Citizenship Amendment Act live updates: People protested against CAA, NRC and NPR in Puducherry
Pro- and anti-CAA campaigns continue across the country. Stay with TOI for live updates.
22:27 (IST), JAN 11
People protested against Citizenship Amendment Act, National Register of Citizens and National Population Register in Puducherry
21:30 (IST), JAN 11
CAA has already come into effect and no force on earth can stall its implementation: BJP spokesperson and Rajya Sabha MP GVL Narasimha Rao
21:02 (IST), JAN 11
I challenge Rahul Gandhi, Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, to find out a provision from Citizenship Amendment Act that can take citizenship away from minorities of this country: Amit Shah
20:50 (IST), JAN 11
Akhilesh Yadav says he wouldn't fill NPR form. If you'll not fill it, you will not be allowed to contest polls: Union minister Sanjeev Balyan at rally in support of Citizenship Amendment Act in Saharanpur
This is the rule of law,Modi and Yogi. Those who create disorder would be treated.
20:04 (IST), JAN 11
Case registered against BJP's Khandwa MP Nandkumar Singh Chauhan and three party MLAs for holding pro-CAA rally without permission: MP Police
18:57 (IST), JAN 11
Centre followed age-old tradition of offering shelter to persecuted religious minorities: Uttarakhand CM Trivendra Singh Rawat
18:51 (IST), JAN 11
CWC calls for lifting of curbs and restoration of civil liberties in Jammu & Kashmir: Congress
18:45 (IST), JAN 11
CWC urges govt to reveal roadmap for reviving economy, investors' confidence and job creation: Congress
18:44 (IST), JAN 11
CWC demands that CAA should be withdrawn and process of NPR be stopped forthwith: Congress statement
18:44 (IST), JAN 11
Designed conspiracy unleashed to attack centres of creative and independent thinking: CWC resolution
18:40 (IST), JAN 11
Government has used brute state power to suppress voice of students and youth; PM, BJP betrayed trust of youth: CWC resolution
18:16 (IST), JAN 11
Matter of concern that people in J&K continue to be denied fundamental rights while govt makes farcical claims of normalcy: Sonia Gandhi
18:11 (IST), JAN 11
Opening remarks by Congress President Sonia Gandhi at Congress Working Committee meeting
Opening remarks by Congress President Smt. Sonia Gandhi at Congress Working Committee meeting.
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18:08 (IST), JAN 11
Situation in some states alarming, turning them into police states, notably in UP and Delhi: Sonia Gandhi
18:08 (IST), JAN 11
Let us not be under any illusion that NPR is benign exercise; in form and content, NPR 2020 is 'disguised NRC': Sonia Gandhi
18:07 (IST), JAN 11
Students realised grave harm of CAA implementation, have taken to streets braving police brutalities: Sonia Gandhi
18:06 (IST), JAN 11
As students' protest against CAA gains momentum, it is clear that government is digging in its heels: Sonia Gandhi
17:47 (IST), JAN 11
CM Mamata Banerjee participates in a demonstration being held by Trinamool Chhatra Parishad in Kolkata, against CAA and NRC
17:32 (IST), JAN 11
CAA won't be implemented in Maharashtra: Revenue minister Balasaheb Thorat
17:28 (IST), JAN 11
Delegation of Afghan Christians, living in Delhi, met with BJP’s national general secretary and expressed their gratitude towards PM Modi for the historic Citizenship Amendment Act - 2019.
17:09 (IST), JAN 11
I told PM to withdraw CAA, NPR and NRC: Mamata Banerjee
12:57 (IST), JAN 11
I urge BJP workers to make people understand what CAA is. Opposition will be exposed after that: Amit Shah
12:37 (IST), JAN 11
I am totally convinced that people have no confusion over CAA: Amit Shah
12:35 (IST), JAN 11
There is no provision of taking away citizenship in CAA: Amit Shah in Gandhinagar
12:35 (IST), JAN 11
Crimes can be curbed through maximum use of technology by central and state governments: Union home minister Amit Shah in Gandhinagar
09:04 (IST), JAN 11
ABVP to organize a major students' march at Delhi University, denouncing left-violence and supporting the CAA.
22:08 (IST), JAN 10
CAA comes into effect
21:58 (IST), JAN 10
Centre notifies January 10 as the date from which provisions of the CAA shall come into force
20:07 (IST), JAN 10
CAA, NRC, violence at university campuses to be discussed at Congress Working Committee meet tomorrow
20:02 (IST), JAN 10
Gujarat assembly passes resolution congratulating PM, Shah on CAA
19:57 (IST), JAN 10
We have to give shelter to the minorities, who came from Islamic countries of Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, in a dignified manner by giving them citizenship. CAA will not snatch away citizenship of any Indian: Union Minister Babul Supriyo
19:52 (IST), JAN 10
SC issues notices on Centre's plea for transfer of anti-CAA pleas from different HCs to itself
18:24 (IST), JAN 10
Demonetisation (in 2016) had hit the poor hard. The impact remains the same (with regard to CAA, NRC). This time, too, the Centre's decision will affect housewives, students, bankers, farmers -- in short everybody. It will hit the poorest of the poor the hardest: Derek O' Brien
18:02 (IST), JAN 10
12 people granted bail by Delhi court in Seemapuri violence case, reports PTI
14:17 (IST), JAN 10
All India Majlis-e-Ittehad-ul-Muslimeen (AIMIM) supporters at Miralam Mandi for party's 'Tiranga Yatra' to Shashtripuram, in protest against CAA and NRC.
14:11 (IST), JAN 10
ABVP members in Trivandrum hold rally in support of CAA and NRC.
14:10 (IST), JAN 10
Protest march against CAA and NRC, underway in Kolkata.
14:02 (IST), JAN 10
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra meets students of Banaras Hindu University and civil society members.
13:49 (IST), JAN 10
Protest underway at Jama Masjid against CAA and NRC
12:14 (IST), JAN 10
BJP leader Sambit Patra addresses media on CAA.
12:12 (IST), JAN 10
Court said it will hear all petitions related to CAA, along with Centre’s transfer petition, on January 22.
12:12 (IST), JAN 10
Supreme Court issues notice on government’s plea seeking to transfer various petitions challenging Citizenship (Amendment) Act, pending before several high courts to SC.
11:53 (IST), JAN 10
Premji varsity students protest CAA, NRC in Bengaluru, reports IANS.
About 120 students of Wipro czar's Azim Premji University in this tech city protested against Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC), and condemned the violent attack on Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students and faculty on January 5, said a student representative.
11:29 (IST), JAN 10
Four more arrested in Muzaffarnagar for violence during anti-CAA protests, reports PTI.
Shameem, Inam Shamim, Alvi and Salman were arrested on Thursday evening after being identified on the basis of CCTV footage for allegedly indulging in stone pelting during the violence that broke out on December 20, they said. While three accused were arrested by the Civil Lines police station, one was arrested by the Kotwali police station.
10:55 (IST), JAN 10
Delhi HC dismisses plea seeking removal of protestors, road blockages at Shaheen Bagh, reports PTI.
09:15 (IST), JAN 10
Priyanka Gandhi to meet BHU students, civil society members in Varanasi today.
09:11 (IST), JAN 10
Amit Shah held meeting with Assam CM, discusses safeguards vis-a-vis CAA, reports PTI.
He is is believed to have discussed about the possibilities of giving constitutional safeguards to the indigenous people of the state, officials said.
09:09 (IST), JAN 10
Mizoram's apex and most influential student organisation, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), on Thursday observed black day to protest against the amended citizenship law.
MZP functionaries displayed black flags at various places in the state capital, responding to a call given by the North East Students' Organisation (NESO), MZP secretary Lalnunmawia Pautu said.
09:09 (IST), JAN 10
Facing cyber-attack over CAA pamphlet picture, reports ANI, quoting Wayanad collector.
Wayanad district collector Adeela Abdulla said that she was facing "cyber attack" on social media after she accepted pamphlets on Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) from BJP workers in Kerala. "Without examining the real fact, propagating falsehood in social media is wrong under cyber law. As a district collector, I request both sections to exclude me from their political campaign," Adeela told reporters.
08:25 (IST), JAN 10
Sitaram Yechury, D Raja join students as hundreds march from Mandi House to HRD Ministry for JNU VC's ouster on Thursday, reports PTI.
The students began the march from Mandi House to the HRD ministry in Shastri Bhawan, carrying placards and banners that read 'No CAA, No NRC', 'Ban ABVP from university campuses', and renting the air with slogans like 'Halla Bol' and 'Inquilab Zindabad'.
08:21 (IST), JAN 10
Prospect of Mamata sharing dais with PM during Kolkata port function uncertain, reports PTI.
The prospect of CM Mamta Banerjee sharing dias with PM Modi during the 150th anniversary function of Kolkota Port Trust here on Sunday remained uncertain on Thursday. There was neither any confirmation nor denial on whether Banerjee would attend the programme, said a senior TMC leader. PM Modi will be on a two-day visit to Kolkata from January 11 and is scheduled to attend 150th anniversary function of Kolkata Port Trust (KOPT) on January 12, among many other scheduled programmes.
