Launching a scathing attack on the BJP led Central government, Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday said that the ruling party has shown utter disregard to the people's voice by using "brute force" to suppress dissent and assured the people that her party is committed to defending their fundamental rights.

Use of brute force to suppress dissent is unacceptable in democracy: Sonia Gandhi

The situation in parts of the national capital on Friday intensified as Delhi Police used water cannons on anti-CAA protesters in Old Delhi area. Hundreds of anti-CAA protesters thronged Old Delhi's Jama Masjid area today where Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad led a massive rally against the new citizenship law earlier in the day.

Delhi: Stir over CAA intensifies as Police use water cannons in clash with protesters

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday demanded that an "impartial organisation" like United Nations should form a committee to see how many people were in favour of Citizenship Amendment Act.

Impartial organisation like UN should form panel to see how many people favour Citizenship Amendment Act: Mamata

The protests against India's Citizenship Amendment Act has sparked reactions by some Bollywood stars while the A-listers stayed mum. This should be a good thing in an ideal world, but we don't live in an ideal world.

WION Edit: Citizenship Amendment Act - when actors turned activists

Union Ministry of Home Affairs will be holding a review meeting later today over the protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act across the country, news agency ANI reported.

CAA protests: Home Ministry to hold review meeting over unrest across country

A total of eight people have been arrested, while 2 cases have been registered in connection with the violence that broke out in Seelampur and Zafarabad areas of New Delhi over the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2019, Delhi Police said on Wednesday.

Anti-CAA protests: 8 arrested for violence in Delhi's Seelampur, Zafarabad areas

The violence on the streets of the Capital of the country witnessed over the last two days and the criticism of ‘Delhi Police’ for using force to stop those burning buses, indulging in stone pelting and threatening to create an anarchy in the city compels one to think whether we, as a society, are creating an ideal situation for the ‘Ferguson Effect’.

Jamia Millia, AMU violence: Don’t  let ‘Ferguson Effect’ take over

Delhi Police's Chinmoy Biswal, DCP South East, on Sunday told media that the police personnel acted only to control the situation as a mob of students of a prominent university turned violent while protesting against the Citizenship Amendment Act.

'Only interest is to restore law and order,' says top cop as Delhi Police, student protesters clash over Citizenship Act 

Assam DGP Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta on Saturday said that the situation is coming to normalcy in the state and curfew in Guwahati has been relaxed today. "The situation is much better now.

Situation coming to normalcy in Assam: State DGP BJ Mahanta

Responding to the debate over the controversial Bill, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the legislation should have been brought 50 years ago. He added that this is not a violation of Article 14. This comes under 'reasonable classification' as there are 6 religious groups that are listed.

WION Dispatch: Citizenship Amendment Bill is not violation of Article 14, says Amit Shah

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday reacted to reports of the postponement of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to India. "It will be a blot on our country," Banerjee said.

Blot on our country: Mamata reacts as Japanese PM's India visit gets deferred

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of Assam that no one can take away their rights, unique identity and beautiful culture, amid protests in parts of the state against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019.

No one can take away your rights, unique identity: Prime Minister assures Assam on Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

India's MEA spokesperson Ravish Kumar has clarified the issue of Bangladesh postponing its Foreign Minister's visit to India. Commenting on the rumours that Bangladesh cancelled its FM visit to India due to the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the MEA spokesperson said that the relationship between the two countries remains strong as ever.

WION Dispatch: Indian MEA comes clean on Bangladesh

India's upper house the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill with 125 members favouring it and 105 voting against it. In a dramatic turn of events, NDA's former ally Shiv Sena boycotted the voting process.

Rajya Sabha passes Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The ministry of external affairs(MEA) today slammed the US panel on international religious freedom for its statements on the citizenship amendment bill. "We regret the inaccurate and unwarranted comments made by USCIRF on CAB," the MEA said, adding, "they have chosen to be guided by their prejudices and biases on a matter on which they have little knowledge and no locus standi.

India slams US panel over statement on Citizenship Amendment Bill

Dozens of protests broke out across northeastern India on Tuesday (December 10), after the lower house of Indian parliament passed the controversial religion-based Citizenship (Amendment) Bill late at night.

Protests erupt across northeastern India over religion-based citizenship bill

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who tabled the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 in the Lok Sabha on Monday, said that Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Bangladesh won`t get the benefit of this amendment as they have not faced religious persecution.

Muslims from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Bangladesh won't get benefits of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Amit Shah

The All India United Democratic Front, an Assam-based political party, protested against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday.

Assam's AIUDF protests against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that all citizens of India irrespective of religion will figure in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) list and that NRC is different from the Citizenship Amendment Bill.

NRC will cover everybody across India, irrespective of religion: Amit Shah

Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga said on Thursday that the ruling Mizo National Front would not hesitate to snap ties with the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) if the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is not revoked.

Will withdraw support from NDA over Citizenship Bill if situation arises: Mizoram Chief Minister

Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio has written to Home Minister Rajnath Singh, saying the citizenship bill is not applicable to the state as it is protected under Article 371 (A) of the Constitution.

Citizenship bill not applicable to Nagaland as state protected under Article 371(A): CM to Rajnath Singh

These people trickled into India over the last two decades, escaping religious persecution back in Pakistan and found a new home in India.

Hindu, Sikh refugees from Pakistan hopeful for passage of Citizenship Bill

Firing and lathi-charge by security forces to quell protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 in West Tripura district earlier this week triggered 'bandh' in large parts of the northeastern state Saturday.

Bandh in Northeast states after police fire on people protesting against Citizenship Bill in Tripura

As protests continued unabated against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 in Assam, a group of protesters vandalised a BJP office, police said on Friday. The protestors belonging to Oikya Sena Asom on Thursday night vandalised the office in Palashbari area, a report said.

BJP office vandalised in Assam over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 