CAA
- India
Centre confusing people in name of CAA: Mamata
Malda: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged that the BJP-led central government is “confusing people” in the name of implementing the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Banerjee also claimed that she…
- India
CAA implementation to reduce role of minorities: Amartya Sen
Kolkata: Nobel Laureate economist Amartya Sen believes implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could reduce the role of minorities in the country, while encouraging majoritarian forces. In an interview with PTI,…
- India
In the shadow of collegium row, SC to deliver key verdicts on demo, CAA in 2023
New Delhi: In the penultimate phase of 2022, many friction points emerged between the Centre and the judiciary over the delay in the appointment of judges to the higher courts. Amid the…
- India
Protests across NE on third anniversary of Parliament nod to CAA
Guwahati: The North East Students’ Union (NESO) on Sunday marked the third anniversary of the passage of CAA in Parliament as ‘black day’ across the region. Black flags and banners were displayed…
- India
Festering wounds of CAA protests keep citizenship issue alive in Assam
Guwahati: Widespread protests in Assam after the enactment of CAA on this day three years ago have left behind a festering wound that has kept the citizenship issue alive in the northeastern…
- India
Assam govt prolonging CAA issue for political gains: Student groups
Guwahati: The Assam government has failed to submit an affidavit to the Supreme Court within the stipulated time, the plea repealing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) could not be heard in the…
- India
Excluding Tamil refugees from CAA’s purview is discriminatory, DMK tells SC
Chennai: The ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has submitted before the Supreme Court that it is discriminatory to exclude Tamil refugees from the purview of the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 and prayed…
- India
CAA will be implemented in West Bengal: BJP’s Suvendu
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari has asserted that the Citizenship Amendment Act will be implemented in the state, and dared Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to stop its…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: Campus Front leader arrested for possessing anti-CAA, BJP-RSS posters
The Assam police on November 11 arrested a member of the Campus Front of India, the student wing of the Popular Front of India (PFI). They claimed to have found anti-CAA, Bharatiya…
- India
BJP committed to implementing CAA, matter of time its rules are framed: Himanta Sarma
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the BJP is committed to implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act and it is a matter of time that its rules are…
- India
CAA takes into account historical context, current ground realities: India to UNHRC
United Nations/Geneva: India on Thursday told the UN Human Rights Council that its Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 is a limited and focused legislation that reaffirms the country’s commitment to the welfare of…
- India
31 districts, 9 states can give citizenship to non-Muslims from Pak, Bangladesh, Afghanistan
New Delhi: The district magistrates of 31 districts and the home secretaries of nine states have been given powers to grant Indian citizenship to the Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians…
- India
“You should make this law religion neutral” Owaisi on MHA rule on granting citizenship
Hyderabad: All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi Tuesday reacted to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) notification to empower the district collectors of two more districts in Gujarat to grant…
- Kolkata
Bengal won’t be left out of CAA implementation: BJP WB LOP
Kolkata: Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari of the BJP on Tuesday claimed that the process of CAA implementation has started in the country and West Bengal will not…
- India
SC to hear pleas challenging validity of CAA on December 6
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday posted for hearing on December 6 a batch of petitions challenging the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), 2019. A bench of Chief Justice of India UU…
