Violent protests against the amended Citizenship Act raged on across Uttar Pradesh oldest with him over Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad”s “insensitive” comments criticising the new citizenship law.
New Delhi: India on Saturday summoned the Charge d”Affairs of Malaysian embassy and lodged a strong protest with him over Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad”s “insensitive” comments criticising the new citizenship law.
New Delhi: A day after massive protests and clashes in the national capital, Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad was arrested here on Saturday while police and paramilitary personnel carried out flag march in violence-hit areas, even as scores of people held peaceful demonstrations against the amended Citizenship Act at several places.
Sunday
New Delhi: On a day Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a mega rally in the city, the national capital witnessed widespread protests against the citizenship law even as police maintained a strict vigil and carried out flag march in sensitive areas.
New Delhi: Accusing the opposition of pursuing “divide and rule politics” and stoking violence over the amended citizenship law, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that the legislation and the NRC have nothing to do with Indian Muslims as he sought to assuage their concerns amid widespread protests.
New Delhi: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging on Sunday that the Opposition was “inciting” people on the issues of NRC and CAA, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said the PM and Home Minister Amit Shah had “destroyed” the future of the country”s youth and were “hiding behind hate” to escape their anger over the lack of jobs and the state of the economy.
Monday
New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Harsh Vardhan Shringla was on Monday appointed as the new foreign secretary for a two-year fixed term, succeeding Vijay Gokhale.
New Delhi: With the JMM-Congress-RJD alliance set to form the government in Jharkhand, several opposition parties on Monday linked the mandate to the CAA and the NRC, saying people have demolished “arrogance” of the BJP, which attributed its defeat to local issues and “internal strife” in the state.
New Delhi: A massive fire ripped through a three-storey residential-cum-commercial building in outer Delhi”s Kirari area early Monday, killing at least nine people, including three children, the second such incident in the national capital this month.
Tuesday
New Delhi: Jharkhand chief minister-designate Hemant Soren on Tuesday said he will go through the details of the citizenship law and if even one person from his state is uprooted due to the amended legislation, then it will not be implemented.
New Delhi: In a show of solidarity, scores of students from universities in Delhi, accompanied by activists and citizens, marched from Mandi House to Jantar Mantar on Tuesday voicing their protest against the amended Citizenship Act.
New Delhi: The government will name the strategic tunnel under Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh after former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on his birth anniversary on Wednesday.
Wednesday
Lucknow: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday slammed those who damaged public property during protests in Uttar Pradesh against the amended citizenship law, saying they should ask themselves whether what they did was right.
New Delhi: Attacking the AAP government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that there is dissatisfaction among people in the national capital over “unclean” drinking water and added that this is a worrisome issue.
New Delhi: Jharkhand chief minister-designate Hemant Soren on Wednesday met Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, and said the JMM-Congress-RJD coalition will provide a stable government that would last a full five-year term.
Thursday
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday accused the opposition of creating confusion over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act and spoiling the atmosphere in the national capital by misleading people, asserting that the time has come to “punish the ”tukde tukde” gang”.
New Delhi: With a numbing cold continuing to sweep through Delhi-NCR, the region is expected to record its second-coldest December since 1901, the weather department said on Thursday.
New Delhi: Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on Thursday found himself in the midst of a massive row after he publicly criticised people leading protests over the new citizenship law, saying leadership is not about guiding masses to carry out arson and violence across the country.
Friday
New Delhi: Police detained over 350 protesters including women who tried to stage a demonstration outside the Uttar Pradesh Bhawan here on Friday against alleged police brutalities in the state following agitations over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, officials said.
New Delhi: Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the armed forces have utmost respect for laws related to human rights and they not only ensure protection of human rights of people of the country, but also of its adversaries.
Raipur/Kolkata: The political acrimony over the issue of citizenship and population register grew bitter on Friday with Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee declaring the CAA will not be implemented in West Bengal as long she was alive and the BJP calling Rahul Gandhi “liar of the year” for saying the NPR and the NRC are a “tax” on the poor.
