Citizenship Amendment Act

Rahul Gandhi to address anti-CAA rally in Jaipur on Jan 28

Congress General Secretary and Rajasthan in-charge Avinash Pandey here on Monday discussed with Gandhi the broad outline of the rally. He will also highlight the plight of farmers and the unemployed.

Jan 20, 2020, 18:17 PM IST

Will bring anti-Citizenship Amendment Act resolution soon, says Mamata Banerjee, appeals other states to boycott law

The Trinamool supremo, who has strongly opposed the amended citizenship law, said that she would urge other states to pass such a resolution.

Jan 20, 2020, 17:21 PM IST

Shaheen Bagh protestors look to Jan 22 Supreme Court hearing

Except appeals by some low-rung police officers, no serious effort has been made to persuade the activists to leave the spot. The number of protestors is swelling as people talk of the January 22 apex court hearing and are gearing up to withstand the odds till then.

Jan 20, 2020, 16:52 PM IST

State can’t and should not say no to CAA, says Bhupinder Singh Hooda

Bhupinder Singh Hooda told ANI, "Once a law or Act is passed by Parliament, I think that the constitutional view is that, any state can’t and should not say no but this has to be legally examined."

Jan 20, 2020, 09:51 AM IST

50 lakh Muslim infiltrators will be identified, chased out of India: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh

Launching a direct attack on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh said that the removal of names of Muslim infiltrators will stop Mamata from appeasing the people of a particular community. 

Jan 20, 2020, 07:40 AM IST

Congress may bring anti-CAA resolution in Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh: Ahmed Patel

Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel said on Sunday said the grand old party would follow in Punjab's footsteps and may bring a resolution against the CAA in Congress-ruled states.

Jan 20, 2020, 06:39 AM IST

Wish Kashmiri pandits go back and live happily in new Kashmir: Minister Giriraj Singh

Giriraj Singh said that he wants people to live together and happily in Kashmir, he said, '' I wish to hear people chanting Ved Mantra's and reading Azans on the banks of Dal Lake.''

Jan 19, 2020, 16:23 PM IST

FIR lodged against over 60 women for protesting against CAA in Aligarh

Police said that the protest organised by the agitated women was in violation of Section 144.

Jan 19, 2020, 12:05 PM IST

Citizenship not only about rights but duties towards society too, says Chief Justice Sharad Bobde

Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sharad Bobde on Saturday said that citizenship was not just about the rights of people, but also about the duties of the citizens towards the society. 

Jan 19, 2020, 08:35 AM IST

CAA rules will not consider religious persecution, says BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma

Senior BJP leader and Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that those applying for citizenship under the new legislation will be unable to prove that they had faced religious persecution but the Centre will come up with a way to verify their claims.

Jan 19, 2020, 06:40 AM IST

Muslim women protest against CAA in Lucknow

Muslim women continue to hold protest against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Lucknow. Watch this video to know more.

Jan 18, 2020, 15:12 PM IST

Watch debate: When Delhi will get free from Shaheen Bagh protests?

This segment of Zee News brings to you discussion on concurrent issues. Today's question for debate is- 'Delhi मांगे Shaheen Bagh वाले आंदोलन से आज़ादी?'. Watch this debate to know more.

Jan 18, 2020, 11:44 AM IST

Delhi Police urges protestors at Shaheen Bagh to clear road

Delhi Police has urged those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act at the Shaheen Bagh to end the road blockade. Delhi Police also took to Twitter to make an appeal.

"We appeal to agitators at Road No. 13 A Shaheen Bagh to understand the sufferings that the complete highway blockade is causing to residents of Delhi & NCR, Senior Citizens, emergency patients and school-going children," Delhi Police said in the tweet.

Jan 18, 2020, 10:30 AM IST

Clear road blockade in public interest: Delhi Police urges anti-CAA protestors at Shaheen Bagh

The appeal from the Delhi Police came as the ongoing anti-CAA protest entered in its 35th day on Friday.

Jan 18, 2020, 09:15 AM IST

IUML files 2 petitions in Supreme Court to stay CAA notification

The petition has urged the top court to ask the Centre if a nationwide NRC will be brought. The pleas related to CAA are scheduled to be heard on January 22. 

Jan 16, 2020, 12:12 PM IST

DNA: Shaheen Bagh Protest, Analysis of encroachment of right to walk on road

For nearly a month, hundreds of women and children sitting on a road at Shaheen Bagh in Delhi have become the face of the countrywide protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which makes religion a criteria for Indian citizenship for the first time. Today, the police started the process of clearing that stretch of the city following orders from the Delhi High Court. In this segment of DNA, we will discuss- Is Shaheen Bagh protest taking away the right to walk on the road and promoting encroachment.

Jan 14, 2020, 23:08 PM IST

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar joins anti-CAA protesters at Shaheen Bagh, sparks row with 'killers' remark

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar on Tuesday visited Shaheen Bagh in New Delhi to express solidarity with those protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).

Jan 14, 2020, 22:24 PM IST

Anti-CAA protest reaches Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium during India-Australia ODI

The protesters, most of them students, also raised slogans against CAA and NRC during the match at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. 

Jan 14, 2020, 19:24 PM IST

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella criticises India's Citizenship Act, draws ire of BJP MP

Nadella in his statement pointed out that he hoped that every single immigrant who is provided with the status of being a citizen of the country under the Citizenship Amendment Act, which has caused a lot of furore across India, may aspire for a prosperous future and equally, benefit the society and economy.

Jan 14, 2020, 14:53 PM IST

No CAA-related activities in school premises, says Maharashtra govt notice

The Maharashtra government's school education department issued a notice to all schools in the state asking them not to use their premises for hosting any political event.

Jan 14, 2020, 12:12 PM IST