CAA LIVE: 6 killed in Uttar Pradesh, protests turn violent in Delhi

Agitators defied prohibitory orders across regions, prompting authorities to detain activists and politicians on Thursday

7:05 PM

Delhi Traffic Police closes stretch between Mandi House, ITO after protests turn violent near Old Delhi

6:54 PM

Many of our personnel injured, some people detained: Delhi Police

6:46 PM

Congress committed to defend fundamental rights of people, says Sonia Gandhi

Citizenship Act is discriminatory, and proposed nationwide NRC will particularly hurt poor and vulnerable: Sonia Gandhi

6:16 PM

Protest turns violent in Delhi

Protesters resort to arson near Delhi Gate, police baton charges them.

Car set on fire in Daryaganj.

6:13 PM

Police uses water cannon on protesters in Delhi's Daryaganj

6:12 PM

States can't block Citizenship Act, says official

State governments have no powers to reject implementation of Citizenship Act, as subject was enacted under Union List of Constitution's 7th Schedule: Home Ministry official

6:07 PM

For a change, Citizenship Act finds few takers

Many gather at Central Park in Delhi's Connaught Place, raise slogans in support of the Citizenship Act

5:50 PM

Protest at India Gate

Scores of people gathered at the India Gate to voice their dissent against Citizenship Act

5:47 PM

Govt willing to listen

The government is ready to accept suggestions, if any, from the people who are staging protests, a top official said

5:29 PM

Govt tries allaying fears on Citizenship Act

Anyone born in India before 1987 or whose parents were born before 1987 are bona fide Indian citizens according to a top government official 

5:19 PM

Internet snapped in major cities of UP

Internet access over mobile phones was suspended in major towns in Uttar Pradesh, including Lucknow, Kanpur, Allahabad, Agra, Aligarh, Ghaziabad, Varanasi, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Bareli, Firozadad, Pilibhit, Rampur, Saharanpur, Shamli, Sambhal, Amroha, Mau, Azamgarh and Sultanpur following explicit state government orders, telecom industry officials said

4:45 PM

Several Delhi metro stations shut

Chawri Bazar, Lal Quila, Jama Masjid & Delhi Gate on violet line, Jaffrabad & Maujpur-Babarpur on pink line and Jamia Millia Islamia on magenta line are closed as per instructions of security agencies.

Entry & exit gates of Rajiv Chowk, Pragati Maidan, Mandi House, Janpath and Khan Market are also closed

4:40 PM

Pinarayi Vijayan voices concern over detention of journalists

I strongly condemn attempt to portray journalists as troublemakers. Onslaught on media freedom is fascist mindset: Kerala CM 

4:24 PM

Protest hits Delhi's Seelampur again

People start protest march from Jafrabad to Seelampur in Delhi defying prohibitory orders

4:12 PM

Violence in several parts of UP

Protesters pelt stones at police in Gorakhpur, police fire tear gas shells

Anti-citizenship law protesters clash with police at several places in Uttar Pradesh: Officials