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  • SP, BSP, Cong welcome Allahabad HC's decision on anti-CAA posters

    "The government neither has the knowledge of right to privacy of citizens nor any respect for the constitution. The people of the state are fed up with this government. We welcome the high court's decision," SP supremo Akhilesh Yadav said here.

  • Karnataka: Nothing seditious about school play, says court

    Karnataka: Nothing seditious about school play, says court

    The case against a school play had led to immense controversy as children were questioned by the police several times.

  • 5 foreigners asked to leave India for participating in anti-CAA protests: Govt

    5 foreigners asked to leave India for participating in anti-CAA protests: Govt

    The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has led to protests in different parts of the country.

  • Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde, Sadhana Ramachandran visit Shaheen Bagh

    Supreme Court-appointed interlocutors Sanjay Hegde, Sadhana Ramachandran visit Shaheen Bagh

    Protests at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh area against CAA and the proposed nation-wide National Register of Citizens (NRC) have been on for more than two months.

  • Delhi Election Result: Why did Twitter 'raise a biryani' to AAP's resounding victory?

    Delhi Election Result: Why did Twitter 'raise a biryani' to AAP's resounding victory?

    Three days ahead of the polls, Malviya had put up a picture from his Twitter handle with a caption that read: “Proof of Biryani being distributed at Shaheen Bagh!”

  • Delhi Election Result: Areas hit by CAA protests, Muslim-dominated seats vote for AAP

    Delhi Election Result: Areas hit by CAA protests, Muslim-dominated seats vote for AAP

    Although, Muslims in Delhi have traditionally voted for Congress, a shift in their votes to AAP had emerged in 2015 itself. This time around, however, the community’s support to AAP seems to be more absolute.

  • Delhi Election Result: AAP’s Amanatullah Khan wins Okhla constituency, where Shaheen Bagh is situated

    Delhi Election Result: AAP’s Amanatullah Khan wins Okhla constituency, where Shaheen Bagh is situated

    AAP's Amanatullah Khan was contesting against BJP's Braham Singh and Congress' Parvez Hashmi

  • CJI takes suo moto cognisance of letter by bravery award winner on Shaheen Bagh infant death

    CJI takes suo moto cognisance of letter by bravery award winner on Shaheen Bagh infant death

    4-month-old Mohammed Jahaan had died during the anti-CAA protests at Shaheen Bagh, reportedly after acquiring severe cold and congestion following exposure to the winter chill

  • Shaheen Bagh shooter AAP member, can be seen joining party in pictures: Delhi Police

    Shaheen Bagh shooter AAP member, can be seen joining party in pictures: Delhi Police

    The police had taken the alleged shooter into custody the same day the incident took place. No one was injured in the firing.

  • Shaheen Bagh shooting: Shooter changed, ideology pulling trigger the same, says Cong

    Shaheen Bagh shooting: Shooter changed, ideology pulling trigger the same, says Cong

    During an election rally in Delhi, BJP leader and Union minister Anurag Thakur had egged on the crowd to raise an incendiary slogan – "shoot the traitors" – after he lashed out at anti-CAA protesters.

  • Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reaches out to Shaheen Bagh protesters, says govt 'ready to talk'

    Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad reaches out to Shaheen Bagh protesters, says govt 'ready to talk'

    Prasad said that the Centre is ready to communicate with the protestors, adding a caveat that it should be in a "structured form".

  • 'Shaheen Bagh khel khatam': Jamia shooter went live on Facebook minutes before incident

    'Shaheen Bagh khel khatam': Jamia shooter went live on Facebook minutes before incident

    Meanwhile, the Congress came down heavily on Delhi Police for "standing idly by as a man shoots at peaceful protestors".

  • Rahul Gandhi to lead 'Save the Constitution' march in Wayanad

    Rahul Gandhi to lead 'Save the Constitution' march in Wayanad

    Gandhi, who represents Wayanad in Lok Sabha, will lead the 2 km march, being held on the eve of Martyr's day, from SKMJ high school to the new bus stand at Kalpetta, party sources said.

  • Police denies LGBTQ+ people from holding Pride parade in Mumbai

    Police denies LGBTQ+ people from holding Pride parade in Mumbai

    Mumbai Police has denied permission saying that people in the march will also talk about the CAA and NRC, and that slogans will be raised against the Central government.

  • Can't ignore states, anti-CAA resolutions: Yashwant Sinha

    Can't ignore states, anti-CAA resolutions: Yashwant Sinha

    "There is a constitutional crisis. You cannot ignore state governments. You have to take them into confidence," Sinha said when asked about resolutions passed by states against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

  • Rahul Gandhi to address 'Yuva Aakrosh' rally in Jaipur on January 28

    Rahul Gandhi to address 'Yuva Aakrosh' rally in Jaipur on January 28

    AICC general secretary in-charge of Rajasthan Avinash Pande and Deputy Chief Minister and PCC president Sachin Pilot on Monday reviewed the preparations for 'Yuva Aakrosh' rally at Ramnivas garden.

  • 10 arrested from anti-CAA protest site at Ghantaghar in Lucknow; FIR against 100 women

    10 arrested from anti-CAA protest site at Ghantaghar in Lucknow; FIR against 100 women

    The women protesters had last Sunday alleged that blankets provided to them by some organisations were taken away by police.

  • Hope Shaheen Bagh is listening: Hardeep Singh Puri on Adnan Sami getting Padma Shri

    Hope Shaheen Bagh is listening: Hardeep Singh Puri on Adnan Sami getting Padma Shri

    People have been protesting against the new citizenship law at Delhi's Shaheen Bagh for more than a month, alleging it is discriminatory.

  • After Kerala and Punjab, Rajasthan passes resolution against Citizenship Act

    After Kerala and Punjab, Rajasthan passes resolution against Citizenship Act

    Earlier this week, the Supreme Court had refused to put a stay on the Citizenship Act, and had given the Centre four weeks to respond to the petitions challenging the law.

  • Delhi Election: Arvind Kejriwal breaks silence on Citizenship Act, calls it ploy to divert attention from economy

    Delhi Election: Arvind Kejriwal breaks silence on Citizenship Act, calls it ploy to divert attention from economy

    When asked why the chief minister hasn’t visited Shaheen Bagh, Kejriwal said that if a visit by him could end the stir, he would have ended it in five minutes.

  • Shift Shaheen Bagh protesters to makeshift camps: Subramanian Swamy to PM Modi

    Shift Shaheen Bagh protesters to makeshift camps: Subramanian Swamy to PM Modi

    The sit-in has led to long traffic snarls at arterial roads, especially the highway which connects Delhi to Noida, affecting lakhs of commuters.

  • Tagore's 'Where the mind is without fear' with Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' strikes a chord among netizens

    Tagore's 'Where the mind is without fear' with Faiz's 'Hum Dekhenge' strikes a chord among netizens

    Four artistes from different disciplines have come together in “their hope for universal peace” with this composition

  • Rahul Gandhi to address anti-CAA rally at Wayanad on January 30

    Rahul Gandhi to address anti-CAA rally at Wayanad on January 30

    The Wayanad MP is expected to be on a one-day visit to the state.

  • Asaduddin Owaisi dares Amit Shah for public debate on CAA with 'bearded man'

    Asaduddin Owaisi dares Amit Shah for public debate on CAA with 'bearded man'

    The AIMIM chief also hit out at the BJP over renaming of places, while mentioning the 'Halwa' ceremony ahead of the Union Budget

  • After Kerala, West Bengal to bring anti-CAA resolution on January 27

    After Kerala, West Bengal to bring anti-CAA resolution on January 27

    West Bengal will be the second state to concretise its opposition of CAA after Kerala, where the Left Democratic Front government led by CM Pinarayi Vijayan passed a similar resolution in the state assembly

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