The big news: Citizenship Act pleas to come up in Supreme Court today, and nine other top stories
Other headlines: Amit Shah said Centre would ensure the implementation of citizenship law, and Pervez Musharraf was sentenced to death in a treason case.
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A look at the headlines right now:
- Supreme Court to hear pleas against Citizenship Act a day after protests turn violent in Delhi’s Seelampur, police enter Madras University campus: The Opposition met President Ram Nath Kovind, seeking a rollback of the amendments, and an inquiry into police violence. The Assam government set up an SIT to investigate last week’s violence.
- Amit Shah remains defiant, says Centre will ensure amended law is implemented: Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed ‘urban Naxals’ were instigating students. The Delhi Police claimed the violence in Jamia Millia was a well-planned conspiracy, and added that students were not among those arrested.
- Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf sentenced to death in treason case: Two out of the three judges of the special court were in favour of capital punishment.
- Supreme Court asks petitioners to go to High Courts, refuses to send inquiry teams after Jamia, AMU protests: The Centre claimed that no student had been arrested and 67 persons, including students and other miscreants, had sustained injuries.
- SC allows government to go ahead with reclaiming land for Mumbai coastal road plan: The Supreme Court stayed the Bombay High Court’s order quashing the clearances granted for the southern part of the project.
- Rape complainant in Uttar Pradesh sets herself on fire outside Unnao police station after accused gets bail: The woman suffered 70% burns and her condition is said to be critical.
- RSS leader among five booked by Karnataka Police for Babri demolition re-enactment: Kalladka Prabhakar Bhat, who owns the school in Dakshina Kannada district, claimed there was nothing wrong in putting up a play on a historical event.
- Veteran actor Shriram Lagoo dies at 92: He received the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor for his work in the 1977 Hindi film Gharaonda.
- Supreme Court dismisses plea asking for Hindus to be declared minority group in eight states: The court said it had never held that religious minority status must be decided in accordance with state boundaries.
- Unnao rape convict Kuldeep Sengar’s sentencing deferred as court seeks his nomination papers: The documents will be used to ascertain his financial status for determining compensation to the victim.