the 200 such people arrested in Lucknow. She was capturing videos of ongoing protests at the time of her arrest. She is reportedly lodged in a Lucknow jail and has sustained internal injuries.
National Human Rights Commission issues notice to Uttar Pradesh DGP over police action during anti-CAA protests in state
• 5 years ago'Youth have been killed, the Internet has been suspended, and the police themselves are destroying public property', according to complaint submitted to NHRC
Opposition slams Centre for trying to 'fool people' over NPR; protests continue in Delhi, Assam over CAA
Fp Staff • 5 years agoEven as protests against the amended citizenship law continued in different parts of the country, the Union government approved a proposal to update the National Population Register
Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: NPR first step for NRC, says Derek O'Brien; TMC leader accuses Centre of trying to fool people
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCitizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: After the union cabinet approved Rs 3,941.35 crore for updating the NPR on Tuesday, the Trinamool Congress said that BJP is trying to 'fool and cheat' the people of the country as the population register is the 'first step towards NRC'.
Citizenship Amendment Act protests: How State controlled a pan-India movement with internet bans, police crackdown that left 25 dead
Fp Staff • 5 years agoInternet services were suspended across major cities in Uttar Pradesh and a few sensitive ones in West Bengal and Karnataka as central and state governments doubled down on efforts to check the spread of agitations
US ivy league students write open letter over CAA, NRC to 'condemn Hindutva ideology, Modi govt's fascist treatment of Indian Muslims'
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCollege students in the United States have written an open letter to lawmakers demanding targeted sanctions on Indian government officials until the Citizenship Amendment Act and the National Register of Citizens are repealed and inviting American universities and student groups to mark #HoliAgainstHindutva in March 2020.
Opposition steps up anti-CAA protests: 'Satyagraha' at Raj Ghat, massive rally in Chennai; demonstrations in Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Opposition on Monday stepped up protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act with the Congress holding a 'Satyagraha for unity' at Mahatma Gandhi's memorial, Raj Ghat in Delhi, and its ally DMK leading a massive rally in Chennai, while scattered demonstrations were held against the contentious law in several states by students and other citizens.
Citizenship Amendment Act protests Updates: 140 detained in Delhi after students, activists hold demonstrations in several parts of National Capital
Fp Staff • 5 years agoCitizenship Amendment Act protests LIVE Updates: Around 140 people were detained on Monday as fresh protests by students and activists against the amended citizenship law erupted in several parts of the national capital, even as police stepped up vigil to maintain the law and order situation ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations.