The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing by two weeks on the plea of anti-CAA activist Sharjeel Imam who has sought clubbing of multiple FIRs levelling sedition charges against him
BJP General Secretary Bhupender Yadav has demanded an independent inquiry into the anti-CAA protests, the ensuing violence in the country and the riots that erupted in Delhi this year
The Shaheen Bagh protest lasted 101 days, inspired many similar protests across India, and drew parallels with the Khilafat movement of a century back
The ordinance was promulgated after anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests rocked the state in December 2019
Baijal, in his letter to Kejriwal, said that acting Home Minister Manish Sisodia did not agree to the Delhi Police proposal despite the force providing detailed justification for it
The offences entail a maximum punishment of death penalty
The Delhi High Court said it will hear next week the pleas related to the violence during Jamia Millia Islamia university protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) in December last year.
While criticising the CAA, Biden's Muslim agenda, however, is silent on a US legislation similar to the CAA
The counsel representing Assam sought time to file reply on the plea
The BJP won 18 seats out of a 42 Lok Sabha seats last year compared to the 22 won by Chief Minister Banerjee's Trinamool Congress (TMC) party, and the have been at loggerheads since then
Its amendment of the Citizenship Act led to widespread countrywide protests in December, January, and February
Allies, which were targeting the Centre over the CAA and Delhi riots, are silent since the Covid-19 outbreak
Zargar, who is an MPhil student of Jamia Millia Islamia University, is now in the custody of Delhi Police Special Cell
In the long term, however, we reaffirmed the importance of robust global supply chain
The Shaheen Bagh protesters have refused to follow the containment orders and decided not to call off their protest
The protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act had started on December 15.
The order was passed by the High Court Bench comprising Chief Justice Govind Mathur and Justice Ramesh Sinha on an application moved by the Lucknow district magistrate.
Seeking dismissal of the pleas, it said Indian secularism is "not irreligious", rather it takes cognisance of all religions and promotes comity and brotherhood.
Young men and college students took turns to address the gathering, including women and children
Article 13 of the Constitution says any law "inconsistent with or in derogation of the fundamental rights" can be held unconstitutional to the extent of its contravention of fundamental rights