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- India
Need to get out of ‘cult worship’ that Nehru era was ‘great years’: Jaishankar
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday took a critical view of some of the key decisions made by the Jawaharlal Nehru government, and said one needs to get out…
- India
CAA won’t impact indigenous people, NDA will win at least 12 seats in Assam: Sonowal
Guwahati: Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act will not impact the indigenous people of Assam, Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday said the ruling NDA will win at least 12 of the…
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Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules, 2024 – understanding its origins
The Indian central government notified the Citizenship (Amendment) Act rules recently. The rules expedite the citizenship process for persecuted minorities who migrated from Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Afghanistan and arrived in India before…
- News
No stay on CAA rules, SC asks Centre to respond to petitions in 3 weeks
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to respond within three weeks to applications seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules (CAA rules), 2024. A bench…
- India
Centre seeks time to respond to applications seeking stay of CAA rules
New Delhi: The Centre on Tuesday sought time from the Supreme Court to file a reply to the applications seeking a stay on the implementation of the Citizenship (Amendment) Rules, 2024. Solicitor…
- India
US Senator expresses concern over notification of CAA rules
Washington: An American senator has expressed concern over the Indian government notifying rules for the implementation of the CAA, saying that as the US-India relationship deepens, it is important that the cooperation…
- India
Assam will register 3-5 lakh applications under CAA: Himanta
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has claimed that about three-five lakh people will apply for Indian citizenship under the CAA in the state, asserting that the applicants will comprise only…
- India
Gauhati University students, ABVP members clash on varsity campus
Guwahati: Students of Gauhati University (GU) and ABVP members clashed on the varsity campus in the city’s Jalukbari area on Monday after the latter allegedly tore down anti-CAA posters, police said. The…
- India
TMC criticises Tathagata Roy for his comments on CAA
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Sunday strongly criticised veteran BJP leader and former Meghalaya governor Tathagata Roy for his controversial remarks about determining one’s religion and grant citizenship accordingly. In a post on…
- India
Several anti-CAA women protestors put under house arrest in UP
On March 15, the first Friday of the holy month of Ramzan, the Uttar Pradesh police allegedly put some anti-CAA women protestors under house arrest. These women protestors led the march against…
- India
Hindus, Muslims of PoK are Indians: Amit Shah
New Delhi: Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of India and its people irrespective of their religion are Indians, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday. He also strongly defended the Citizenship…
- India
‘This doesn’t make sense…’: Old video of CJI’s son on CAA goes viral
Amid the political backlashes and protests over the Center’s notification of rules for implementing the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), 2019, an old video featuring Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud’s son challenging…
- World
India rejects global criticism of CAA, calls it ‘laudable initiative’
New Delhi: India on Friday strongly trashed the criticism against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), including by the United States, and said “vote-bank politics” should not determine views about a “laudable initiative”…
- India
Six Pakistan migrants get Indian citizenship in Jaipur
Jaipur: Six Pakistani Hindu migrants, living in Rajasthan for years, were granted Indian citizenship on Friday. Additional District Collector (South) Shafali Kushwaha handed over the citizenship certificates to the migrants — Premlata,…