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Thursday, January 29, 2026
TopicAnti-CAA protest

Topic: anti-CAA protest

Umar Khalid gets 7-day interim bail in Delhi riots ‘larger conspiracy’ case to attend family wedding

The former JNU research scholar has been in jail since September 2020. He has been ordered to surrender to Tihar Jail superintendent on the evening of 3 January.

‘Funded LeT & Maoists, distributed cash among CAA rioters’ — Delhi Police chargesheet against NewsClick

In 8,000 page chargesheet, police have accused NewsClick & founder Prabir Purkayastha of ‘terror financing’, largely based on statements by protected witnesses. Both charged under UAPA.

2 bodies found after anti-CAA rally in Meghalaya, victims beaten to death, reports local media

The dead have been identified as L. Esan Sing and L. Sujit Dutta. Both were from 'non-indigenous' communities.

Renewed protests in Assam over CAA rules notification

Amid protest calls, Assam DGP GP Singh says state machinery is watching, and will deal firmly with anyone breaking law. However, till early Tuesday, the state did not see mass turnout for protests.

Ram Prasad Bismil was a revolutionary with a poet’s heart. He’s an icon of Hindu-Muslim unity

Anti-CAA protests saw verses of Ram Prasad Bismil's poetry being read. In his 30-year-long life, he left a legacy that united all Indian patriots.

SSR, Kashmir Files, SRK — the new Koffee with Karan has to move beyond Bollywood fluff

Karan Johar can help Bollywood fans who are dying to hear from an industry that has so far been consistently criticised for being silent on politics.

UP withdraws 274 notices to anti-CAA protesters, but can still recover damages under state law

SC accepts UP govt’s submission that proceedings will now be in accordance with state law on recovery for damage to property, directs it to refund any recoveries made so far.

‘Withdraw or we’ll quash’, SC tells UP govt on recovery notices issued to anti-CAA protesters

Court observed notices issued to recover losses caused by damage to public properties, contravened its two rulings that barred an additional district magistrate to adjudicate such proceedings.

Assam groups ready to resume anti-CAA protests next month, after Modi govt U-turn on farm laws

Assam’s anti-CAA stir had lost momentum after being halted due to exams and Covid. Outfits like AASU, AJP and Raijor Dal now intend to renew the agitation from 10-12 December. 

On Camera

How Djokovic & his luck outplayed opponents in major tournaments—walkovers to retirements

By the 2024 US Open, ESPN noted that Djokovic had advanced via opponent retirements or walkovers 16 times at Majors, the most of any male player in the Open Era.

Congress calls India’s GDP numbers ‘suspect’, alleges manipulation by Modi govt

In AICC report ‘Real State of the Economy 2026’, Congress flags ‘central contradiction’ in economy, calls for data review pointing to jobs, FDI, manufacturing slump & inequality.

Indian Army ties up with US drone company that made its name in the Ukraine conflict

Shield AI will provide V-BAT vertical takeoff & landing drones along with licences for software, which will be integrated into aircraft and made available to select Indian partners.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.