Bijnor (UP): An Uttar Pradesh minister on a visit here on Thursday refused to meet the families of the two Muslim men who died in the recent protests against the new citizenship law, terming them "upadravi" (vandals).

Mangaluru: A conspiracy to destabilise the BJP government in Karnataka was behind the violent protests against Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) here on December 19, state Tourism and Kannada Culture Minister C T Ravi said Thursday.

Bengaluru: Anti-CAA protests refused to die down in Karnataka with hundreds of Muslim women taking the centre-stage on Thursday holding protests here and at Shivamogaa and Kalaburagi.

Mangaluru: A false information is being spread on social media that the city police commissioner Dr PS Harsha has announced a cash reward for the police officers / constables who worked hard to control the situation and maintain peace and order in connection with the violence that took place in the city on December 19.

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday announced the compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of those who lost their lives in Mangaluru during protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019.

New Delhi: Detention centres were set up in different parts of the country in full compliance with law and with the Supreme Court's cognizance, sources said on Thursday.

Mangaluru: "I am resigning from the membership of the Beary Text Book Committee, which was given to me by the State Government of Karnataka, in protest against police brutality on protesters who participated in demonstrations against CAA and NRC," writer Ismath Phajeer said in a release.

Various women organizations took out a massive protest march Thursday in Kalaburagi against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA).