Citizenship Amendment Bill Passed in Lok Sabha With 311 Votes: Live Breaking News Headlines & Updates, December 9, 2019

A complaint was filed on Sunday against Cyberabad police saying that 'the encounter which was carried out by police on 6 December against the four accused who were involved in veterinary doctor's horrific rape and murder case was fake'.

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10 Dec, 00:08 (IST)

With 311 Votes Citizenship Amendment Bill Passed in Lok Sabha.

09 Dec, 23:58 (IST)

Voting on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 Starts in Lok Sabha. Clause by Clause Voting takes place in Parliament.

09 Dec, 23:28 (IST)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha: Rohingya ke log via Bangladesh aate hain. Rohingya ko kabhi bhi swikaar nahi kiya jayega, main abhi isse spasht kar deta hoon.

09 Dec, 22:31 (IST)

SS Badal, SAD on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019, said that, "Why don't we add names of Muslims?There are cases of Muslims being persecuted within their religion. I'll give you example of Ahmadiyya community in Punjab, Qadian is their HQ all over the world. They're minority Muslims in Pakistan."

09 Dec, 22:18 (IST)

SpiceJet Spokesperson: Flight SG36 operating from Jeddah to Kozhikode was diverted to Muscat, earlier today due to a technical issue, which was rectified immediately. The aircraft departed shortly from Muscat.

09 Dec, 20:38 (IST)

AIMIM Leader Asaduddin Owaisi Tore a Copy of Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha.

09 Dec, 19:29 (IST)

Supriya Sule, NCP on Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha: Entire ethos of our democracy is equality and talking about Article 14 and 15, I am not convinced by Home Minister, it will be struck down in Supreme Court. I request him to rethink of it and please withdraw the bill.

09 Dec, 19:10 (IST)

Afzal Ansari, BSP in Lok Sabha: The National President of BSP, Mayawati ji had earlier only stated that Citizenship Amendment Bill is unconstitutional and opposed it. Today as well, we stand here against the bill.

09 Dec, 18:24 (IST)

Sonitpur SP, Sanjeet Kumar Krishna: Section 144 (prohibits assembly of more than 4 people in an area) has been imposed in the district in wake of protests over Citizenship Amendment Bill 2019 in Assam.

09 Dec, 17:36 (IST)

Thokchom Radheshyam Singh, Manipur Education Minister on Citizenship Amendment Bill: Already, we have been informed that there is a protection clause for the state of Manipur. The clause has been assured by Home Minister, so we need not worry. It is for betterment of citizens.

09 Dec, 17:27 (IST)

A man trying to enter Parliament building has been caught by Security personnel and has been handed over to Delhi Police. More details awaited.

09 Dec, 16:10 (IST)

World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) bans Russia from the Olympics for four years over doping: AFP News Agency.

09 Dec, 15:47 (IST)

Siddaramaiah, Congress: As a leader of the legislative party, I need to respect democracy. I have resigned as Congress Legislative Party leader. I have submitted my resignation to Sonia Gandhi Ji.

09 Dec, 15:45 (IST)

Former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah resigned from the post of Congress' legislative party leader shortly after the party's rout in Karnataka assembly bypolls 2019. "As a leader of legislative party, I need to respect democracy. I have resigned as Congress Legislative Party leader. I have submitted my resignation to Sonia Gandhi," he said.

09 Dec, 14:43 (IST)

Rahul Gandhi: Today the world looks at India & says,' It has become the rape capital.' Uttar Pradesh MLA raped a woman, Narendra Modi didn't even utter a word.

09 Dec, 14:31 (IST)

Enforcement Directorate (ED) submits Chargesheet in Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) special court in gangster Iqbal Mirchi case.

09 Dec, 14:09 (IST)

A Delhi Court has allowed Robert Vadra to travel abroad for his medical treatment and business purposes. He is currently on anticipatory bail in a money laundering case.

09 Dec, 13:46 (IST)

Lok Sabha: 293 'Ayes' in favour of the introduction of Citizenship Amendment Bill and 82 'Noes' against Bill's introduction, in Lok Sabha.

09 Dec, 13:38 (IST)

PM Narendra Modi in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand: Aaj Karnataka ke logon ne sunishet kardiya hai ki ab Congress & JDS wahan ke logon ke saath vishwasghat nahi kar paayegi. Ab Karnataka mein jod-tod wali nahi, wahan ki janta ne ek sthir aur mazboot sarkar ko taqat de di hai.

09 Dec, 13:34 (IST)

Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha on Citizenship Amendment Bill: Why do we need this Bill today? After independence, if Congress had not done partition on the basis on religion, then, today we would have not needed this Bill. Congress did partition on the basis of religion.

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Mumbai, December 8: In one of the biggest news of today,  the fate of the four-month-old BS Yediyurappa led-BJP government in Karnataka will be determined today as the results of the by-polls to 15 Assembly constituencies in the state will be declared today. The bye-elections was held across nine districts after 17 rebel MLAs from the Congress and JD(S) parties defected to the BJP.

The contentious Citizenship Amendment Bill will be introduced in Lok Sabha by Amit Shah today. The bill is listed in the "list of business" in the lower house of the Parliament on Monday. The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is confident of getting the bill passed in the Lok Sabha. However, the Bill will face stiff opposition in the Rajya Sabha.

A complaint was filed on Sunday against Cyberabad police saying that 'the encounter which was carried out by police on December 6 against the four accused who were involved in veterinary doctor's horrific rape and murder case was fake'.

Keep an eye on this space for all the latest news and updates that take place throughout the day.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on Dec 09, 2019 07:20 AM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).

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