West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari said all pending Citizenship (Amendment) Act applications would be cleared within six months, asserting the law grants citizenship, not takes it away, while accusing the previous TMC government of spreading misinformation about the legislation
Centre's clarification that a passport is not conclusive proof of citizenship raises questions over how Indians can establish their citizenship amid fears of voter deletions during the ongoing SIR exercise
A political row has erupted over the status of passports as proof of citizenship. The government clarified that passports have never been conclusive proof of Indian citizenship under the Passports Act, 1967, while opposition parties accused the ruling BJP of attempting to undermine citizenship rights.
In Assam, several ethnic organisations have launched the ‘Miya Kheda Andolan’ supporting state-led eviction drives against alleged encroachers, mostly Bengali-speaking Muslims. The movement stresses indigenous identity protection, with rallies and boycotts, while CM Himanta Biswa Sarma backed evictions but urged adherence to law
Despite this, Imam will remain in jail due to his involvement in the larger conspiracy case concerning the 2020 Delhi riots, which also involves UAPA charges.
The Bench refused to pass any direction subjecting grant of citizenship under the impugned law to the outcome of the petitions challenging the validity of CAA.
Congress leader takes a jab at PM Modi, mocking his vision of "Viksit Bharat" (developed India) and "Amrit Kaal."
Congress leader takes a jab at PM Modi, mocking his vision of "Viksit Bharat" (developed India) and "Amrit Kaal."
On Monday evening, the Union Home Ministry notified rules for implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), days ahead of the announcement of the Lok Sabha elections schedule.
CAA is an Act of the country, it will be definitely be notified. It will be notified before the polls, Shah said speaking at the ET Now-Global Business summit
Delhi court on Monday reserved order on plea of Sharjeel Imam, a key figure in a case involving alleged inflammatory speeches made against the Citizenship Amendment Act
New Delhi: Facebook India has sought a 14-day extension to appear before the Delhi Assembly’s Committee on Peace and Harmony, which had summoned the social media giant to send its senior representative to testify on November 2 over the February 2020 riots in the national capital. Public policy head of Facebook India has made the […]
