Authorities on Tuesday (Jan 9) imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) in parts of Shajapur city in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh in the aftermath of alleged stone pelting on participants of a religious procession, news agency PTI reported.

Madhya Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in parts of Shajapur after stone pelting on religious procession

The Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) has finally come into force from January 10, a notification published in the Official Gazette from the Home Ministry said. The amended Act grants citizenship to those Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians who fled religious persecution from Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh and came to India on or before December 31, 2014.

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into force, Centre issues notification

Opposition to India's new Citizenship law seems to be spreading to more and more cities and for the first time since protests started, there have been reports of casualties due to police firing.

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: 3 killed, Section 144 imposed in several districts of Uttar Pradesh

The ruling Congress-JD(S) coalition government led by chief minister HD Kumaraswamy failed the trust vote in the Karnataka Assembly on Tuesday. The Congress-JD(S) government garnered 99 votes and the Opposition BJP secured 105 votes.

Chief minister Kumaraswamy's Congress-JD(S) government loses floor test in Karnataka Assembly

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Madhya Pradesh: Section 144 imposed in parts of Shajapur after stone pelting on religious procession

Citizenship Amendment Act comes into force, Centre issues notification

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests: 3 killed, Section 144 imposed in several districts of Uttar Pradesh

Chief minister Kumaraswamy's Congress-JD(S) government loses floor test in Karnataka Assembly