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Saturday, April 27, 2024
TopicCitizenship Bill protests

Topic: Citizenship Bill protests

6 die in UP in clashes between police and protesters during anti-citizenship law protest

Two people died in Bijnor and one each died in Meerut, Sambhal and Firozabad. Officials reported a death in Kanpur as well.

The placards and songs that ruled the CAA protests across India

Thursday saw lakhs of protesters across the country raise their voice against the Citizenship Act. And they did so with some on-point slogans and songs.

‘Govt using brute force, suppressing dissent’ — Sonia Gandhi attacks BJP over CAA protests

In a 2 minute 57 second clip, interim Congress president Sonia Gandhi rips into BJP for the “disregard of people’s voices” and “suppressing dissent”. 

Mamata says protests and dharnas will continue until Citizenship Act is rolled back

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee hints at BJP 'conspiracy' to malign Muslims and the state, by making party workers participate in CAA protests wearing skull caps.

Modi govt asks IITs, IIMs, varsities to track student social media posts amid CAA protests

HRD ministry asks educational institutions to keep tab on social media accounts of students and teachers to ensure incidents like Jamia violence is not repeated.

Car set on fire, water cannons used as anti-CAA protests turn violent in old Delhi

Anti-citizenship act protests in parts of UP, Maharashtra, and Karnataka also saw sporadic violence. Internet in UP and Karnataka was shut down in areas to maintain law and order.

NHRC team visits Jamia Millia campus to conduct inquiry into police entry in university

The team visited the library, where police allegedly barged in looking for 'outsiders' who indulged in violence and arson during last Sunday's anti-citizenship law protests.

Minister warns of post-Godhra situation in Karnataka if ‘patience of majority is tested’

Karnataka's minister for Tourism and Kannada Culture C.T. Ravi also said patience of the majority 'is not our weakness' in backdrop of citizenship law protests.

Violence breaks out in UP’s Gorakhpur, Bulandshahr, Muzaffarnagar as protests continue

Police fired tear gas shells and lathi-charged protesters as they pelted stones. People had staged a protest after the Friday prayers.

BJP expected support for citizenship law, not ‘spontaneous’ protests across the country

BJP leaders ThePrint spoke to say this will be a lesson for party to do its homework, but others point out protests will help widen base among Hindus.

On Camera

Instagram reels on stoicism are the new rage — they can battle burnout and bigotry

The Romans’ version of stoicism is rapidly picking popularity on Instagram — Marcus Aurelius, Epictetus, and Seneca are some names that get thrown at you when you fire up your screen.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.